The American Conservative
The last time the United States expanded its territory—gaining the Northern Marianas and some other Pacific islands—President Donald Trump was just a year old. The fact that so much time has passed makes it easy for critics to dismiss Trump’s recent statements about Greenland and the Panama Canal as outlandish…
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Territorial Expansion—and Its Naysayers—Are as Old as America
Luke Larson
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The last time the United States expanded its territory—gaining the Northern Marianas and some other Pacific islands—President Donald Trump was just a year old. The fact that so much time has passed makes it easy for critics to dismiss Trump’s recent statements about Greenland and the Panama Canal as outlandish…
