The U.S. president wants to return the world to 1900, when America was nakedly grabbing everything it could, writes William J. Astore.
Trump Reboots Manifest Destiny
Tag: Spanish American War
Patrick Lawrence: All the Gloves Come Off on Gaza
At this fraught moment, Americans cannot use Trump to hide from themselves, as many of them, especially their purported leaders, are very prone to doing.
Patrick Lawrence: Exceptionalism & Its Consequences
Considering the common U.S. reaction to 9/11, we must ask: Can the U.S. do without its exceptionalist consciousness? Or is this consciousness indispensable to America?