Some governments want to challenge President Trump, some want to emulate him. But most just want to stay out of his way.

President Donald Trump has made comments about making four different regions American territory. How does correlate with ...

Are Donald Trump’s threats against Panama and Greenland serious or just grandiose bluster? As an historian, I take their ...

James Knox Polk, eleventh President of the United States serving from 1845 to 1849. The term manifest destiny was coined by journalist John O'Sullivan that year in an essay praising the annexation ...

Donald Trump has repeatedly raised the specter of annexing Canada since his inauguration to a second term as president. The ...

Each time Trump hints at taking over a territory, he taps into an American myth synonymous with violence and self-righteous entitlement: Manifest ... Invention of the United States 1607–1876 ...

“The United States will once again consider itself a growing ... It appears Trump’s evocation of “manifest destiny” in his ...

Florida became a state in 1845. During this period, the United States pursued territorial expansion as part of “manifest destiny,” the idea that Americans were destined to extend their nation.

James Knox Polk, eleventh President of the United States serving from 1845 to 1849. The term manifest destiny was coined by journalist John O'Sullivan that year in an essay praising the annexation of ...