Trump's White House serves itself and its voracious, insatiable craving for land, power and money as if acquisition is a ...

– In 1846, the target was continental expansion, not clear how far downwards and upwards, but essentially contiguous ...

Each time Trump hints at taking over a territory, he taps into an American myth synonymous with violence and self-righteous entitlement: Manifest Destiny. Early in the nineteenth century ...

Trump again called on the United States to send astronauts to Mars in his speech to a joint session of Congress.

Trump's White House serves itself and its voracious, insatiable craving for land, power and money as if acquisition is a God-given right.

PREPARING FOR THE START of the Greatest American Cleanup, a Keep America Beautiful initiative for the nation's 250th ...

With history as a guide, it's not so far-fetched to think that a dictatorial Trump would seek new territory for the United ...

Manifest Destiny seemed like a glorious idea to me ... the right of other nations to live in peace without the worry of American encroachment? Can we offer allies support because it is the right ...

Other nations, of course, have also pursued their own versions of manifest destiny, usually with less ... As an historian and retired teacher of American History, I take their implications ...

Manifest Destiny seemed like a glorious idea to me ... the right of other nations to live in peace without the worry of American encroachment? Can we offer allies support because it is the right ...

Doug Cuthand is the Indigenous affairs columnist for the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and the Regina Leader-Post. He is a member of the Little Pine First Nation. You must be logged in to join the discussion ...