Source: Reason
by JD Tuccille
“President Donald Trump isn’t the first U.S. leader to contemplate annexing Canada, though he may be the first to take the idea seriously in a long time — if he is serious. The ’51st state’ comments and maps of a unified North America could be an elaborate joke with no obvious punchline. If it’s a joke, Canadians aren’t amused; they’re upset and making plans to defend their country against a hostile takeover. Standing in the way, though, is their country’s pathetic excuse for a military, and the severe restrictions, relative to the U.S., that Canada’s government imposes on private weapons needed to resist an invasion. If they’re to avoid becoming Americans, Canadians need to become a little more American.” (03/31/25)