Manifest Destiny was a 19th-century belief in the United States that Americans were destined by divine providence to expand ...

And yet, here we are, in a time when a cursory glance of the day’s news calls that ideology of Manifest Destiny to mind: The Gulf of America. Canada, the would-be 51st state. The Panama Canal ...

Chances are you haven't heard the term "manifest destiny" since high school history class. That is until President Trump's inaugural address last month, when he used it to call for America to ...

Manifest destiny is a call to domination and erasure, a justification for the nation’s most brutal expansions. And it’s the message Trump led with on the first day of his second term.

Manifest Destiny was "a belief on the part of some Americans, in a particular moment in American history, that God intended ...

The term manifest destiny was coined in 1845 by journalist L. O’Sullivan to explain the belief—a belief that is no different from that of Trump—that God’s vision was for the US to expand ...

The Panama Canal, Greenland, Canada, Gaza. Each time Trump hints at taking over a territory, he taps into an American myth synonymous with violence and self-righteous entitlement: Manifest Destiny ...

“From the outset, Manifest Destiny — vast in program, in its sense of continentalism — was slight in support,” writes historian Frederick Merk. “It lacked national, sectional or party ...

President Donald Trump recently invoked "manifest destiny" to outline a bold vision for America's space program. But what does this historic and controversial term mean when applied to outer space?

Trump wants to carry out another “manifest destiny” —but this time on Mars.. “We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the stars and ...