You Can't Just Pick up a Case of Greenland at the Store, so How Did Denmark Acquire It?

Risky, Costly, and Extremely Cold

The United States, President Trump has declared, must seize control of Greenland from Denmark because Denmark cannot defend the territory from an invasion by Russia or China. The obvious problem with this argument is that Denmark is a member of NATO, and Article 5 of the NATO treaty obliges every other NATO power—the United States included—to defend Greenland if it is attacked. But let us set aside this fact and examine the practicalities of Rus…

Conservative livid as red states may pay for Trump's behavior: 'He is far from stable'

A conservative columnist is sounding the alarm that red states face devastating consequences from President Trump's increasingly unpredictable behavior on the world stage.The fiasco began with Trump's middle-of-the-night social media tirades demanding Denmark cede Greenland, a move that led European...

Unstable Trump's threats could cost two red states billions: analysis

Kansas City Star columnist David Mastio warns our “elderly president” and his “few fries short of Big Mac combo” behavior is potentially knocking millions of dollars off the table for the red states that supported him.“For his last year in office Joe Biden would have been more appropriately housed in a suburban home for the aged, or at least his own home, rather than the White House,” said Mastio. “Now we should bring that same lens to bear on D…

You Can't Just Pick up a Case of Greenland at the Store, so How Did Denmark Acquire It?

President Donald Trump has been hyper-focused on trying to make Greenland part of the United States. How did Denmark get it? Let's get into it.