I've been reading a decent amount of history lately, and it's interesting the extent to which a lot of Trump's behavior feels like a throwback to the colonial era. Not because of colonialism exactly, but just, going to a word that's less liberal international, more quid-pro-quo anarchy. Like if it's 1930, forcing a teetering Republic to give up mineral resources for protection probably doesn't feel so weird. It's just the business of the state.