Selling the idea of empire to Americans

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“America first!” has again become a rallying cry in U.S. politics. Frankly, many of us thought that slogan had been relegated to the ash-heap of history given its record as a slogan for Nazi sympathizers pre-World War II who opposed President Roosevelt’s efforts to help the Allies.

The concept has some appeal. After all, why shouldn’t we take care of ourselves first rather than worrying about…