Is the U.S. 'empire' beginning to show cracks?

The Trump administration’s recent military actions have had certain observers asking… are we going full empire? But Daniel Immerwahr, a historian and the author of How to Hide an Empire, argues that the U.S. has engaged in empire building for hundreds of years — we’ve just been sneakier about it than other countries. So on today’s show, we’re breaking down what that history of colonization has looked like, and how President Trump’s international escapades are scrambling the global order.

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