It’s hard to avoid mentally visualizing Trump’s proposed territorial expansions on a map—maybe like the one in the board game Risk, perhaps rendered in a bright, promising, golden-sunshine shade of yellow.   Something within us seems innately programmed to respond to such prospects with a certain sense of pride—and beyond that, a surge of optimism, because we believe our tribe is on the move again…and we’re going to matter again!   As is recognized by wolves, antelope, and all sorts of animals other than ourselves, when you matter more, your life gets better.

We also need to recognize our era as one of super-sizing.