President Trump keeps talking about buying Greenland. Perhaps via a lump sum to Denmark, perhaps through individual payments to each Greenlander? We have reached the stage of the imperial presidency where we just start pointing at the map and demanding the things we see there. Formerly, when something bad happened in the news, the only people allowed to become immediately richer were defence contractors. Now there is something called a political betting market, where this kind of bad news can enrich anyone. Just one of many things that’s great for our democracy at this time.
I hesitate to suggest what other things on the map might be considered for purchase, lest someone feel inspired to actually write a check, but I will go ahead and make the relevant Polymarket bets so that I may make my fortune! (At least until they announce that based on how I phrased my wager, they will not deliver.)
France (Odds: 1,789 to 1): Have we ever looked into purchasing France? Geographically not unlike Texas,but they do very different things with the vowels there.Would make a lovely fiefdom for Rubio or another attendant lord to rule in his spare time.
Great Britain (1,215 to 1): Somewhat depreciated after all this time, and they felt the need to put great in the name, which feels like try-hardism. But we have a legacy connection there and are almost fluent in the language. (I would not have put this on the list, but J. D. Vance says that the British and French are threats now!)
Canada (1,867 to 1): It is indeed
