How to Hide an Empire

Extremely interesting non-fiction! As much as it informs current politics, the author sticks mainly to focusing on the Philippines and Puerto Rico, and the path to technical ownership. It's a principled view but I would have liked to see more on American influence over non-owned areas like Israel, South Korea and Taiwan as well. That being said this is a great read that goes down interesting tangents and makes both the history and the point compelling and logical.