Tag Archives: Statehood
U.S. statehood map
When will the next State (Puerto Rico or Nova Scotia anyone?) be added to this list, or did the era of U.S. territorial expansion end in 1959 with Hawaiian and Alaskan statehood? (By the way, 1959 was also the year of the Cuban … Continue reading
Why isn’t Puerto Rico the 51st State yet?
Or why aren’t California and Texas sovereign republics?
Will Puerto Rico become the 51st State?
Yesterday, the Committee on Energy & Natural Resources of the U.S. Senate held yet another committee meeting to hear testimony on the political status of Puerto Rico. (I say “yet another committee meeting” because Puerto Rico has been a de facto and … Continue reading

