There’s a tiny chunk of rock off the coast of Maine called Machias Seal Island. It’s about 15 acres—windswept, uninhabited, and home only to a Canadian lighthouse. And here’s the twist: both the United States and Canada claim it. The dispute goes back to the Treaty of Paris in 1783, which ended the American Revolutionary … Continue reading If Code 19 Doesn’t Exist, Neither Does the U.S.