We often forget that Spain controlled big parts of Europe, in Italy and the Netherlands. In the Middle Ages, Spain and Portugal were so powerful that they signed a set of treaties literally dividing up the globe between them. — Max Fisher Copy Share Image
The Mongol conquests are difficult to fathom. Although their most important technology was the horse, they conquered much of the known world from China to Europe, a series of wars that killed tens of millions of people, then a substantial… — Max Fisher Copy Share Image
We often forget that Spain controlled big parts of Europe, in Italy and the Netherlands. In the Middle Ages, Spain and Portugal were so… — Max Fisher Copy Share Image
Religious distinctions are deeply important for many of the problems in today's Middle East, particularly between Sunni and Shia Muslims in Syria and Iraq. — Max Fisher Copy Share Image
Maps can be a remarkably powerful tool for understanding the world and how it works, but they show only what you ask them to. — Max Fisher Copy Share Image
The United States has 4 percent of the world's population and 34 percent of its Nobel laureates. — Max Fisher Copy Share Image
The Mongol conquests are difficult to fathom. Although their most important technology was the horse, they conquered much of the known world from China… — Max Fisher Copy Share Image
Latin America and the Caribbean are the happiest on average in the world. — Max Fisher Copy Share Image
Here is what Muslims and Muslim organizations are expected to say: "As a Muslim, I condemn this attack and terrorism in any form." This… — Max Fisher Copy Share Image
