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
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
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
