Did Britain Wreck the World? | Newsweek International | Newsweek.com Of course they did! What an inane question! However, let’s briefly examine why people might be of this opinion. Take India as our first case. In 1857, Great Britain, after years of frustration at not getting what they want from the Indians, basically takes control…
> Haass: What Golf Teaches Us About Geopolitics | Newsweek International | Newsweek.com I hate golf. I cannot think of a sport I hate worse than golf. I would rather watch curling than golf. If I had to choose between a colonoscopy and 9-holes of golf, I would pick the colonoscopy. Haass…
> This video comes across to me as a promotional video, illustrating the benefits of locating in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The video highlights many of the attractions, current projects, and potential for growth within the U.A.E. The presentation is pretty slick, covering many of the finer points of Dubai in the brief 4 minute…
> Challenges and Choices During Ramadan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan (right) is a Muslim, and obviously a tennis player. Being Muslim, and trying to be faithful during the Islamic holy month can be extremely taxing if one is an athlete. Sports, even for the novice or the weekend warrior, can be very stressful, straining, and…
> I’m working on the hypothesis that the better tasting beers come from breweries that are at least a couple hundred years old, and the older the brewery, the better. Smithwicks supports my hypothesis, being the delicious product of a brewery established in 1710. John Smithwick built his brewery upon land provided to him by…
> Steinlager is purported to be New Zealand’s premium exported beer. Surely, to God, they have something better than this. Brewed in New Market, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, my first experience with this beer was in an English pub in San Diego. Across the bar, a neon sign broadcast to everyone that Steinlager…
> I always have a hard time remembering which side was which in this conflict. Not good considering I have blogged on this before, and have to remind myself all the time before I cover material regarding Africa. The Tutsis were the Belgian supported minority in Rwanda and were left in power when the Belgians…
> First, let me begin by saying this: the movie is not about smut. The title is slightly misleading. So, if you were hoping it was risqué, you will be very disappointed. Now that is out of the way, let us move on. The movie poses a number of interesting questions, the most serious one…
Geography is intrinsic to life. Like economics, in that everything has an associated cost, evidence of geography at work can be found in seemingly mundane stuff, like bananas. When we dive further, say “pull the peel away,” a much richer story of space and time is revealed. And that is the case with the bananas…
>One of my new favorite places to hang out in Murray is Fidalgo Bay, a local coffee shop. Most of the places that serve coffee close at 2pm, except for the gas station. The gas station does not have wireless, or iced mochas, or places to sit outside and people watch. Fidalgo Bay has all…
Constant Geography 
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