Endonyms, Exonyms, and the Gulf of Mexico


Geography changes all the time. There are many fields within the discipline of geography, physical geography, human geography, cultural geography, economic geography, military geography, historical geography, medical geography, religious geography, political geography, demographics, marketing, transportation geography. This list is not exhaustive but my fingers got tired of typing all that. Toponym is the technical term…

Are The GOP Candidates Re-writing History?


I have watched all of the GOP debates. Not once but at least twice due to re-broadcasts and availability to review them on FoxNews and YouTube. Frequently, a comment similar to, America was built by hard-working Americans, has been voiced by a candidate. In fact, Newt Gingrich, at the Iowa debate, stated, “We are a…