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…

Musings on Globalization, Labor, and Consumer Behavior


The argument posited by politicians about about moving abroad only helping Mexico or China is a too common misconception. Ask yourself why companies move. Moves are not merely about labor, but labor is part of the equation. Labor costs are one of the few factors a company has control over. To keep costs down and…