I Always Bring My Kids Vacation Souvenirs

For Me, It Started As A Child With One Of Those Little Wooden Jigsaw Maps Of The U.s., Wheres Theres Crocodiles On Florida And Apples On Washington State. That Was My Very First Map.

We Don't Realize How Hard It Was To Drive Anywhere Outside The Major Cities Less Than A Century Ago.

Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, A Professor Of Political Science At Rutgers University, Has Argued That Geography Seems Less Relevant Than Ever In A World Where Nonstate Actors -- Malleable Entities Like Ethnicities, For Example -- Are As Powerful And Important As The Ones With Governments And Borders. Where On A Map Can You Point To Al-qaeda? Or Google, Or Wal-mart? Everywhere And Nowhere.

If I Start Outsourcing All My Navigation To A Little Talking Box In My Car, I'm Sort Of Screwed. I'm Going To Lose My Car In The Parking Lot Every Single Time.

I Would Stare At Maps Of Delaware For Hours.