Globalism threatens to rob local cultures of their distinctive character, leading some to fight for the preservation of cultural diversity. Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah, though, sees the value in cultural “contamination” and argues in favor of a more cosmopolitan world. Plus: what's going on in Washington, the paperless office and your calls on self-reflection in the new year.
Pura Politica y Pulpo
Richard Wolffe, senior White House correspondent for Newsweek and co-author, Tapas : A Taste of Spain in America with Jose Andreas (Clarkson Potter, 2005)
- kicks off the new year and informs us about the goings on in Washington and how to prepare the best tapas!
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- kicks off the new year and informs us about the goings on in Washington and how to prepare the best tapas!
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Paper Cut
Matt Bradley, correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor
-says a dip in paper sales may point to the death of paper in the workplace
» "Whatever Happened to the Paperless Office?" by Matt Bradley in The Christian Science Monitor
-says a dip in paper sales may point to the death of paper in the workplace
» "Whatever Happened to the Paperless Office?" by Matt Bradley in The Christian Science Monitor
Open Phones
Your calls on self-reflection and self-improvement in the new year.
» "In Pursuit of Unhappiness" by Darrin M. McMahon in The New York Times
» "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" by Timothy D. Wilson in The New York Times
» "In Pursuit of Unhappiness" by Darrin M. McMahon in The New York Times
» "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" by Timothy D. Wilson in The New York Times
Contamination
Today's guest, Princeton philosophy professor Kwame Anthony Appiah, writes about contradictions inherent in the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in his New York Times Magazine article, "The Case for Contamination." Read the Convention here.
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