Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple are among the most powerful monopolies in the history of humanity. So, the problem is, is that they have tremendous ability to shape the way that we think, the way that we filter the world, the way that we absorb culture. And if they were just companies, maybe we shouldn't be so concerned about them, but they play an incredibly vital role in the health of our democracy.
Is Islam a tribe or is it a force of globalization? Islam has certainly been studied as a local, tribalistic phenomenon. But Islam is also theoretica… - Franklin Foer
Is Islam a tribe or is it a force of globalization? Islam has certainly been studied as a local, tribalistic phenomenon. But Islam is also theoretica…
- Franklin Foer
I don't see tribalism ever really disappearing entirely. I just think that people are almost hardwired to identify as groups. And that sort of group … - Franklin Foer
I don't see tribalism ever really disappearing entirely. I just think that people are almost hardwired to identify as groups. And that sort of group …
Globalization really is a concrete, fundamental fact in everybody's lives, and you really see that come to life in soccer stadiums. - Franklin Foer
Globalization really is a concrete, fundamental fact in everybody's lives, and you really see that come to life in soccer stadiums.
The New York Times and PBS are gatekeepers of a sort. And they perform that role of gatekeeping with a set of rules and aspirations about where they … - Franklin Foer
The New York Times and PBS are gatekeepers of a sort. And they perform that role of gatekeeping with a set of rules and aspirations about where they …
Indeed, this is an important characteristic of the globalization debate: the tendency toward glorifying all things indigenous even when they deserve … - Franklin Foer
Indeed, this is an important characteristic of the globalization debate: the tendency toward glorifying all things indigenous even when they deserve …
Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple are among the most powerful monopolies in the history of humanity. So, the problem is, is that they have tremendous a… - Franklin Foer
Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple are among the most powerful monopolies in the history of humanity. So, the problem is, is that they have tremendous a…
And I know that sounds outrageous, but it's true. Such monopolies as Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple are trying to stay with us from the moment that … - Franklin Foer
And I know that sounds outrageous, but it's true. Such monopolies as Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple are trying to stay with us from the moment that …
I think that globalization is partly responsible for the spread of the hostile, radical forms of Islam. - Franklin Foer
I think that globalization is partly responsible for the spread of the hostile, radical forms of Islam.
Soccer isn't the same as Bach or Buddhism. But it is often more deeply felt than religion, and just as much a part of the community's fabric, a repos… - Franklin Foer
Soccer isn't the same as Bach or Buddhism. But it is often more deeply felt than religion, and just as much a part of the community's fabric, a repos…
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