Defending Globalization

I thought Phillipe Legrain's article, In Defense of Globalization was very interesting and persuasive. Legrain's arguments about globalization "free[ing] people from the tyranny of geography" while "cultural pessimists want to freeze things as they were," make very powerful ideas. I think Legrain's article really brought to light some thoughts about globalization that most people may overlook. Instead of making the issue of globalization such a black and white topic, Legrain points out that just because an individual explores other cultures, it does not take away from their cultural roots. There is a lot of convincing evidence and arguments for globalization and the ways that it has influenced many different cultures.