Winning Slowly

Show Notes We use the Panama Papers as a jumping-off point to sum up the season and talk about: the alleged flatness of the world the possibilities of both globalization and localization the twin dangers of imperialism and parochialism the ways that growing income inequality intersect with globalization the things different cultures can learn from each other the distinction between “reasonable” and “justifiable” responses the importance of humility, whether in art or in charitable action the value of choosing not to do something at times In other words: how can you be a good actor in a global space? As an aside, on the rough size of a Word file (referenced with regard to the size of the Panama Papers data release): a 20-page paper from Chris’ seminary degree is about 52 kilobytes. 2 gigabytes would be 20,000 such papers. Links The Panama Papers: “400 reporters kept the Panama Papers secret for a year. Here’s how they pulled it off.” (Mashable) “David Cameron Answers for the Panama Papers” (The Atlantic) –