tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814851116356551357.post5920830492969032345..comments2013-03-30T15:33:58.159-04:00Comments on The Number One Public Diplomacy Blog: American Cultural DreamsKatie Schoenbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460931724201957850noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814851116356551357.post-86870787573875809802011-02-15T16:56:30.001-05:002011-02-15T16:56:30.001-05:00Yes, how does one explain the Germans' fascina...Yes, how does one explain the Germans' fascination with the Hoff?<br /><br />Two quick points: First, I think it's important to distinguish between high and pop culture here, and second, I think John Brown's argument wasn't that the US lacks high culture, but rather that it doesn't actively devote a lot of energy to promoting that high culture abroad. <br /><br />Not that I disagree with your conclusion. I'm all for more arts education and cultural promotion. But I think it's going to be hard to find support for those programs in a period of pro-austerity politics....Laura McGinnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988777156047163046noreply@blogger.com