But Midlanders point to signs of growing cosmopolitanism, including a planned 110-unit, loft-style apartment building downtown.

WSJ: Office Tower Sets Off Gusher of Opinions

In his eyes, Mr Schnittke was in thrall to formalism, cosmopolitanism and, worse still, religion.

ECONOMIST: Alfred Schnittke

We tend to trumpet the very best of international music, celebrating our discerning cosmopolitanism.

NPR: In Brazil, Even Bad Music Is Good

This model proved a galloping success, spreading around the world to about any city with some claim to cosmopolitanism.

WSJ: Boutique Hotels: 'Home' Away From Home

Music critic John Brady has this whirlwind tour of something called Pop Cosmopolitanism.

NPR: Cosmopop: European Music with a Global Flavor

The trick is to argue for greater cosmopolitanism and less nativism than we see today, without having to advocate for open borders.

FORBES: Cosmopolitan Economists

Via the internet, satellite dishes, travel and interaction with a 2m-strong diaspora, its people are painfully aware of the prosperous cosmopolitanism enjoyed elsewhere.

ECONOMIST: Iran gives America the finger

Whether built with delicate sensitivity to materials or dull adherence to principles, the glass box became an icon of Cold War capitalism, a symbol of modernist cosmopolitanism befitting a global superpower in the making.

FORBES: On The Cover/Top Stories

While Spanish football's reputation for sophistication and flair has made la Liga one of the most attractive and marketable competitions in world football, attitudes in the stands have not always kept apace with the cosmopolitanism on display on the pitch.

CNN: Eto'o: We can't wait until a black player gets killed

The takeaway is that economists should stress the cosmopolitan, and instead of dismissing cosmopolitanism as merely implying untenable open borders we should be focusing on how to create immigration policies short of open borders take as much advantage as possible of these trillion dollar bills.

FORBES: Cosmopolitan Economists