The work ahead for the Iraqis Jul 15, 2009
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN First published in print: Wednesday, July 15, 2009. KIRKUK, Iraq -- I'm in the provincial HQ building in downtown Kirkuk -- the oil-rich district of northern Iraq that's the most disputed corner of this country. (Albany Times Union)
Need realistic options Jul 11, 2009
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN: This would be real Green Revolution. There has been a lot of worthless chatter about what President Barack Obama should say about Iran's incipient "Green Revolution." Sorry, but Iranian reformers don't need our praise. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Like 'reliving revolution' for Iranians here Jun 29, 2009
Its first guest speaker was Thomas L. Friedman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and columnist for The New York Times, who has written extensively about the Middle East. "I think that there is a very broad misconception on the part of Americans about that part of the world," she said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Mint brains, not cash Jun 28, 2009
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN First published in print: Sunday, June 28, 2009. I was at a conference in St. Petersburg, Russia, a few weeks ago and interviewed Craig Barrett, the former chairman of Intel, about how America should get out of its current economic crisis. (Albany Times Union)
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN: This would be real Green Revolution Jun 25, 2009
By Thomas L. Friedman Text Size ... Thomas L. Friedman is a columnist for the New York Times. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
The prices of oil and freedom Jun 24, 2009
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN First published in print: Wednesday, June 24, 2009. There has been a lot of worthless chatter about what President Barack Obama should say about Iran's incipient "Green Revolution." Sorry, but Iranian reformers don't need our praise. (Albany Times Union)
Of Twitter, Iran and Israel line hed here Jun 17, 2009
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN 00004000 First published in print: Wednesday, June 17, 2009. Watching events unfolding in Tehran raises three intriguing questions for me: Is Facebook to Iran's Moderate Revolution what the mosque was to Iran's Islamic Revolution. (Albany Times Union)
On teaching the chiefs May 24, 2009
- Remain intellectually active by reading one good book per month (my top recommendations: The Tipping Point, by malcolm Gladwell; The Post-American World, by Fareed Zakaria; Hot, Flat and Crowded, by Thomas L. Friedman; and Medal of Honor, by Peter Collier). THESE POINTS ALSO are part of the workshops I conduct with "emerging executives" in the Secret Service, with students in the MBA and Executive MBA programs at Emory University, with the attendees at the Blue Ridge Leadership Conference and... (The Augusta Chronicle)
From kindergarten to the White House May 9, 2009
org is an educational initiative of WETA, the flagship public television and radio station in the nation's capital, and is funded by Carnegie Corp. of New York and by the Ann B. and Thomas L. Friedman Family Foundation. More than 1,500 students from all over the country had sent in letters or journal entries for "Letters from the White House" creative writing contest. (NJ.com -- Times)
Doing our best on torture Apr 29, 2009
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN First published in print: Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Weighing everything, President Barack Obama got it about as right as one could when he decided to ban the use of torture, to release the Bush torture memos for public scrutiny, and to not prosecute the lawyers and interrogators who implemented the policy. (Albany Times Union)
When John met Linda Apr 29, 2009
Friedman honored Pulitzer-winning journalist Thomas L. Friedman was in town last night to receive the Museum of Science's Bradford Washburn Award, which is given to people who promote the understanding of science. Friedman's in good company; past Washburn winners include Carl Sagan, Walter Cronkite, Alan Alda, and Jane Goodall. (Boston Globe)
Diplomat class is now in session Apr 15, 2009
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN First published in print: Wednesday, April 15, 2009. I've been thinking lately of starting a new school of foreign service to train U.S. diplomats. (Albany Times Union)
LETTER: Young employee unable to 'laugh this off' Apr 15, 2009
shumphreys wrote on Apr 12, 2009 11:33 AM:" To those of you that put down education, look at the unemployment statistics, which group has greater numbers out of work, the ones with college degrees or the ones with only a high school diploma not to mention those who don't even have that diploma? Many of you are right that practical experience is invaluable and there are plenty of PhDs with absolutely no common sense. BUT the world is changing for better and worse, this society is no longer an... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
The matter of message, messenger Apr 8, 2009
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN First published in print: Wednesday, April 8, 2009. I am really encouraged by President Barack Obama's commitment to clean energy and combating climate change. (Albany Times Union)
End costly errors in pricing risk Apr 2, 2009
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN First published in print: Wednesday, April 1, 2009. I don't expect much from the G-20 meeting this week, but if I had my wish, the leaders of the world's 20 top economies would commit themselves to a new standard of accounting call it "Market to Mother Nature" accounting. (Albany Times Union)
Thomas L. Friedman: Secrets of a pollster Mar 26, 2009
Published: March 25, 2009. Stan Greenberg, one of America's most experienced pollsters, sums up the key lesson he learned polling for Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, Ehud Barak and Tony Blair: "Bold leaders in tumultuous times always have at least one crash.". (International Herald Tribune)
Thomas L. Friedman: Are we home alone? Mar 23, 2009
Thomas L. Friedman: Are we home alone ... Thomas L. Friedman: Are we home alone. (International Herald Tribune)
IN MY LIBRARY: JEFF DANIELS Mar 22, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009 Last Update: 08:20 AM EDT. hide stories RELATED TOPICS. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Don't let anger stop a solution Mar 19, 2009
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN First published in print: Wednesday, March 18, 2009. When you hear a sitting U.S. senator call for brokers to commit suicide, you know that the anger level in America is reaching a "Bonfire of the Vanities," get-out-the-pitchforks danger level. (Albany Times Union)
Thomas L. Friedman: Obama's real test Mar 19, 2009
Thomas L. Friedman: Obama's real test - International Herald Tribune. Thomas L. Friedman: Obama's real test. (International Herald Tribune)
Laser-like hope Mar 18, 2009
Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times. Tuesday, March 17, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
India's potential, seen from the inside Mar 16, 2009
In the introduction to "Imagining India," Thomas L. Friedman, the New York Times columnist, credits Mr. Nilekani with inspiring his best-selling book "The World Is Flat.". "There are not a lot of executives around the world who are known simply by their first names," Mr. Friedman writes. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Thomas L. Friedman: The next really cool thing Mar 16, 2009
Published: March 15, 2009. If you hang around the renewable-energy business for long, you'll hear a lot of tall tales. (International Herald Tribune)
Thomas L. Friedman: This is not a test Mar 12, 2009
Published: March 11, 2009. It's always great to see the stock market come back from the dead. (International Herald Tribune)
Friedman calls for carbon tax to spark change Mar 10, 2009
New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman, who packed a Portland gymnasium Monday, called for a carbon tax -- perhaps offset by a payroll-tax cut -- to spur a green revolution. Absent urgent action, especially by the United States, human beings will heat up, burn up and choke up the planet, said Friedman, drawing from his latest book, "Hot, Flat and Crowded.". (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
Thomas L. Friedman: Obama's ball and chain Mar 5, 2009
Thomas L. Friedman: Obama's ball and chain - International Herald Tribune. Thomas L. Friedman: Obama's ball and chain. (International Herald Tribune)
Thomas L. Friedman: Super (sub) secretaries Mar 2, 2009
Published: March 1, 2009. It is way too soon to say what policy breakthroughs Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be known for at the State Department. (International Herald Tribune)
Thomas L. Friedman: Globally, Uncle Sam is still No. 1 Feb 26, 2009
Published: February 25, 2009. It is very useful to come to Asia to be reminded about America's standing in the world these days. (International Herald Tribune)
Bailout of losers is wrong Feb 23, 2009
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN First published in print: Sunday, February 22, 2009. Reading the news that General Motors and Chrysler are now lining up for another $20 billion or so in government aid on top of the billions they've already received or requested leaves me with the sick feeling that we are subsidizing the losers and for only one reason: because they claim that their funerals would cost more than keeping them on life support. (Albany Times Union)
Thomas L. Friedman: Start up the risk-takers Feb 23, 2009
Published: February 22, 2009. Reading the news that General Motors and Chrysler are now lining up for another $20 billion or so in U.S. government aid - on top of the billions they've already received or requested - leaves me with the sick feeling that we are subsidizing the losers and for only one reason: because they claim that their funerals would cost more than keeping them on life support. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
San Francisco Chronicle Best-Sellers Feb. 22 / Feb 23, 2009
HOT, FLAT, AND CROWDED, Thomas L. Friedman (FSG; 448 pages; $27. 95): The Pulitzer Prize winner proposes a strategy to save the planet and renew America. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Thomas L. Friedman: No way, no how, not here Feb 19, 2009
Published: February 18, 2009. There are nine bodies - all of them young men - that have been lying in a Mumbai hospital morgue since Nov. 29. (International Herald Tribune)
Ban on hiring H1-B holders slammed Feb 17, 2009
New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman called it a "Bad signal.". "In an age when attracting the first-round intellectual draft choices from around the world is the most important competitive advantage a knowledge economy can have, why would we add barriers against such brainpower -anywhere? That's called 'Old Europe.' That's spelled: S-T-U-P-I-D," he said. (India Times, India)
New spin for electric car in India Feb 16, 2009
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN First published in print: Sunday, February 15, 2009. NEW DELHI So I am attending the Energy and Resources Institute climate conference in New Delhi, and during a session two young American women along with one of their mothers proposition me. (Albany Times Union)
Thomas L. Friedman: Yes, they could. So they did. Feb 16, 2009
Thomas L. Friedman: Yes, they could ... Thomas L. Friedman: Yes, they could. (International Herald Tribune)
Education Mashups for the 21st Cent... Feb 14, 2009
Thomas L. Friedman is virtually a household name today after the wild success of his books on the topic of globalization and free markets, most notably The World is Flat and Hot, Flat, and Crowded. Friedman writes an opinion column for The New York Times and varyingly opines on energy issues, the Middle East, developing nations, foreign policy, and education. (Suite101.com)
Thomas L. Friedman: Beyond the banks Feb 9, 2009
Published: February 8, 2009. Visiting Israel, I've been peppered with questions from Israelis and Palestinians about where their peace process will fit in among President Barack Obama's priorities. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN: If anything, Mideast needs more envoys Feb 8, 2009
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