Thomas Friedman
Thomas Friedman
Thomas Loren Friedmanis an American journalist and author...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth20 July 1953
CountryUnited States of America
political gold defining
The Golden Straitjacket is the defining political-economic garment of globalization. [...] The tighter you wear it, the more gold it produces.
winning people effort
American young people have got to understand from an early age that the world pays off on results, not on effort. Not everyone should win a prize no matter where he or she finishes.
amazon ethics conservation
If you don't have an ethic of conservation, you basically have a license to drive a Hummer through the Amazon.
mcdonalds designer
McDonald's cannot flourish without McDonnell Douglas, the designer of the F-15.
faces research substitutes
There is no substitute for face-to-face reporting and research.
green revolution disappear
You'll know the green revolution has been won when the word 'green' disappears.
distance phones differences
There's a difference between being able to make long distance phone calls cheaper on the Internet and walking around Riyadh with a PDA where you can have all of Google in your pocket. It's a difference in degree that's so enormous it becomes a difference in kind.
next-day bombers toys
You take one bomber and deploy him in Baghdad, and another is manufactured in Riyadh the next day. It's exactly like when you take the toy off the shelf at Wal-Mart and another is made in Shen Zhen the next day.
play people world
It created a global platform that allowed more people to plug and play, collaborate and compete, share knowledge and share work, than anything we have ever seen in the history of the world.
golf should-have carbon
Every golf course should have its carbon rating on the scorecard, alongside its Course Rating, Slope, par and yardage.
golf should-have carbon
Every golf course should have its carbon rating on the scorecard, alongside its Course Rating, Slope, par and yardage.
historical answers debate
The historical debate is over. The answer is free-market capitalism.
political world flats
No, most of our political elite has not realized that the world is flat.
running korea ties
Basically all the world's computer parts come from the same supply chain that runs from Korea, down through coastal China, over to Taiwan, and down to Malaysia.