Topic: Thomas Friedman

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Wouldn't it be nice, Francis Fukuyama writes in an article called "The Future of History" in the current issue of Foreign Affairs, if some "obscure...

Average is over

In an essay, titled "Making It in America," in the latest issue of The Atlantic, author Adam Davidson relates a joke from cotton country about just ...

Thomas L. Friedman / Average is over in the U.S.

In an essay, "Making It in America," in the latest issue of The Atlantic, author Adam Davidson relates a joke from cotton country about just how...

The Best Global Leaders Are Local Leaders

A few years ago, Thomas Friedman eloquently said that "the world is flat." Technology and globalization have made commerce a far more level playing...
I read this in a Thomas Friedman piece I read this morning. I know I complain about the quality of service I receive at most places, but I'm not...
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Who Should Pay for Deficit Reduction?

Richard Green makes an argument for progressive taxes:. . The banal moderateness of Thomas Friedman, by Richard Green: In his paean to conventional...

Underwater Homeowners May Swim Freely

by Lena Groeger ProPublica, Propublica, Jan. 11, 2012, 10:41 a.m.. . Answers to homeowners' questions about the Independent Foreclosure Review. The...
David Kawai / postmedia news. A candle-lit vigil in Ottawa on Dec. 6 marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.....

Thomas Friedman's “Optimism”

I read a rather unflattering review of Thomas Friedman's newest book "That Used to Be Us" in today's WSJ. I have not read the book, nor do I plan...