Thomas L. Friedman won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for commentary, his third Pulitzer for The New York Times. He became the paper’s foreign-affairs Op-Ed columnist in 1995. Previously, he served as chief economic correspondent in the Washington bureau and before that he was the chief White House correspondent. In 2005, Mr. Friedman was elected as a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board.
Mr. Friedman joined The Times in 1981 and was appointed Beirut bureau chief in 1982. In 1984 Mr. Friedman was transferred from Beirut to Jerusalem, where he served as Israel bureau chief until 1988. Mr. Friedman was awarded the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting (from Lebanon) and the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting (from Israel).
Mr. Friedman is the author of “From Beirut to Jerusalem,” which won both the National Book Award and the Overseas Press Club Award in 1989. “The Lexus and the Olive Tree” was the winner of the 2000 Overseas Press Club Award for best non-fiction book on foreign policy. His 2002 book “Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11” consists of columns he published about the attacks. “The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century,” issued in April 2005 and updated in 2006 and 2007, received the inaugural Goldman Sachs/Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award.
“Hot, Flat, and Crowded” was published in 2008, and a paperback edition was issued a year later. His sixth and most recent book, “That Used to Be Us: How American Fell Behind in the World We Invented and How We Can Come Back,” co-written with Michael Mandelbaum, was released in September 2011.
Born in Minneapolis on July 20, 1953, Mr. Friedman received a B.A. degree in Mediterranean studies from Brandeis University in 1975. In 1978 he received a Master of Philosophy degree in Modern Middle East studies from Oxford. Mr. Friedman is married and has two daughters.
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Collaborate vs. Collaborate
That one word seems to have two different meanings on the two coasts.
January 13, 2013, SundayThe Market and Mother Nature
Why the United States needs to cut both debt and carbon emissions.
January 9, 2013, WednesdayMore Risk-Taking, Less Poll-Taking
We’ve had lots of deal-making in Washington lately, but hardly any displays of courage from anyone.
January 6, 2013, SundaySend in the Clowns
If Republicans continue to be led by a base that denies global warming after Sandy and refuses to ban assault weapons after Sandy Hook, then the party has no future.
December 23, 2012, SundayPussy Riot, Tupac and Putin
On a return trip to Vladimir Putin’s Russia, Moscow just seems to be more of the same-old, same-old.
December 19, 2012, WednesdayEgypt: The Next India or the Next Pakistan?
Will Egyptian democracy empower minorities and protect their rights, or will the military and Muslim Brotherhood control everything always?
December 16, 2012, SundayCan God Save Egypt?
The real fight going on in the streets of Cairo and elsewhere is about freedom, not religion.
December 12, 2012, WednesdayThe Full Israeli Experience
In a neighborhood where there is no mercy for the weak, how should we expect Israel to act?
December 9, 2012, SundayIron Empires, Iron Fists, Iron Domes
Going from Syria to Turkey to Tel Aviv raises a question of whether there are just three governing options in the Middle East today.
December 5, 2012, WednesdayLetter From Syria
A walk along the Orontes River reveals the crosscurrents of the civil war.
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Thomas L. Friedman at the Aspen Ideas Festival (aifestival.org)
Thomas L. Friedman and Dov Seidman, the CEO of LRN, on inspirational leadership and sustainable values.
CNBC Interviews Thomas L. Friedman
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thomas Friedman explains why he believes that the United States can't bail its way out of the financial crisis.
The Power of Green
Thomas Friedman explains how America can regain its international stature by taking the lead in alternative energy and environmentalism.
Thomas Friedman talked to Terry Gross about the conflict in the Middle East. (Aug. 1, 2006)
Thomas L. Friedman talked about his book, "The World Is Flat," with Jon Stewart. (April 6, 2005)
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