@tomfriedman

NY Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize winning author of Lexus and the Olive Tree and From Beirut to Jerusalem.

 New York, NY
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Joined July 2009
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Retweeting as a thread: Mr. President, You are right, unlike you, I am always respectful -- especially when I talk to the President of the United States at the request of a U.S. Senator in your party. I try to be respectful even with people I disagree with.
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Trump’s Democracy-for-Diesel Deal Shames Us All nytimes.com/2026/10/15/opini…

Opinion | Trump’s Democracy-for-Diesel Deal Shames Us All

The president’s arrangement to import Russian diesel fuel is one more example of how he has sold out American democracy.

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My column: Trump’s Democracy-for-Diesel Deal Shames Us All nytimes.com/2026/10/15/opini…

Opinion | Trump’s Democracy-for-Diesel Deal Shames Us All

The president’s arrangement to import Russian diesel fuel is one more example of how he has sold out American democracy.

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My column: Two Arab Fighters for Democracy Have Lessons for America nytimes.com/2026/10/06/opini…

Opinion | Two Democracy Heroes on America

Sitting on your hands is not an option when democracy is at stake.

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Maya Savir turns the black-hole conversation about Israel-Palestine into an informed, nuanced conversation about the possibility of reconciliation. Her latest book, On Reconciliation, can be found here: plough.com/books/on-reconcil…

On Reconciliation | Plough Books

What Israelis and Palestinians – and everyone else – can learn from South Africans and Rwandans about ending conflict and healing and rebuilding in the aftermath.

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Two Arab Fighters for Democracy Have Lessons for America nytimes.com/2026/10/06/opini…

Opinion | Two Democracy Heroes on America

Sitting on your hands is not an option when democracy is at stake.

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My column: Two Arab Fighters for Democracy Have Lessons for America nytimes.com/2026/10/06/opini…

Opinion | Two Democracy Heroes on America

Sitting on your hands is not an option when democracy is at stake.

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Trump Is Going Viral in the Worst Ways nytimes.com/2026/09/29/opini…

Opinion | Trump Is Going Viral in the Worst Ways

On the technological, diplomatic and biological fronts, Trump is creating a disaster.

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My column: Trump Is Going Viral in the Worst Ways nytimes.com/2026/09/29/opini…

Opinion | Trump Is Going Viral in the Worst Ways

On the technological, diplomatic and biological fronts, Trump is creating a disaster.

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My column: It’s Time to Cry Wolf Over A.I. nytimes.com/2026/09/22/opini…

Opinion | It’s Time to Cry Wolf Over A.I.

It’s not too late to avoid the potential disasters of A.I. that Covid-19 and 9/11 taught us how to prepare.

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It’s Time to Cry Wolf Over A.I. nytimes.com/2026/09/22/opini…

Opinion | It’s Time to Cry Wolf Over A.I.

It’s not too late to avoid the potential disasters of A.I. that Covid-19 and 9/11 taught us how to prepare.

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My column: It’s Time to Cry Wolf Over A.I. nytimes.com/2026/09/22/opini…

Opinion | It’s Time to Cry Wolf Over A.I.

It’s not too late to avoid the potential disasters of A.I. that Covid-19 and 9/11 taught us how to prepare.

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It’s Already Too Late to Stop the A.I. Threat nytimes.com/2026/09/15/opini…

Opinion | It’s Already Too Late to Stop the A.I. Threat

China and the United States must work to repair the damage A.I. has done now, not look to future developments.

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It’s Already Too Late to Stop the A.I. Threat nytimes.com/2026/09/15/opini…

Opinion | It’s Already Too Late to Stop the A.I. Threat

China and the United States must work to repair the damage A.I. has done now, not look to future developments.

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My column: Stopping the A.I. Threat Cannot Wait for Guardrails nytimes.com/2026/09/15/opini…

Opinion | It’s Already Too Late to Stop the A.I. Threat

China and the United States must work to repair the damage A.I. has done now, not look to future developments.

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Two Nations. Two Democracies at Stake. nytimes.com/2026/09/08/opini…

Opinion | Two Nations. Two Democracies at Stake.

Israel and the United States each hold elections one week apart in the fall. The fate of their democracies lies in the balance.

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Two Nations. Two Democracies at Stake. nytimes.com/2026/09/08/opini…

Opinion | Two Nations. Two Democracies at Stake.

Israel and the United States each hold elections one week apart in the fall. The fate of their democracies lies in the balance.

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My column: Democracy Is on the Ballot in Both America’s and Israel’s Elections nytimes.com/2026/09/08/opini…

Opinion | Two Nations. Two Democracies at Stake.

Israel and the United States each hold elections one week apart in the fall. The fate of their democracies lies in the balance.

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I think you will enjoy my fireside chat with John Hagel youtube.com/watch?v=iQfSu7PW… on the state of the world.

JohnHagel and TomFriedman In Conversation 8 12 26

John Hagel, strategist and advisor, and Thomas Friedman, columnist ...

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My column: The New Physics of Power nytimes.com/2026/08/18/opini…

Opinion | The New Physics of Power

It doesn’t take much for small powers to gain a big advantage over the powerful.

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The New Physics of Power nytimes.com/2026/08/18/opini…

Opinion | The New Physics of Power

It doesn’t take much for small powers to gain a big advantage over the powerful.

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