Foreign Affairs Columnist, New York Times
Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times and author of several books, including The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century and Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America
A Hot, Flat and Crowded World In his latest book, Thomas Friedman talks about the need for a Green Revolution to deal with the consequences of global warming. What would be government’s role and how does it square with the massive resources now being asked to bail out the financial system? Friedman, the foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times, is a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner whose books include, The World is Flat 3.0 : A History of the Twenty-First Century and his latest, Hot Flat and Crowded : Why We Need a Green Revolution and How It Can Renew America. Read an excerpt from Hot, Flat and Crowded.
Terrorism and tweets, hate speech and murder Just days before an election, Britain is coping with a rash of deadly terrorism, and Prime Minister Theresa May is on the defensive. And again today, President Trump has tweeted criticism of the Mayor of London. Later, a double murder in Portland, Oregon has revealed the ugly past of a supposedly “progressive” city. One immediate question: is “hate speech” protected by the First Amendment?
What is Trump's plan for Middle East peace? On his first foreign tour, President Trump has promised "peace" between Israel and the Palestinians. Are there any details for re-starting talks that have been stalled for the past three years?
Is the threat from Russia missing from the Russia meddling probe? There's much being made about the Trump administration's possible ties with Russia. But the bottom line is Russia's effort to influence American democracy. Do the President and his aides care enough to take action before voters go back to the polls?