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Thomas L Friedman

THOMAS L FRIEDMAN IS THE NYT FOREIGN AFFAIRS OP-ED COLUMNIST. HE JOINED THE PAPER IN 1981, AND HAS WON THREE PULITZER PRIZES. HE IS THE AUTHOR OF SEVEN BOOKS, INCLUDING “FROM BEIRUT TO JERUSALEM”, WHICH WON THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD. @TOMFRIEDMAN

(FILES) US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift arrives for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 5, 2023. The nearly two-year-long, $2 billion Eras tour shattered records, made history and quite literally triggered earthquakes -- so what could Taylor Swift, the planet's biggest star, possibly do next? (Photo by Robyn BECK / AFP)

How Elon Musk and Taylor Swift can resolve US-China relations

Supporters of former President Donald Trump, and protesters, outside the courthouse in Miami, on June 13, 2023. “When I look at my country’s presidential contest, the first thought that comes to mind is that only the Devil himself could have designed this excruciating mess,” the writer says.

The Devil may be enjoying this election season, but I am not

If Joe Biden caps his presidency now, by acknowledging that because of age he is not up to a second term, his first and only term will be remembered as among the better presidencies in US history.

COMMENTARY

Joe Biden is a good man and a good president. He must bow out of the race.

A military vehicle near the Israel-Gaza border, March 13. Palestinian Islamist group Hamas showed a total disregard for the lives of Palestinians, not just Israelis -- it started the conflict on Oct 7 without any warnings, protections or shelters for Palestinian civilians.

Netanyahu is making Israel radioactive

The big question, as we lift the lids simultaneously on two giant Pandora's boxes, is: What kind of regulations and ethics must we put in place to manage what comes screaming out?

With AI, let’s not move fast and break things

The victory-at-any-cost mentality of the Trump far right — which was vividly described in Washington on Tuesday during Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony to the Jan 6 committee — is part of a broader trend of deeply antidemocratic values that are at odds with what many Americans and Israelis still aspire to.

The soul of democracy is on the ballot in Israel and America

The Biden administration will release 15 million more barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in December in a bid to drive fuel prices down.

Putin is onto us

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