Thomas L Friedman
@thomaslfriedman.bsky.social
New York Times Foreign Affairs Columnists and Author
My column: Mamdani’s Netanyahu Stunt Was a Waste of His Talent and Our Time www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/o...
Opinion | Mamdani’s Netanyahu Stunt Was a Waste of His Talent and Our Time
What if Mamdani actually wanted to be a bridge builder between Israelis and Palestinians, a role for which he has the unique capacity and talent?
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My column: The Quick-Fix Fantasies of the World’s Strongmen www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/o...
Opinion | Trump, Netanyahu and Putin Have All Blundered Into Dead-End Wars
Bad decisions and arrogance lead to dead-end wars.
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My column: Trump Put His Own Interests Above All in the Iran Deal www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/o...
Opinion | Trump Put His Own Interests Above All in the Iran Deal
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My column: Everybody Is a Loser in This Mideast War www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/o...
Opinion | Everybody Is a Loser in This Mideast War
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My column: Trump Has Failed as Commander in Chief www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/o...
Opinion | Trump Has Failed as Commander in Chief
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My column: How Much Crow Will Trump Have to Eat on Iran? www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/o...
Opinion | How Much Crow Will Trump Have to Eat on Iran?
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My column: Where Are the Republicans Who Put America First? www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/o...
Opinion | Where Are the Republicans Who Put America First?
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My column: NATO, Please Help. Trump Has No Strategy for Iran. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/o...
Opinion | NATO, Please Help. Trump Has No Strategy for Iran.
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My column: Trump and Xi, This Is Your Nixon-Mao Moment. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/o...
Opinion | Trump and Xi, This Is Your Nixon-Mao Moment
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My column: Trump Is the One Without the Cards at the Poker Table www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o...
Opinion | Trump Is the One Without the Cards at the Poker Table
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My column: How Israel Lost Its Way and How Trump Can Save Lebanon www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/o...
Opinion | How Israel Lost Its Way and How Trump Can Save Lebanon
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My column: Anthropic’s Restraint Is a Terrifying Warning Sign www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/o...
Opinion | Anthropic’s Restraint Is a Terrifying Warning Sign
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My column: Trump Has a Way Out of the War www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/o...
Opinion | Trump Has a Way Out of the War
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My column: ‘Once and for All’ Means Never www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/o...
Opinion | ‘Once and for All’ Means Never
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New column: How Minnesota Beat Trumphttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/opinion/columnists/minneapolis-ice-trump-neighbor.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Opinion | How Minnesota Beat Trump
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My column: Bombing Iran to Rubble Won’t Give It Life www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/o...
Opinion | Bombing Iran to Rubble Won’t Give It Life
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My column: How to Think About Trump’s War With Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/o...
Opinion | How to Think About Trump’s War With Iran
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My column: Netanyahu Plays Trump and American Jews for Fools — Again www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/o...
Opinion | Netanyahu Plays Trump and American Jews for Fools — Again
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My column: The Message From Texas Voters: We’re Neighbors, Not Enemies www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
Opinion | The Message From Texas Voters: We’re Neighbors, Not Enemies
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Tom Friedman: Minneapolis, Alex Pretti and a Democracy at Risk - The Opinions Podcast www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/o...
Opinion | Tom Friedman: Minneapolis, Alex Pretti and a Democracy at Risk
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My column: Minneapolis and Gaza Now Share the Same Violent Language www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
Opinion | Minneapolis and Gaza Now Share the Same Violent Language
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My column: Trump’s Politics Are Not America First. They’re Me First. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Politics Are Not America First. They’re Me First.
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My column: Trump’s Scheming to Sack Powell Paves the Road to Constitutional Ruin www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Scheming to Sack Powell Paves the Road to Constitutional Ruin
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My Column: Venezuela, Trump Came to Liberate Your Oil, Not Your People www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...
Opinion | Venezuela, Trump Came to Liberate Your Oil, Not Your People
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My column: To Trump, on Venezuela: You Break It, You Own It www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Opinion | To Trump, on Venezuela: You Break It, You Own It
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For anyone in need of a smile to bring in the New Year, I recommend Jerry Tarde's column on Tiger and the rabbi! www.golfdigest.com/story/curse-...
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David Brooks and I in conversation for The New York Times Opinions: Thomas L. Friedman Says We’re in a New Epoch. David Brooks Has Questions. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/o...
Opinion | Thomas L. Friedman Says We’re in a New Epoch. David Brooks Has Questions.
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My column: Trump Isn’t Interested in Fighting a New Cold War. He Wants a New Civilizational War. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/o...
Opinion | Trump Isn’t Interested in Fighting a New Cold War. He Wants a New Civilizational War.
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My column: The ‘Useful Idiots’ From America Whom Putin Is Playing Like a Flute www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
Opinion | The ‘Useful Idiots’ From America Whom Putin Is Playing Like a Flute
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My contribution to The New York Times Opinion’s 2025 Giving Guide: Donate to Help Build Community in the Mideast www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
Opinion | Donate to Help Build Community in the Mideast
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