Thomas L Friedman

Opinion | Netanyahu Plays Trump and American Jews for Fools — Again

My column: Netanyahu Plays Trump and American Jews for Fools — Again www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/o...

Opinion | The Message From Texas Voters: We’re Neighbors, Not Enemies

My column: The Message From Texas Voters: We’re Neighbors, Not Enemies www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...

Opinion | Tom Friedman: Minneapolis, Alex Pretti and a Democracy at Risk

Tom Friedman: Minneapolis, Alex Pretti and a Democracy at Risk - The Opinions Podcast www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/o...

Opinion | Minneapolis and Gaza Now Share the Same Violent Language

My column: Minneapolis and Gaza Now Share the Same Violent Language www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...

Opinion | Trump’s Politics Are Not America First. They’re Me First.

My column: Trump’s Politics Are Not America First. They’re Me First. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...

Opinion | Trump’s Scheming to Sack Powell Paves the Road to Constitutional Ruin

My column: Trump’s Scheming to Sack Powell Paves the Road to Constitutional Ruin www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/o...

Opinion | Venezuela, Trump Came to Liberate Your Oil, Not Your People

My Column: Venezuela, Trump Came to Liberate Your Oil, Not Your People www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...

Opinion | To Trump, on Venezuela: You Break It, You Own It

My column: To Trump, on Venezuela: You Break It, You Own It www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...

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Opinion | Thomas L. Friedman Says We’re in a New Epoch. David Brooks Has Questions.

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 | Trump Isn’t Interested in Fighting a New Cold War. He Wants a New Civilizational War.

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 | The ‘Useful Idiots’ From America Whom Putin Is Playing Like a Flute

My column: The ‘Useful Idiots’ From America Whom Putin Is Playing Like a Flute www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...

Opinion | Donate to Help Build Community in the Mideast

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 | Trump’s Proposed Ukraine ‘Deal’ Is a Disgrace

My column: Trump’s Proposed Ukraine ‘Deal’ Is a Disgrace www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...

My column: On Republican Neo-Nazism, Hamas and Israel: An Epidemic of Moral Cowardice www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/o...

Opinion | We’re In a New Everything-Is-Connected Epoch. But What to Call It?

My column: We’re In a New Everything-Is-Connected Epoch. But What to Call It?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...

Opinion | Trump’s China Trade Policy Is a Hot Mess

My column: Trump’s China Trade Policy Is a Hot Mess
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...

Opinion | Mr. Trump, on the Middle East, Please Move Fast and Break Things

My column: Mr. Trump, on the Middle East, Please Move Fast and Break Things www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/o...

Opinion | Give Trump the Nobel for Gaza, if He Does the Hard Parts to Come

My column: Give Trump the Nobel for Gaza, if He Does the Hard Parts to Come www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...

Opinion | Trump’s Peace Plan: Perhaps Impossible, but Never More Necessary

My column: Trump’s Peace Plan: Perhaps Impossible, but Never More Necessary www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...

Opinion | If Only We’d Fight as Hard to Save Our Democracy as Ukrainians Are to Save Theirs

My column: If Only We’d Fight as Hard to Save Our Democracy as Ukrainians Are to Save Theirs www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/o...

Opinion | Our Allies Are Asking: ‘Why Does Putin Still Own Trump?’

My column: Our Allies Are Asking: ‘Why Does Putin Still Own Trump?’ www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...

Opinion | A Plea for President Trump With a Fragile Country on Edge

My column: A Plea for President Trump With a Fragile Country on Edge www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/o...

Opinion | The One Danger That Should Unite the U.S. and China

My column: The One Danger That Should Unite the
U.S. and China www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/o...

Opinion | Israel’s Gaza Campaign Is Making It a Pariah State

My column: Israel’s Gaza Campaign Is Making It a Pariah State www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/o...

Opinion | Ukraine Diplomacy Reveals How Un-American Trump Is

My column: Ukraine Diplomacy Reveals How Un-American Trump Is
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/o...

Opinion | What’s really depressing America’s young men The U.S. has two overlapping problems: the housing crisis and despondency in young men.

Smart piece by Rahm Emanuel on why so many men are struggling today. It's housing, stupid.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away

My column: The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...

Opinion | How Netanyahu Played Trump for a Fool in Gaza

My column: How Netanyahu Played Trump for a Fool in Gaza
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/o...

Opinion | Conversations and insights about the moment.

My blog post: Mamdani, Be a Convener, Not a Commentator www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...