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Thomas L. Friedman

Thomas L. Friedman became the paper’s foreign affairs Opinion columnist in 1995. He joined the paper in 1981, after which he served as the Beirut bureau chief in 1982, Jerusalem bureau chief in 1984, in Washington as the diplomatic correspondent in 1989 and later the White House correspondent and economic correspondent.

Mr. Friedman was awarded the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting (from Lebanon) and the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting (from Israel). He also won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for commentary.

Mr. Friedman is the author of “From Beirut to Jerusalem,” which won the National Book Award in 1989. He has written several other books, including “Hot, Flat and Crowded,” an international best seller.

Born in Minneapolis, Mr. Friedman received a B.A. in Mediterranean studies from Brandeis University in 1975. In 1978 he received a master’s in modern Middle East studies from Oxford. His column appears every Sunday and Wednesday.

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    Thomas L. Friedman

    Trump Is Fleecing Us

    On a day celebrating harmony, the president sang a tune of “This land belongs to me and mine.”

    By Thomas L. Friedman

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    Thomas L. Friedman

    It’s Crow, Mr. Trump, Not Lobster

    Whatever deal is reached between the United States and Iran, Trump will have to make a big concession: A murderous regime remains intact.

    By Thomas L. Friedman

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