Thomas L. Friedman

Thomas L. Friedman (born July 20, 1953) is an American journalist.

He is currently a journalist at the New York Times.

He won the Pulitzer Prize three times:

• 1983: Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, together with Loren Jenkins Washington Post, for their individual reporting of the Israeli invasion of Beirut and its tragic aftermath.
• 1985: Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, for balanced and informed coverage of Israel.
• 2002: Pulitzer Prize for Commentary, for his clarity of vision, based on extensive reporting, in commenting on the worldwide impact of the terrorist threat.

Books include:

• From Beirut to Jerusalem[?] (1983)
• The Lexus and the Olive Tree[?] (2000)

Quotes

• "The Golden Straitjacket is the defining political-economic garment of globalization.The tighter you wear it, the more gold it produces."
• "The historical debate is over. The answer is free-market capitalism."

External link

• Biography: http://www.nytimes.com/ref/opinion/FRIEDMAN-BIO.html