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Thomas Friedman

Thomas Loren Friedman (/ˈfriːdmən/ FREED-mən; born July 20, 1953) is an American political commentator and author. He is a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner who is a weekly columnist for The New York Times. He has written extensively on foreign affairs, global trade, the Middle East, globalization, and environmental issues.

For other people with the same name, see Tom Friedman (disambiguation).

Thomas Friedman

Thomas Loren Friedman

(1953-07-20) July 20, 1953
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

Brandeis University (BA)
St Antony's College, Oxford (MPhil)

Author
Columnist

Ann Bucksbaum[1]

2

Matthew Bucksbaum (father-in-law)

www.thomaslfriedman.com

Friedman began his career as a reporter and won two Pulitzer Prizes in the 1980s for his coverage on conflict in Lebanon and politics in Israel, followed by a further prize in 2002 for commentary on the war on terror.


His later work as a political columnist has been criticised for both weak writing style and a gravitation towards voguish positions.

Personal life[edit]

Friedman's wife, Ann (née Bucksbaum) is a teacher and a native of Marshalltown, Iowa.[91] A graduate of Stanford University and the London School of Economics,[92] she is the daughter of real estate developer Matthew Bucksbaum,[1] whom Friedman describes as his "best friend".[93][94] They were married in London on Thanksgiving Day 1978 and live in an 11,400-square-foot mansion in Bethesda, Maryland.[95] They have two daughters, Orly (born 1985) and Natalie (born 1988).[92]


Friedman supported Hillary Clinton for President of the United States in the 2016 election,[96] and supported Michael Bloomberg in the 2020 primaries.[97][98] He supported Joe Biden in the 2020 United States presidential election.[99]


Friedman is on the board of directors for Planet Word, a Washington, D.C. based private museum dedicated to language.[100]

1983: for his coverage of the war in Lebanon. A distinguished example of international reporting

[101]

1988: for coverage of Israel: a distinguished example of reporting on international affairs

[102]

2002: for his commentary illuminating the worldwide impact of the terrorist threat

[103]

Friedman has won three Pulitzer Prizes:

(1989; expanded edition 1990) – winner of the National Book Award in its first edition[15]

From Beirut to Jerusalem

(1999; revised edition 2000)

The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization

(2002; reprinted 2003 as Longitudes and Attitudes: The World in the Age of Terrorism)

Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11

(2005; expanded edition 2006; revised edition 2007)

The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century

(2008)

Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution—And How It Can Renew America

(Co-written with Michael Mandelbaum 2011)

That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back

(November 2016)[104]

Thank You for Being Late: Finding a Job, Running a Country, and Keeping Your Head in an Age of Accelerations

Curiosity quotient

New Yorkers in journalism

Official website

Columns for The New York Times

at IMDb

Thomas Friedman

on C-SPAN

Appearances

on the Muck Rack journalist listing site

Thomas Friedman