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THOMAS FRIEDMAN: The GOP needs its own DLC 
When thinking about the state of the Republican Party, I defer to a point that the Democratic consultant James Carville made the other day: “When I hear people talking about the troubled state of today’s Republican Party, it calls to mind something Lester Maddox said one time back when he was governor of Georgia. He said the problem with Georgia prisons was ‘the quality of the inmates.’
By Thomas Friedman , December 25, 2012
Thomas Friedman, The New York Times, column: In Minnesota, ‘a fight for the GOP’s soul'
The state House and Senate Republican caucuses today are dominated by the tea party and libertarian followers of Ron Paul.
But here’s what’s telling. These GOP hard-liners, while able to win their more conservative “exurbia” and rural districts, are not doing well when it comes to overall state politics.
By Thomas Friedman , November 02, 2012
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THOMAS FRIEDMAN: Better parents make for better teachers
In recent years, we’ve been treated to reams of op-ed articles about how we need better teachers in our public schools and, if only the teachers’ unions would go away, our kids would score like Singapore’s on the big international tests.
November 20, 2011
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COLUMNIST THOMAS FRIEDMAN: Mosque near Ground Zero isn't the problem
The big problem is not those Muslims building mosques in America. It is those Muslims blowing up mosques in the Middle East.
By Thomas Friedman , August 22, 2010
COLUMNIST THOMAS FRIEDMAN: West Bank improvements offer real hope
The expansion of the Al-Quds Index is part of a broader set of changes initiated in the West Bank in the last few years under the leadership of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, the former World Bank economist who has unleashed a real Palestinian “revolution.”
By Thomas Friedman , June 30, 2010
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COLUMNIST THOMAS FRIEDMAN: Cruising bumper to bumper in a rush-hour world
Winston Churchill famously observed that, “You can always trust the Americans. In the end, they will do the right thing, after they have eliminated all the other possibilities.” Is that still true for our generation? We’re going to find out.
By Thomas Friedman , May 23, 2010
COLUMNIST THOMAS FRIEDMAN: Gulf oil spill serves as Obama's Sept. 11
The gulf oil spill is not Obama’s Katrina. It’s his 9/11 — and it is disappointing to see him making the same mistake George W. Bush made with his 9/11.
By Thomas Friedman , May 19, 2010
COLUMNIST THOMAS FRIEDMAN: Greece begins newest and longest odyssey
“We’re going to bring in best practices from Europe and around the world to reform this country,” says the Greek prime minister, George Papandreou. “It is difficult, and there will be protests. ... But it will be one of the most creative times Greece has gone through.”
By Thomas Friedman , May 12, 2010
COLUMNIST THOMAS FRIEDMAN: Let Gulf spill serve as catalyst for energy bill
The only meaningful response to this man-made disaster is a man-made energy bill that finally would put in place an American clean-energy infrastructure that would set our country on a real, long-term path to ending our addiction to oil.
May 05, 2010
COLUMNIST THOMAS FRIEDMAN: Higher ed + immigration = growth
What made America this incredible engine of prosperity? It was immigration, plus free markets.
By Thomas Friedman , April 04, 2010
COLUMNIST THOMAS FRIEDMAN: Students show imagination to the Nth degree
ESPN or MTV should broadcast the Intel Science Talent Search finals live.
By Thomas Friedman , March 21, 2010
COLUMNIST THOMAS FRIEDMAN: China’s ‘bubble’ rises up out of molten steel
A simple rule of investing has always served me well: Never short a country with $2 trillion in foreign currency reserves.
January 13, 2010
COLUMNIST THOMAS FRIEDMAN: Tiny Denmark shows the sustainable way
Denmark, with only five million people, boasts some of the leading wind, biofuel and heating, cooling and efficiency companies in the world.
December 24, 2009
COLUMNIST THOMAS FRIEDMAN: Running lean during the Great Inflection
The Great Inflection is the mass diffusion of low-cost, high-powered innovation technologies — from hand-held computers to Web sites that offer any imaginable service — plus cheap connectivity. They are transforming how business is done.
December 14, 2009
COLUMNIST THOMAS FRIEDMAN: ‘For America’s sake, may it all come true’
I’ve explained why I oppose this escalation. But since the decision has been made — and I do not want my country to fail or the Obama presidency to sink in Afghanistan — here are some thoughts on how to reduce the chances that this ends badly.
December 06, 2009
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