Podcast appearances and mentions of Thomas Friedman

In the delightful TRUE STORIES (1986), David Byrne offered a whimsical view of the late Reagan era through the lens of a fictional Texas town. We consider the politics - or lack thereof - of Byrne's Warholian gaze on America and Her Problems. PLUS: Checking in Thomas Friedman. Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus "David Byrne on True Stories" by Kory Grow - https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/david-byrne-true-stories-interview-754919/ "David Byrne's History Of Avoiding Unions Dates Back To The 1980s" by Daniel Marans - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/david-byrne-history-of-union-avoidance_n_647e6c0fe4b0047ed782e1ad

We are all Waymo Democrats now. That Was the Week's Keith Teare and I appropriate Thomas Friedman's controversial new term to dream of an American high tech future. Keith and I also talk about last week's interview with Peter Leyden, a founding member of the Waymo Democracy club. Keith might not be altogether convinced by Leyden's thesis about the inevitability of America's 80 year historical cycles, but he nonetheless acknowledges that the Democrats need to “work backwards” to establish a clear vision of a radically reinvented 21st United States. Five Key Takeaways* Peter Layden's optimism about America's reinvention through an 80-year cycle is met with a degree of skepticism from Keith Teare, who believes the challenges of economic reinvention are too great without massive systemic change.* Thomas Friedman's concept of "Waymo Democrats" represents politicians focused on economic progress and innovation rather than cultural wars, which both hosts see as a potential path forward.* Despite previous skepticism, Google posted excellent financial results with a 43% profit increase driven by search, showing successful AI integration despite competition from companies like Perplexity.* YouTube, celebrating its 20th anniversary, is highlighted as Google's most successful acquisition, transforming from a small startup demo at a TechCrunch barbecue to dominating global entertainment.* Keith Teare emphasizes that entrepreneurs must "work backwards from the outcome they want" rather than focusing on day-to-day management, establishing a clear vision that guides development toward a desired end state.Keen On America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

This is a preview of The Weekender edition of the Muckrake Podcast. Please go to our Patreon to gain access to the regular Weekender episodes on Fridays. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman point out that there might be a realization in the Trump administration that they are failing at their jobs writ large. RFK Jr. continues to attack autism as a subtext to eliminating vaccines, while Pam Bondi establishes an committee to root out anti-Christian policies in the government while Thomas Friedman proposes a way forward for Democrats that's astoundingly bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More than 15 years ago, Thomas Friedman wrote, “I prefer the term “global weirding,” because that is what actually happens as global temperatures rise and the climate changes. The weather gets weird. The hots are expected to get hotter, the wets wetter, the dries drier and the most violent storms more numerous.” Today's Stats+Stories episode will be a conversation about how a small shift in temperatures can lead to large changes in extreme weather events with guest Brett Falk. Dr. Falk is a research professor in computer and Information Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Crypto and Society Lab. He is the author of a recent CHANCE article "Why Will a Small Increase in Global Temperature Lead to a Large Increase in the Number of Heat Waves? Truncation and Extreme Events".

Depuis des semaines, on ne parle que de Trump, mais pendant ce temps, trois événements majeurs sont passés sous les radars. Tout d'abord, Uber a lancé à grande échelle ses voitures 100 % autonomes dans deux grandes villes américaines, Atlanta et Austin. Fini le chauffeur, fini le coût salarial, finis les retards, demain ce modèle pourrait se déployer dans toutes les métropoles et bouleverser la mobilité urbaine. Le deuxième événement a eu lieu en Chine, où seize robots humanoïdes ont dansé en direct à la télévision après avoir assemblé des voitures électriques durant la journée. La Chine annonce une production de masse de robots humanoïdes dès cette année, et cela signifie que des pans entiers de l'économie pourraient basculer vers l'automatisation physique intelligente. En Ukraine, une offensive a été menée sans un seul soldat en première ligne, avec drones aériens et terrestres, une coordination intelligente et des cibles identifiées et neutralisées sans intervention humaine. C'est la naissance de la guerre autonome. Eric Schmidt, l'ancien PDG de Google, affirme que dans un an, les développeurs humains seront déjà partiellement remplacés par des intelligences artificielles, et que dans cinq ans maximum, elles égaleront ou dépasseront les meilleurs humains dans tous les domaines. Alors la vraie question, c'est : qu'est-ce que nous faisons pendant ce temps-là ? Pour l'instant, rien n'est joué, et la seule vraie urgence, c'est de se réveiller. Mots-clés : anecdote, grève, accident, fatigue, plateforme, client, indépendant, infrastructure, algorithme, intégration verticale, Amazon, entrepôt, modèle d'emploi, fiscalité, revenus fiscaux, taxes, impôts, performance, laboratoire, industrialisation, logistique, industrie, service, automatisation physique intelligente, grande échelle, équilibre, géopolitique, Thomas Friedman, éditorialiste, New York Times, droits de douane, business, transport, production de masse, mathématique, physique, écriture, stratégie, négociation, amélioration, progrès, progression, validation, Europe, parent, chef d'entreprise, dirigeant, déficit budgétaire, grève, logiciel, emploi . --- La chronique économique d'Amid Faljaoui, tous les jours à 8h30 et à 17h30. Merci pour votre écoute Pour écouter Classic 21 à tout moment i: https://www.rtbf.be/radio/liveradio/classic21 ou sur l'app Radioplayer Belgique Retrouvez tous les épisodes de La chronique économique sur notre plateforme Auvio.be :https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/802 Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement. Découvrez nos autres podcasts : Le journal du Rock : https://audmns.com/VCRYfsPComic Street (BD) https://audmns.com/oIcpwibLa chronique économique : https://audmns.com/NXWNCrAHey Teacher : https://audmns.com/CIeSInQHistoires sombres du rock : https://audmns.com/ebcGgvkCollection 21 : https://audmns.com/AUdgDqHMystères et Rock'n Roll : https://audmns.com/pCrZihuLa mauvaise oreille de Freddy Tougaux : https://audmns.com/PlXQOEJRock&Sciences : https://audmns.com/lQLdKWRCook as You Are: https://audmns.com/MrmqALPNobody Knows : https://audmns.com/pnuJUlDPlein Ecran : https://audmns.com/gEmXiKzRadio Caroline : https://audmns.com/WccemSkAinsi que nos séries :Rock Icons : https://audmns.com/pcmKXZHRock'n Roll Heroes: https://audmns.com/bXtHJucFever (Erotique) : https://audmns.com/MEWEOLpEt découvrez nos animateurs dans cette série Close to You : https://audmns.com/QfFankxDistribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Left and right populism almost came together many times to oppose globalization. Now that Trump's "reciprocal tariffs" are here, minds have changed. Why? Also "The Pedestrian," by Ray Bradbury This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe

Por Yaiza Santos Comenzó elogiando la columna de Javier Redondo, al que dio la razón –por fin la oposición, frente a esa quita, irresponsable e inmoral–, y enseguida pasó a los oscuros temas del mundo. No entiende la querencia de los periodistas por las grandes metáforas, cuando luego pasan de puntillas por los hechos que salen al paso, claros e implacables. Así la votación en la ONU sobre una paz en Ucrania, contra la que estuvieron Estados Unidos e Israel, alineados con el eje del mal encabezado por Rusia y Corea del Norte. ¡La votación de la infamia!, sentenció, siguiendo a Bret Stephens. Sumamente interesado en la carta de Bezos al Post, considera que lo que plantea es una viejísima cuestión que en ningún caso, como esgrime el magnate, vino a traerla internet. Los periódicos se dividen en dos: los que en sus páginas de opinión exhiben la máxima pluralidad, como EL MUNDO, y los que conservan, monolitos, prietas las filas, como Libertad Digital o El País. Y hablando de filas prietas, ¡resulta que en Prisa hay sanchistas y ultrasanchistas!, exclamó. De ello se enteró leyendo la entrevista que concedió este miércoles Oughourlian a Expansión. Cosa extraordinaria e inédita, se dijo, que el presidente de un grupo mediático conceda una exclusiva a un medio de la competencia. El caso del profesor Monedero le parece el mismo que el del tal profesor Viñas. Solo que de este sabemos algo más: las denuncias no fueron admitidas por los juzgados y es probable que tampoco lo sean por la universidad, pero la supuesta acosada ya publicó su correspondiente carta en redes, sabiendo que Twitter no le fallará. Apostilló, como es su costumbre, un nuevo burning paper y, admirado, contó la respuesta que le dio Gepetto, en su noche insomne, sobre el hecho de que las cosas simplemente sean: como los boleros que le gustan, intensos, inevitables, sin pedir permiso. Y fue así que Espada yiró. Bibliografía Thomas Friedman, «The Disturbing Question at the Heart of the Trump-Putin Drama», The New York Times Javier Sampedro, «Tierras raras y personas preciosas», El País Carlos Manso Chicote, «Misión 'proteger el jamón ibérico': el sector trabaja en un 'DNI' contra copias e imitaciones», 20Minutos «Are women more progressive than men? Attitudinal gender gaps in West European democracies», por Peter Egge Langsæther y Carl Henrik Knutsen, International Political Science Review, octubre de 2024 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump va bientôt découvrir qu'il vit dans l'illusion du retour en arrière. Il a juste oublié une chose : aucun pays aujourd'hui ne peut fabriquer un iPhone tout seul. Démonstration de l'absurdité de la politique de Donald Trump à travers l'exemple du smartphone d'Apple. Regardez bien votre iPhone. Vous l'avez peut-être acheté dans une boutique Apple aux Etats-Unis, en Europe, en Asie, que sais-je ? Mais ce bijou de technologie n'est pas vraiment américain. Son écran vient de Corée du Sud, ces puces de Taïwan, sa batterie du Japon, son assemblage de Chine… Apple, l'une des entreprises les plus emblématiques des Etats-Unis, n'existe que grâce à un réseau mondial tentaculaire. Une alchimie parfaite entre des dizaines de pays et Trump veut casser cet équilibre. 60% de taxes sur les importations chinoises, des surtaxes sur les voitures mexicaines et canadiennes, un protectionnisme à coups de marteau qui prétend ramener l'Amérique à une époque où tout était fabriqué sur son sol. Seulement voilà, cette époque n'a jamais existé. L'économie moderne repose sur des écosystèmes interconnectés et pas sur des blocs nationaux fermés… Mots-Clés : Thomas Friedman, éditorialiste, vedette, New York Times, résumé, casser, chaînes d'approvisionnement, coûts, ralentir, innovation, affaiblir, imposer, tarif, humeurs, plan cohérent, protéger, industrie américaine, caisses de l'État, lutte, fentanyl, drogue, ravage, population, stratégie, chefs d'entreprise, inquiets, Jim Farley, PDG, Ford, courage, patrons, tarif, importations automobiles, fabriquer, voiture, acier, plastique, réseau complexe, fournisseur, pièces, technologies, frontières, microprocesseurs, intelligence artificielle, vaccins, produit, écosystème global, ARN message, Covid 19, record, coopération mondiale, réseaux, innovation, pénaliser, commerce, confiance, règles du jeu, stables, exemption, explication rationnelle, chaos, certitude, partenaire, imprévisible, instabilité, inflation, baisse, taux d'intérêt, Banque centrale, crédit, investissement, coût de la vie, électorat, ouvrier, scène internationale, tombe, humilier, alliés, européens, président ukrainien, fragiliser, Otan, signal, désastre, Asie, Japon, Indonésie, Australie, défendre, Taïwan, invasion chinoise, confiance, partenaires économiques, stratégiques, pions, coup de génie. --- La chronique économique d'Amid Faljaoui, tous les jours à 8h30 et à 17h30. Merci pour votre écoute Pour écouter Classic 21 à tout moment i: https://www.rtbf.be/radio/liveradio/classic21 ou sur l'app Radioplayer Belgique Retrouvez tous les épisodes de La chronique économique sur notre plateforme Auvio.be :https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/802 Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement. Découvrez nos autres podcasts : Le journal du Rock : https://audmns.com/VCRYfsPComic Street (BD) https://audmns.com/oIcpwibLa chronique économique : https://audmns.com/NXWNCrAHey Teacher : https://audmns.com/CIeSInQHistoires sombres du rock : https://audmns.com/ebcGgvkCollection 21 : https://audmns.com/AUdgDqHMystères et Rock'n Roll : https://audmns.com/pCrZihuLa mauvaise oreille de Freddy Tougaux : https://audmns.com/PlXQOEJRock&Sciences : https://audmns.com/lQLdKWRCook as You Are: https://audmns.com/MrmqALPNobody Knows : https://audmns.com/pnuJUlDPlein Ecran : https://audmns.com/gEmXiKzRadio Caroline : https://audmns.com/WccemSkAinsi que nos séries :Rock Icons : https://audmns.com/pcmKXZHRock'n Roll Heroes: https://audmns.com/bXtHJucFever (Erotique) : https://audmns.com/MEWEOLpEt découvrez nos animateurs dans cette série Close to You : https://audmns.com/QfFankx

President Trump today with Jordan's King Abdullah by his side, said the United States would simply take Gaza. New York Times Foreign Affairs Columnist and bestselling author Thomas Friedman, reacts to the president's comments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is our final episode. The demands of creating the show are much greater than its reach, so we are focusing our energies to do good in other ways and leaving the podcast behind.  We are grateful to all our listeners, and to all the people who commented and contacted us. We thank you for letting us be part of your lives for the last year. Carry on and fight the good fight.  Here are the shownotes to this week's episode: SHOW NOTES States of Washington, Illinois, Arizona, and Oregon's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, January 21, 2025:  https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/10_TROMot.pdf?VersionId=eWXZfvZtw60HmNTPOMluCKS_Li3n1Tu8  David Guttman, “Judge in Seattle blocks Trump order on birthright citizenship nationwide,” January 23, 2025, The Seattle Times, https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/judge-in-seattle-blocks-trump-order-on-birthright-citizenship-nationwide/ Matthew J. Vaeth, Acting Director, Office of Management and Budget, “Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs” January 27, 2025: https://blog.researchadmin.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/omb-memo-1-27.pdf   National Immigration Project, Community Explainer: Laken Riley Act, January 27, 2025: https://nipnlg.org/work/resources/community-explainer-laken-riley-act  Martin Niemöller: "First they came for..." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/martin-niemoeller-first-they-came-for-the-socialists Merriam-Webster Dictionary online page for "mandate": https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mandate Thomas Friedman, “Trump is Going Woke,”  New York Times, January 29, 2025, https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/opinion/deepseek-ai-trump.html?searchResultPosition=3  Craig's article on the benefits of DEIB for an institution, “Facilitating Belonging: Ombuds as the Helpful Stranger,” January, 2025, Journal of the International Ombuds Association, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5101487    REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE: Craig has worked with The Marjorie Kovler Center four decades and serves on its Leadership Council.  The Marjorie Kovler Center is one of the world's preeminent programs for specialized services for survivors of torture and severe trauma, including mental health care, medical care, and case management. Since its founding in 1987, the Kovler Center has served thousands of survivors, along with families and children experiencing forced migration. Today, the Kovler Center is facing an unprecedented emergency due to funding freezes from the Trump administration at a time when survivors need us more than ever before. We need your help to keep our doors open. Link: https://heartlandallianceinternational.org/donate/ (select Marjorie Kovler Center in the "I want to support" drop-down menu) INFORMATION ON IMMIGRATION AND IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS National Immigration Justice Center: https://immigrantjustice.org/  Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights:  https://www.icirr.org/  American Immigration Council: https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/  Center for Migration Studies: https://cmsny.org/?s=Kerwin&view=list&perpage=6&sort=desc  National Immigration Project: https://nipnlg.org/work/resources     

Tom's Pulitzer-Prize hat trick ... Why Beijing is relatively calm about Trump's reelection ... China hawkism in the AI community ... What's Trump's logic re Greenland and Panama? ... On Israel-Palestine, is a two-state solution still possible? ... How a stable ceasefire in Gaza could transform Israeli politics ... Why Trump may be better than Biden on Israel-Palestine ... Bob and Tom debate a possible strike on Iran ... Prospects for peace in Ukraine under Trump ... How America is making a Chinese invasion of Taiwan more likely ...

Tom's Pulitzer-Prize hat trick ... Why Beijing is relatively calm about Trump's reelection ... China hawkism in the AI community ... What's Trump's logic re Greenland and Panama? ... On Israel-Palestine, is a two-state solution still possible? ... How a stable ceasefire in Gaza could transform Israeli politics ... Why Trump may be better than Biden on Israel-Palestine ... Bob and Tom debate a possible strike on Iran ... Prospects for peace in Ukraine under Trump ... How America is making a Chinese invasion of Taiwan more likely ...

This week on CounterSpin: New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman's December 17 piece, headlined “How Elon Musk and Taylor Swift Can Resolve US-China Relations,” contained some choice Friedmanisms, like: “More Americans might get a better feel for what is going on there if they simply went and ordered room service at their hotel.” We'll talk about China trade policy with Dean Baker, co-founder and senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Plus Janine Jackson takes a quick look back at press coverage of Luigi Mangione.   The post Dean Baker on China Trade Policy appeared first on KPFA.

How different is Thomas Friedman's insistence that China "let in more Taylor Swifts" from US media coverage of China and trade policy generally?

The American saber-rattling against China has been increasing almost as fast as China’s own development in the past few years. China’s economic prosperity and international influence is undeniable yet American politicians continue to treat their rise as a threat to their global hegemony. Joining host Robert Scheer on this episode of Scheer Intelligence is Megan Russell, a writer, academic and CODEPINK's China is Not Our Enemy Campaign Coordinator. Scheer is quick to point out the intergenerational dynamic between his own work on China as a fellow in the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of California, Berkeley in the 1960s and Russell’s recent experience living in China and studying in Shanghai. Both witnessed and experienced the American perspective of China and how it has continued to undermine it. Scheer and Russell focus on her latest article, which calls out New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman for his portrayal of China and how his deficient op-ed mirrors the broader perception of China in the United States. While many may think that China is an authoritarian country with people living under the heel of Xi Jinping, the actual material conditions of its population are often left out. “Something [people] don't talk about enough, in my opinion, is how China managed to eradicate extreme poverty. And that's not just a minimum income level, it also means access to food, to clothes, healthcare, clean housing, free education. It means infrastructure, means functioning systems,” Russell says. People also point to working conditions and the outsourcing of American jobs to China as a means of attacking them. To this, Russell explains, “All China has done is use the system in place to develop and try to provide opportunities to its incredibly vast population, while still maintaining its proto-socialist policies. It's us that has exported the production of all our goods to make a few more dollars.” In the end, the US stands to lose, not only in a trade war, but also in the climate aspect, since China has also made great strides towards combatting the climate crisis. Russell cites their plan of reaching carbon neutrality by 2060 and tells Scheer, “China has really undergone this internal green energy revolution, doing far more than any other country to combat climate change.”

Antony Blinken, de Amerikaanse minister van Buitenlandse Zaken, vatte de combinatie van hoop en twijfel na de staatsgreep in Syrië uitstekend samen. Wij willen de nieuwe machthebbers best erkennen, maar dan moeten ze zich aan de fatsoensregels houden: niet sektarisch, geloofwaardig, transparant en bereid om verantwoording af te leggen. Waar hij niet over repte – in elk geval nóg niet – was de opheffing van de sancties tegen Syrië. Kortom, de nieuwe junta die de rebellen hebben gevormd, heeft nog een hoop aan te tonen. New York Times-commentator Thomas Friedman schreef: ‘Wat willen de rebellen eigenlijk? Een pluralistische democratie of een islamitische staat? De geschiedenis leert ons dat hardline islamisten doorgaans winnen’. De Israëliërs namen het zekere voor het onzekere, voerden de afgelopen dagen in Syrië 350 bombardementen uit op militaire bases, lanceerinrichtingen, opslagplaatsen voor chemische wapens, en brachten een groot deel van de Syrische oorlogsvloot tot zinken. Ze bezetten ook het niemandsland aan de Syrische kant van de grens, de eerste keer sinds de Jom Kipoeroorlog van 1973 dat ze de bestandsovereenkomst schonden. De Arabische wereld reageerde woedend, maar de Amerikanen en Russen bleven opmerkelijk stil – de Amerikanen omdat die zelf op Syrisch grondgebied dertig bombardementen uitvoerden, en de Russen omdat die, na hun afgang als bondgenoot van Assad, alleen nog oog hebben voor het behoud van hun marine- en luchtmachtbases in Syrië. Hoezeer Israël de nieuwe machthebbers ook wantrouwt, het staat buiten kijf dat de machtsovername nooit was gelukt als Israël Hezbollah in Syrië en Libanon, maar vooral Iran niet had verpletterd. Alle geopolitieke ogen zijn dan ook gericht op Teheran. Overleven de feitelijke machthebber, Khamenei, en zijn zwaargehavende Revolutionaire Garde deze blamage, of ziet de gematigde flank, met kopstukken als vicepresident en oud-buitenlandminister Zariv, een kans? De andere grote winnaar is Turkije, belangrijkste steunpilaar van de rebellen, dat zijn doelstelling bereikt door de macht in het Koerdische gebied in Syrië geheel over te nemen, en ongehinderd jacht kan maken op de prowesterse Koerden in die regio. Veelzeggend was het commentaar van de aantredende nieuwe president van hun vroegere bondgenoot Amerika: ‘Syrië is een bende, maar het is niet onze vriend. De VS moet er niets mee te maken willen hebben. Dit is niet ons gevecht. Laat ze hun gang gaan, blijf erbuiten’. Geen idee wat Trump van plan is met de negenhonderd Amerikaanse soldaten die tot de huidige dag in Syrië IS blokkeren. Het klinkt allemaal erg cynisch, en dat zou het niet moeten zijn. Het schrikregime van Assad is verdreven, in Turkije staan vluchtelingen te trappelen om terug te keren, in Nederland komt dat ook op gang. Goed voor de vluchtelingen, en goed voor onze eigen politieke verhoudingen. Want hadden wij niet een klein probleempje met migratie?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In het voorjaar van 1982 liet Hafez al-Assad, vader en voorganger van de huidige Syrische president Bashar al-Assad, de stad Hama met de grond gelijk maken. Zo'n 20.000 burgers werd neergemaaid en in massagraven gegooid, die vervolgens met bulldozers werden geëgaliseerd. Een groot deel van de stad leek op een aantal voetbalvelden, waar hier en daar nog een hand of knie uitstak. Wat hadden de slachtoffers misdreven? Zij waren opstandige soennieten, gelieerd aan de Egyptische Moslimbroederschap. New York Times commentator Thomas Friedman ging er destijds, toen nog als correspondent, kijken en bedacht de term ‘Hama-regels' voor leiders in de Arabische wereld: ‘regeer door middel van angst, plant angst in de harten van je mensen door duidelijk te maken dat je volgens geen enkele regel speelt, zodat ze er nooit, nooit, nooit over peinzen om tegen je te rebelleren'. Assad jr. houdt zich al dertien jaar aan de ‘Hama-regels', sinds hij demonstraties tegen zijn regime keihard neersloeg. De demonstranten, veelal soennieten, maar ook Koerden, Yazidi's, Druzen, Assyriërs en talrijke andere minderheden, voelden zich geïnspireerd door wat toen de Arabische Lente heette. Assad, zelf Aleviet – een liberale sjiitische stroming – die een broze coalitie vormde met de christenen, voelde zich bedreigd en startte een burgeroorlog waarin hij geen middel schuwde, inclusief chemische wapens, en die inmiddels 600.000 mensen het leven heeft gekost. Zijn krijgsmacht stelde niet veel voor, maar bondgenoot Iran stuurde eenheden van de Revolutionaire Gardes en Hezbollah, en bondgenoot Rusland stuurde zijn luchtmacht.  De Russisch-Iraanse actie leidde tot verpulvering van delen van het land, en in het bijzonder de historische stad Aleppo. In 2020 leidde Russisch-Turkse bemiddeling tot een staakt-het-vuren. Omdat Israël de slagkracht van Iran en Hezbollah nu stevig heeft verminderd, durfden rebellen van Tahrir al-Sham, een wat minder fanatiek broertje van Al Qaeda, het aan om een poging te doen de stad te heroveren. Het ziet ernaar uit dat het lukt. De Russische luchtmacht kwam meteen in actie, maar die heeft te weinig materieel en mankracht om tegelijkertijd in Oekraïne en Syrië te vechten. Iraakse pro-Assad-milities zijn ook geen partij voor de rebellen.  Een groot deel van de bevolking van Aleppo is blij met de rebellen  , terwijl Assad het zich niet kan veroorloven om de op één na grootste stad in het land te verliezen en de ‘Hama regels' zal toepassen. En dus kijken we naar de herleving van een conflict dat we een beetje waren vergeten. Politiek en journalistiek doen immers aan selectieve verontwaardiging. Na de Russische invasie in Oekraïne, en zeker sinds het uitbreken van de Gaza- en Libanonoorlogen, is Syrië aan onze aandacht ontsnapt. De Syrische bevolking verdient beter. En het is wel degelijk ook ons probleem, want reken maar op een nieuwe stroom vluchtelingen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You can find the op-ed by Thomas Friedman, “Mr. Trump, Do You Realize How Much the World Has Changed Since You Were President?” Nov. 26, 202 at:    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/opinion/trump-israel-iran.html  Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation, October 3, 1863,  can be found at:  https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/docs/transcript_for_abraham_lincoln_thanksgiving_proclamation_1863.pdf  A colleague on the same Solidarity Pilgrimage with me posted the following statement about our trip:  For more information on how Palestinians have had their human rights violated for over a century, see Rashid Khalidi, The Hundred Years' War on Palestine, A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017, (N.Y., Henry Holt & Co., 2020).  Visit the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center at https://sabeel.org  and the Community Renewal Society at:  https://www.communityrenewalsociety.org/  You can find Ethan Avriel's  Haaretz article that  we discussed about the Palestinian economy, "On the Road to Annexation, Israel Is Intentionally Causing Economic Collapse in the West Bank," at:  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-11-19/ty-article-magazine/.premium/on-the-road-to-annexation-israel-is-intentionally-causing-a-palestinian-economic-collapse/00000193-3f53-d8aa-a3b3-3fdf3a6a0000  

Seth Leibsohn takes on Thomas Friedman of The New York Times and his open letter to President Trump this morning; advice Trump and every normal American should dispose of. Producer David Doll banters with Seth on Thanksgiving's American virtues. We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning. Prices from famous Phoenix restaurant Durant's in 1969. Vice President Harris is taking a vacation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is the second instalment of our full-length in-depth discussion. With Donald Trump now declared winner of the 2024 presidential race, the United States stands on the brink of a new era. Yet, as New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Thomas Friedman has warned, the implications of Trump's ambitious agenda may be far from harmonious. Trump has vowed to end the war in Ukraine on his first day in office, impose tariffs on China, and pressure Israel to conclude the war in Gaza. But will these bold promises stabilise global tensions — or further stoke them? In November 2024, Friedman returned to the Intelligence Squared stage in London for his first appearance since the pandemic. In conversation with broadcaster Ritula Shah he explored whether Trump's policies will serve America's interests or undermine its alliances and role in global affairs. This is the second instalment of our full-length in-depth discussion. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to the full conversation immediately as an early access subscriber, plus our extra extended version of the conversation available to Members-only, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israel's current Prime Minister and a former Defence Minister, adding yet another layer of complexity to an already fraught geopolitical landscape. Meanwhile, speculation grows about a potential ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, aimed at bringing a fragile quiet to the north. Yonit and Jonathan are also joined by two widely admired journalists: Thomas L. Friedman of The New York Times, who says the second Trump presidency could spell either opportunity or disaster for Israel, and Ilana Dayan of Israel's Channel 12, who gives an exclusive, English-language reading of a landmark speech she delivered last week at the Weizmann Institute to huge acclaim. Plus: this week's mensch award nominee is brave - and the chutzpah award is fruity. -- You can watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/POZkVIhTwHM Subscribe to our Substack: https://unholypodcast.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unholypodcast/ X: https://x.com/2jewsonthenews Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1150578065793142See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Donald Trump now declared winner of the 2024 presidential race, the United States stands on the brink of a new era. Yet, as New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Thomas Friedman has warned, the implications of Trump's ambitious agenda may be far from harmonious. Trump has vowed to end the war in Ukraine on his first day in office, impose tariffs on China, and pressure Israel to conclude the war in Gaza. But will these bold promises stabilise global tensions — or further stoke them? In November 2024, Friedman returned to the Intelligence Squared stage in London for his first appearance since the pandemic. In conversation with broadcaster Ritula Shah he explored whether Trump's policies will serve America's interests or undermine its alliances and role in global affairs. This is the first instalment of our full-length in-depth discussion. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to the full conversation immediately as an early access subscriber, plus our extra extended version of the conversation available to Members-only, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Que faire face à un Occident chamboulé, à des démocraties fragilisées et à une révolution technologique sans précédent ? A l'occasion de son Grand Colloque, L'Express vous livre le regard d'experts sur le monde de demain. Dans l'épisode d'aujourd'hui, Thomas Friedman, journaliste américain et connaisseur du Proche-Orient, dévoile les enjeux du conflit en cours. Retrouvez tous les détails de l'épisode ici et inscrivez-vous à notre newsletter. L'équipe : Écriture et présentation : Charlotte Baris Réalisation : Jules Krot Musique et habillage : Emmanuel Herschon / Studio Torrent Logo : Jérémy Cambour Pour nous écrire : laloupe@lexpress.fr Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

durée : 00:39:15 - France Culture va plus loin (l'Invité(e) des Matins) - par : Guillaume Erner, Isabelle de Gaulmyn - S'appuyant sur dix années de journalisme entre Beyrouth et Jérusalem, Thomas L. Friedman se pose en observateur avisé des évènements actuels au Proche-Orient. Il dévoile les grands enjeux du conflit en cours entre Israël et le Hezbollah et propose des pistes pour éviter l'embrasement régional. - réalisation : Félicie Faugère - invités : Thomas Friedman Éditorialiste, auteur

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Tucker Carlson and a guest of his blame Winston Churchill for World War II. Thomas Friedman blames Bibi Netanyahu for the murder of the hostages. These are just some of the outrages we discuss on today’s podcast, along with a conversation around our own Christine Rosen’s new book, The Extinction of Experience. Give a listen.

Donny sits down with three-time Pulitzer Prize winner who is a weekly columnist for The New York Times, Thomas Friedman. Friedman, who has written on foreign affairs and the Middle East, joins Donny for an in depth discussion about the latest news from the war in Gaza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kamalamentum continues! The vice president's poll numbers continue to rise. Zoom calls raise millions for the campaign. Trump waffles on debating Kamala. JD Vance thinks child-free people are sociopaths and psychos. The VP search is down to Kelly or Walz. Trump is weird. Why the weird tactic works. Trump is a corrosive kind of weird. Thomas Friedman hates the weird attack. Trump threatens to not leave office in 2028. Not the first time he's said this. Stop giving him the benefit of the doubt. Project 2025 will help him stay in office. With Buzz Burbank, music by 3Force and Megan McDuffee, State to State, and more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas Friedman has been thinking about the Middle East since he was 15 years old and he's been covering the region for 45 years. He remains adamant that the only way forward for Israelis and Palestinians is through a two-state solution. He tells Peter what it will take to get there.Go to audible.com/news where you'll find Peter Bergen's recommendations for other news, journalism and nonfiction listening.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Netanyahu calls out the Biden administration for withholding weapons, Thomas Friedman wants Sinwar in power and Bib overthrown and the UN panel finds no conclusive evidence that a famine exists in Gaza. All this and more on Caroline Glick's In-Focus!

In this special edition of Washington Week with The Atlantic, moderator Jeffrey Goldberg sits down with New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman to discuss the conflicts in the Middle East and President Biden's response.

On this unusual “from the vault” episode of Unsupervised Learning, Razib talks to John Massey, a retired Australian engineer who has been a long-time correspondent. Massey and Razib recorded this podcast in the spring of 2021, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time, Australia and China were enacting strict lockdowns to halt the spread of the virus, while the US and Europe were already taking a more relaxed approach. Though the conversation is a bit of a temporal rewind, back to a time when Americans were more worried about infection than inflation, the overarching theme is the role of China in the world and its possible future history. Massey, though an Australian, has married into an ethnic Chinese family, and some of his grandchildren live in China. The current great power tension of the 21st century is clearly China vs. the US, and in this battle Massey takes a broadly pro-Chinese stance. This is obviously a minority view for Westerners, but it is not entirely unheard of, with even voices as prominent as Thomas Friedman, columnist at The New York Times, waxing poetic about Chinese technocratic efficiency. Prior to its recent economic doldrums and fertility problems, the narrative of China ascendant was dominant and overpowering, and Massey reflects a faction of the West that still believes that Asian power's preeminence is inevitable, given the forces of history. For them, the fundamental question is simply how we in the West will adapt to it. For the first time ever, parents going through IVF can use whole genome sequencing to screen their embryos for hundreds of conditions. Harness the power of genetics to keep your family safe, with Orchid. Check them out at orchidhealth.com.

Will Israel and Iran's unprecedented attacks escalate into a wider mideast conflict? A “forever war”? This week, columnist Tom Friedman joins the hosts to unpack the latest developments, what it means for Gaza, and the implications for the region writ large.A full transcript of this audio essay will be available within 24 hours of publication on the Times website.Mentioned in this episode:“How to Be Pro-Palestinian, Pro-Israeli and Pro-Iranian” by Thomas L. Friedman“Iran Just Made a Big Mistake. Israel Shouldn't Follow.” by Thomas L. Friedman“A Biden Doctrine for the Middle East Is Forming. And It's Big.” by Thomas L. Friedman“Netanyahu Must Go” by Bret StephensThoughts about the show? Email us at matterofopinion@nytimes.com or leave a voicemail at (212) 556-7440.

On this episode of the GZERO World Podcast, while the Gaza war rages on with no end in sight, Ian Bremmer and three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman discuss how it could end, who is standing in the way, and what comes next. Currently, a rift between the Biden administration and the Israeli government over how to handle the conflict is widening. More than 32,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, including nearly 14,000 children, according to local health officials and the United Nations. And over a hundred Israelis remain hostages of Hamas. And to make matters worse, just this week, thousands of Israelis took to the streets to call for Netanyahu's ouster, an Israeli airstrike in Damascus killed several top Iranian commanders (threatening a wider regional escalation), and another Israeli strike in Gaza killed seven aid workers in a food convoy for the nonprofit, World Central Kitchen. It may seem premature to talk about a resolution to this conflict, but Friedman argues that it is more important now than ever to map out a viable endgame. "Either we're going to go into 2024 with some really new ideas,” Friedman tells Ian, “or we're going back to 1947 with some really new weapons." Also, Friedman emphasizes the "codependency" between Netanyahu and Hamas, noting Bibi's reliance on a right-wing coalition opposed to any progress toward Palestinian unity.Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, to receive new episodes as soon as they're published.

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump is “proud” of his role in overturning Roe v. Wade. Also, Jack Smith urges the Supreme Court to reject Trump's immunity claims. And global protests erupt as the Gaza war hits the half-year mark. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Colin Allred, Joyce Vance, and Thomas Friedman join Lawrence O'Donnell.

On this episode of the GZERO World Podcast, while the Gaza war rages on with no end in sight, Ian Bremmer and three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman discuss how it could end, who is standing in the way, and what comes next.  Currently, a rift between the Biden administration and the Israeli government over how to handle the conflict is widening. More than 32,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, including nearly 14,000 children, according to local health officials and the United Nations. And over a hundred Israelis remain hostages of Hamas. And to make matters worse, just this week, thousands of Israelis took to the streets to call for Netanyahu's ouster, an Israeli airstrike in Damascus killed several top Iranian commanders (threatening a wider regional escalation) and another Israeli strike in Gaza killed seven aid workers in a food convoy for the nonprofit, World Central Kitchen. It may seem premature to talk about a resolution to this conflict, but Friedman argues that it is more important now than ever to map out a viable endgame. "Either we're going to go into 2024 with some really new ideas,” Friedman tells Ian, “or we're going back to 1947 with some really new weapons." Also, Friedman emphasizes the "codependency" between Netanyahu and Hamas, noting Bibi's reliance on a right-wing coalition opposed to any progress toward Palestinian unity.

On Wednesday's Mark Levin Show, Communist China has a massive propaganda operation that reaches into our homes and our culture. The issue with TikTok has nothing to do with the First Amendment, libertarianism, or Facebook, and it is upsetting to see conservatives and pseudo-conservatives argue like liberal Marxists to allow TikTok to remain in the hands of China. Also, Thomas Friedman of the New York Times is an enemy of the state of Israel and has spent two decades trying to destroy the current state of Israel and replace it with a fairytale. Friedman is a mouthpiece for the self-hating Jews in America and does not want Israel to win against Hamas, just like the Biden Administration and the pro-Hamas Democrat party. 8 Democrat senators led by Bernie Sanders are demanding that if Netanyahu and Israel do not bow to their demands, they will cut off military aid and support to Israel, but they do not demand that Joe Biden stop funding Iran and their terrorist surrogates. Later, Mark is joined by Bernie Moreno to discuss the Republican primary race for the Senate seat in Ohio, his fight against an establishment RINO, and his endorsement by Donald Trump and conservative Republicans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For over four decades, Thomas Friedman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning luminary renowned for his insightful columns in The New York Times and a friend of The Axe Files, has been a steadfast voice delving into the intricate tapestry of the Middle East. His profound understanding of the region's nuances is unparalleled, making him an invaluable ally in navigating its tumultuous landscape. As the harrowing conflict in Gaza persists, David thought it was time to sit down for some wisdom from his old friend. With the omnipresent specter of social media threats and the ever-evolving challenges of modern diplomacy, their conversation couldn't be timelier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tucker Carlson recently traveled to Russia to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin, and heads in the establishment commentariat predictably exploded. The European Union is threatening to sanction Carlson as a result, while the Ukrainian government has placed Carlson's name on the country's “kill list.” Jimmy is joined by Due Dissidence's Russell Dobular and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger to discuss the rank McCarthyism on display in this episode from the American liberal class. Plus a segment on New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman's asinine column comparing various Middle Eastern people to animals and insects. Also featuring Stef Zamorano and Mike MacRae! And phone calls from Joe Biden and Michael Douglas!

Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with Steven Friedman, director of the Centre for the Study of Democracy at the University of Johannesburg, to discuss his recent book Good Jew Bad Jew: Racism, anti-Semitism and the assault on meaning. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Biden's strikes on Iraq and Syria, environmental disaster in Los Angeles and Chile, Israel's assault on Gaza, the DOA US border deal, Biden's dismal polling, US labor action, Mike Johnson's Israel aid, and issues in Boeing and Tesla production, before parsing through the Democrats once again choosing to capitulate to far-right policy despite no electoral benefit, with little to no pushback from the US media. Steven Friedman then joins, parsing through the birth of his recent work from the severe backlash to anti-Zionist and anti-racist Jews as “self-hating,” alongside a severe perversion of the concept of anti-Semitism from the hatred of Jews as a people, to a narrow opposition to the apartheid state of Israel, also touching on the growing union between the state of Israel and the biggest celebrity symbols of anti-Semitism. Stepping back, Friedman explores the evolution of Zionism in relation to a largely Europe-based Jewry, with OG Zionists like Theodor Herzl and A.D. Gordon seeing the exclusion of the Jewish people from the European elite as a cultural failing of their people – one that can be solved via the establishment of a Zionist state and thus a Zionist elite. Expanding on this, Friedman walks Sam and Emma through Europe's perspective on Zionism, with German and British elites highlighting the roles Israel could play in both acting as a European-aligned outpost in the Middle East and as a way to encourage the expulsion of Jews from Europe. Next, Steven back to the establishment of Israel as an attempt by certain people to Europeanize the Jewish people, through a complete embrace of Europe's fashionable ideologies of nationalism and colonialism, particularly as Jewish discrimination in Europe largely excluded them from these developing regimes, and touches on the nature of the Holocaust as exemplary of the spectrum of humanity with which the West viewed the rest of the world. Wrapping up, Friedman, Sam, and Emma explore the history of the relationship between South Africa and Palestine and what the relationship between democracy and apartheid tells us about Western ideology. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma discuss the impending end of Kyrsten Sinema, watch Jack Posobiec connect the strings on Taylor Swift's DNC ties, and discuss Connecticut's new debt cancellation plan. Thomas Friedman returns to the New York Times to remind us of his extraordinary bigotry, John Kirby struggles not to say the obvious regarding US military action in the Middle East, and the MR Crew dives into the “why” of Biden's attempted immigration deal, plus, your calls and IMs! Check out Steven's book here: https://nyupress.org/9781776148493/good-jew-bad-jew/ Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today's sponsors: Cozy Earth: IF you've never tried Cozy Earth, I've got awesome news!  You can SAVE up to 35% off Cozy Earth right now!  But hurry... this offer won't last. Go to https://CozyEarth.com and enter my promo code MAJORITY REPORT at checkout  for up to 35% percent off on your first  order! That's https://CozyEarth.com promo code MAJORITY REPORT. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon's show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Today is Day 122 of the war. Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. US special envoy Amos Hochstein was in Israel this weekend for talks with Israeli officials on a developing framework to push Lebanese terror group Hezbollah from Israel's northern borders amid roiling tensions and daily exchanges of fire. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is also meant to arrive. Is there a real potential for a deal? Israel's stated goals for the war against Hamas in Gaza have long been to topple the terror regime and to bring back the hostages. Would a pause in fighting for the release of the hostages undermine the goal of defanging Hamas? According to The New York Times' Thomas Friedman, US President Joe Biden's administration is homing in on a new doctrine involving an unprecedented push to immediately advance the creation of a demilitarized but viable Palestinian state. But would either the Palestinians or the Israelis be on board? For the latest updates, please look at The Times of Israel's ongoing live blog. Discussed articles include: Live blog February 5, 2024 In Israel, US envoy said to report progress in talks to remove Hezbollah from border A hostage deal would put goal of toppling Hamas at risk — but not out of reach Biden said set to make push for demilitarized Palestinian state as part of new doctrine THOSE WE HAVE LOST: Civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas's onslaught on Israel THOSE WE ARE MISSING: The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out the previous Daily Briefing episode: https://omny.fm/shows/the-daily-briefing/day-121-anatomy-of-the-fraying-israel-egypt-allian IMAGE: Soldiers operate in Gaza in an image published February 5, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

First: Jailed Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi is still fighting for women's rights in Iran at great cost to herself and her family. Christiane speaks with her daughter, Kiana  Plus: Origin is a movie like no other. Director Ava Duvernay takes a deep, inpiring dive into the origins of racism, America's original sin.  And: Veteran columnist Thomas Friedman tells Walter Isaacson why Benjamin Netanyahu's cynical politics could hurt Israel and Joe Biden's presidency.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“I have no idea how this ends. I've never seen it so broken,” Thomas L. Friedman, a New York Times Opinion columnist who has been covering the Middle East for decades, tells me.It's been just over 100 days since Hamas's attack on Israel, and the costs of the war are staggering. In polling from late fall, 64 percent of Gazans reported that a family member had been killed or injured. Nearly two million Gazans — almost the entire population — have been displaced from their homes, and analysis of satellite imagery reveals that about half the buildings in the Gaza Strip have probably been destroyed or damaged.Israel believes that more than 100 hostages are being held captive in Gaza, and polling reveals that Hamas has gained popularity among Palestinians while support for Israel has plummeted around the world. When this war ends, will Israel really be safer? Who will govern Gaza? What will be left of Gaza?Friedman is the author of “From Beirut to Jerusalem,” among other books. He has covered the Middle East for decades and won a Pulitzer for his reporting from Israel. And so I wanted to ask him: What does he think of where Israel is now, and what does he imagine comes next?Mentioned:Columnist Assistant applicationThomas L. Friedman's recent columns“‘Joe Biden May Be the Last Pro-Israel Democratic'” by Thomas L. FriedmanBook Recommendations:The Little Drummer Girl by John Le CarréThe Splendid and the Vile by Erik LarsonI'm Your Man by Sylvie SimmonsThoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com.You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast, and you can find Ezra on Twitter @ezraklein. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.This episode of “The Ezra Klein Show” was produced by Annie Galvin. Fact-checking by Michelle Harris, with Kate Sinclair. Our senior engineer is Jeff Geld, with additional mixing by Efim Shapiro. Our senior editor is Claire Gordon. The show's production team also includes Rollin Hu and Kristin Lin. Original music by Isaac Jones. Audience strategy by Kristina Samulewski and Shannon Busta. The executive producer of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser. And special thanks to Sonia Herrero.

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump asks the Supreme Court to keep him on the ballot nationwide. Also, the U.S. condemns Israeli ministers' “inflammatory” remarks on resettling Palestinians outside of Gaza. Plus, Trump appeals the Colorado ballot ruling ahead of the March 5 primary. And a federal appeals panel blocks the Biden administration's guidance on emergency abortions in Texas. Andrew Weissmann, Neal Katyal, Thomas Friedman, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, and Michele Goodwin join Lawrence O'Donnell.

On Thursday's Mark Levin Show, Ron DeSantis won the last Republican Presidential debate, with Chris Christie and Nikki Haley in last place. Haley is a liberal, not even a RINO. Chris Christie is a hot head who gets very angry very fast, and he's lecturing and yelling at the debate. Christie's not going to be the nominee of the party - he won't even come close. He's running for president of New Hampshire. Donald Trump's decision not to go to the debate was brilliant, why lower yourself to Christie? Also, Nihad Awad helped set up CAIR, which is a front group for Hamas. CAIR is part of the Democrat party and Awad celebrated what happened on October 7th and is applauded by American Muslims for Palestine. He's celebrating the rape and murder of girls. When he's with people who share his ideology, his true colors come out. This is what's happened to America, people like Awad exploit our freedom. Later, UPenn President Liz Magill walks back her comments during a House hearing on antisemitism on college campuses. UPenn is a disgraceful institution. It's not free speech to intimidate people based on their religion – that's not free speech. It's not free speech for a mob carrying signs or flags with swastikas on them and surrounding a Jewish student. This is what's going on, on college campuses. Sen Bernie Sanders hates both America and the state of Israel. He has spent his life undermining and attacking American civil society, culture, history, the Constitution, and market capitalism, all of which must be destroyed if his ideology is to prevail. He trashes any Israeli government that does not capitulate to the demands of the Palestinian terrorists, the U.S. State Department, and the likes of New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman. And like them, he insists that Israel carve itself up into indefensible pieces and gift their ancestral homeland to groups and people who want to slaughter them.  He has been a voice for some of the most dangerous and radical reprobates in the Middle East and around the world. In other words, Sanders is the Rashida Tlaib of the Senate, and he is a favorite among the most left-wing, antisemitic organizations in our country.  Afterward, Sean Hannity calls in with breaking news about Huner Biden and his new movie, Jingle Smells. Finally, Rep Claudia Tenney calls in to introduce the R Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#Canada: Why does Thomas Friedman seek to depose Netanyahu, the elected PM & What is to be done? https://nationalpost.com/opinion/conrad-black-new-york-times-writer-pretends-to-be-very-scared-of-israels-netanyahu?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Conrad%20Black%20-%20Follow%20the%20author%202023-11-21&utm_term=Conrad%20Black%20Newsletter 1942 zany

Buck and Carrie get a puppy. Israelis forced to release horrific video of Hamas atrocities to combat the worldwide spasm of anti-Semitic denial. Trey Yingst of Fox News describes graphic video evidence. Huge pro-Hamas demonstration in Brooklyn. Frightening rise of anti-Semitism on the left. NYT apologizes for printing Hamas propaganda on hospital bombing. Forty years since bombing of Marine barracks in Beirut. Thomas Friedman op-ed warns Israel not to go into Gaza to eliminate Hamas. Stunning response to Hamas terror.Follow Clay & Buck on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/clayandbuckSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Buck and Carrie get a puppy. Israelis forced to release horrific video of Hamas atrocities to combat the worldwide spasm of anti-Semitic denial. Trey Yingst of Fox News describes graphic video evidence. Huge pro-Hamas demonstration in Brooklyn. Frightening rise of anti-Semitism on the left. NYT apologizes for printing Hamas propaganda on hospital bombing. Forty years since bombing of Marine barracks in Beirut. Thomas Friedman op-ed warns Israel not to go into Gaza to eliminate Hamas. Stunning response to Hamas terror.Follow Clay & Buck on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/clayandbuckSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Wednesday's Mark Levin Show, FBI Director Christopher Wray testified today and he made it seem like everything is going great at the FBI. It's amazing how Democrats defend what's going on at the FBI. They defend it because they have succeeded in devouring the FBI and DOJ - they own it now. The FBI needs to be dismantled and put back together. Wray's biggest defender is Chris Christie; he will defend Wray at all costs and trash Donald Trump. It is clear the media seek to take out Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis, and some conservatives are falling for it. Chris Christie isn't in this race to become president – he's in it to get a RINO nominated or support Biden. Also, a new Twitter files dropped and it explains why a federal judge blocked the Biden administration from colluding with Big Tech. All of this collusion that took place at Twitter and Facebook was all on Wray's watch from 2017 and on. Afterward, Gov Ron DeSantis calls in and explains that there needs to be a major overhaul at the FBI, starting with Director Wray! Also, DeSantis says the attacks on him and his family by the media are a badge of honor. Later, the Biden administration has a plan to get around the Supreme Court decision and force you to subsidize these massive student loan payments. They are stealing your tax money to buy votes. Finally, New York Times Israel-hater, Thomas Friedman, is the go-to hack columnist for the Biden regime when they attack Israel and Netanyahu, just as he was the sleazy attack dog for the Obama regime when they attacked Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices