Thomas Friedman's getting his ass kicked

New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas Friedman has a new book called "The World is Flat." I like Tom. I've read many of his columns and two of his previous books. He makes sense to me, and I like his insights, but I probably won't put his newest effort on my nightstand. The New York Press eviserated not only the book, but the man as well. The Economist terms the work "a dreary failure." Slate is more complimentary, while Lawrence R. Jacobs, a professor I've never heard of, is rather lukewarm. I'll pass, at least until the paperback edition.

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