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America Became Great Because of the Things Trump Hates

America Became Great Because of the Things Trump Hates

“Shock and awe” didn’t end well in Iraq and it won’t end well in the United States.

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The Disturbing Question at the Heart of the Trump-Putin Drama

The Disturbing Question at the Heart of the Trump-Putin Drama

For the next four years, at least, the America we knew is over.

26.02.2025 200

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Why Trump’s Bullying Is Going to Backfire

Why Trump’s Bullying Is Going to Backfire

The scariest thing about what President Trump is doing with his tariffs-for-all strategy is that he has no clue what he is doing.

19.02.2025 200

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What’s Most Frightening About Trump’s Gaza Ravings

There is a case to make for fresh thinking about Gaza. But Trump’s plan is not fresh thinking, it’s fresh riffing.

12.02.2025 300

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Our Bar-Napkin Presidency

The president’s impulsive tariffs are a symptom of a deeper challenge to U.S. manufacturing.

05.02.2025 100

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Trump Is Going Woke

The president’s energy policies may not make America great again, but they will definitely help make China great again.

29.01.2025 400

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How Elon Musk and Taylor Swift Can Resolve U.S.-China Relations

Advertisement Supported by Thomas L. Friedman By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist I just spent a week in Beijing and Shanghai, meeting with...

19.12.2024 200

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Mr. Trump, Do You Realize How Much the World Has Changed Since You Were President?

Advertisement Supported by Thomas L. Friedman By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist Donald Trump left the White House nearly four years ago....

26.11.2024 100

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How Trump Can Earn a Place in History That He Did Not Expect

Advertisement Supported by Thomas L. Friedman By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist, reporting from Abu Dhabi Does Donald Trump’s return to the...

20.11.2024 50

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Trump Had It Easy the First Time

Advertisement Supported by Thomas L. Friedman By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist, writing from Tel Aviv I don’t know why people say that...

13.11.2024 100

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A Harris Presidency Is the Only Way to Stay Ahead of A.I.

Opinion Thomas L. Friedman Credit... Al Drago for The New York Times Supported by By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist There are many reasons I...

30.10.2024 40

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How the Biden Team Plans to Build Peace From Sinwar’s Death

Advertisement Supported by Thomas L. Friedman By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist It is impossible to exaggerate the importance of the death of...

18.10.2024 100

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How America Can Stop a Mideast Missile War That Everyone Will Lose

Advertisement Supported by Thomas L. Friedman By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist Let’s review the latest headlines: The United States is...

16.10.2024 200

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What I’m Thinking About on the First Anniversary of the War

One year after being attacked, Israel has not won the battle on the ground or the battle for a good story to tell about itself and this war.

07.10.2024 30

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What This Israel-Hezbollah-Hamas-Iran Conflict is Really About

The devastating blow to Hezbollah by Israel has a place in the global struggle between the “coalition of inclusion” and “coalition of...

30.09.2024 100

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Why Everything Is Suddenly Spiraling for Israel

Israel faces a dire threat from the outside, and its prime minister and his allies have been prioritizing their own interests.

26.09.2024 100

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How Netanyahu Is Trying to Save Himself, Elect Trump and Defeat Harris

Advertisement Supported by Thomas L. Friedman By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist If President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris needed...

04.09.2024 300

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The Dangerous Game That Iran Is Playing

Advertisement Supported by Thomas L. Friedman By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist One of my ironclad rules of reporting in the Middle East is...

01.08.2024 1

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Netanyahu Looks Like a Small Leader at a Historic Moment

Advertisement Supported by Thomas L. Friedman By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist When I think about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

24.07.2024 100

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