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Globalism's pen pal

Smith, Patrick | June 14, 1999 issue

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The article focuses on the book "The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization," by Thomas L. Friedman. Friedman is a globalist and a futurist and a techie true believer, but he thinks people should be separated according to race, ethnicity and religion. "The Lexus and the Olive Tree," reminds that Friedman is worth understanding-not as a thinker or an analyst but as a phenomenon. He arrived on the United States' most influential opinion page after faithfully following U. S. Secretary of State James Baker-by numerous accounts, another ethically questionable relationship, a poor substitute for experience in any case.

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FRIEDMAN, Thomas L.; LEXUS & the Olive Tree, The (Book); GLOBALIZATION; BAKER, James Addison, 1930-; ETHNICITY; UNITED States
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