June 2012
52 posts
Mr. Friedman, is Turkey a bridge, a gully, or an...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, is Turkey a bridge, a gully, or an island? I am hoping to go for vacation and want to know what to pack.
-Jan, Toronto
Mr. Friedman, is that a sandstorm or brainstorm?...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, is that a sandstorm or brainstorm? Either way, will it help us kill the no. 1 man in Al-Qaeda?
-Shirley, Tucson
Mr. Friedman, what is best remedy for head...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, what is the best remedy for head injuries sustained while crashing into the wall in the Arab mind?
-Melissa, Dearborn
Foreign Policy | Was the Arab Spring Worth It? →
orientalismisalive:
Let me rephrase that question for you, FP and Ibish.
Was living under 30+ years under authoritarian regimes, steep income inequalities, rampant corruption and oppression, and the fear of expressing oneself worth it?
Mr. Friedman, when am I ovulating this month?
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, when am I ovulating this month?
-Teresa, Minneapolis
Mr. Friedman, is this a good location for a...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, is this a good location for a Victoria’s Secret sweatshop?
-Amina, Amman
Mr. Friedman, how can we be sure that refusing to...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, how can we be sure that refusing to sell Apple® products to Farsi-speaking Iranian-Americans will keep Israel safe?
- Stephanie, Myrtle Beach
Mr. Friedman, which bubble is the greatest threat...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, there are so many bubbles. Which one is the greatest threat to the world economy?
- Gina, Orlando
Mr. Friedman, How can one distinguish a...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, when you said Bibi’s standing ovation was bought and paid for by the Israel lobby, they called you a self-hating Jew. Sometimes they call me a self-hating Jew. How does one know when one is a self-loving Jew? How can one distinguish a self-loving Jew from someone who is just a wanker?
- Rachel, San Francisco
Mr. Friedman, in the absence of a social safety...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, in the absence of a social safety net can I use these?
-Roberta, Des Moines
Mr. Friedman, will you light up my nights?
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, will you light up my nights?
-Africa
Mr. Friedman, I often revisit your words of praise... →
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, I often revisit your words of praise for the Bush administration’s “willingness to restore our deterrence.” You wrote:
No, the axis-of-evil idea isn’t thought through — but that’s what I like about it. It says to these countries and their terrorist pals: “We know what…
Mr. Friedman, will austerity help put the “Leap”...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, will austerity help put the “Leap” back in “Leapin’ Leprechaun”?
-Saoirse, Limerick
Mr. Friedman, would you tell us who is Egypt's...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, back in February you wrote that “Egypt today has only two predators: poverty and illiteracy.” Now that the scary-sounding Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi has beaten Twitter to become Egypt’s next president in a democratic election, can we introduce a third?
- Cheryl, Corpus Christi
BBC Documentary -
Egypt’s Secret Police...
Mr. Friedman, what is the proper etiquette on...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, I have a question for you about professionalism. I’m sitting in a panel at a journalism conference. What is the proper etiquette on using your iPhone as a mirror when performing the feminine arts?
-Kiera, Boston
Mr. Friedman, is it your broad shoulders that...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, is it your broad shoulders that allow you to so gracefully bear the White Man’s Burden?
- Budiwati, Jakarta
Discussion of drone attacks with law professor...
Mr. Friedman, how can I acquire a German work...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, how can I acquire a German work ethic?
-Maria, Corinth
Mr. Friedman, my Ethical Compass is broken. Can...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, my Ethical Compass is broken. Can you help me fix it? Better yet, can you be my compass?
- Hillary, D.C.
Mr. Friedman, you inspired me to become a...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, you inspired me to become a practicing Fayyadist but today I find myself alone and questioning my faith. How can I believe again?
- Suzette, Ramallah
Mr. Friedman, has there ever been a war between...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, has there ever been a war between two states that both have strip clubs?
- Masha, Kiev
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, have you ever had that not-so-French feeling?
- Erin, Spokane
Mr. Friedman, will I ever find someone who...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, will I ever find someone who understands my country, my faith, my culture, our traditions, my community, my family, my life, and what it’s like to be me the way you do?
- Amal, Misrata
Mr. Friedman, does my self-determination make me...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, does my self-determination make me look fat?
- Aisha, Al Hamlah
Mr. Friedman, please email Larry Page and ask him...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, Google Maps tells me it should only take 21 minutes to get from where I live to where I was born, but it didn’t ask if I was Palestinian before calculating the travel time. Can you please email Larry Page and ask him to add roughly six and a half decades to this algorithm? Thanks for everything you’ve done for us.
- Dalal, Dheisheh
Mr. Friedman, how does one get from Beirut to...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, how does one get from Beirut to Jerusalem?
- Jawahar, Shatila refugee camp
Thomas Friedman's Profound Vase-Breaking Advice
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, I just broke my vase to get rid of the rancid water inside, as you suggested. But now my vase is broken and there is rancid water all over my kitchen floor. Also, the vase was a very valuable family heirloom. What did I do wrong?
- Salma, Baghdad
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, how long must we wait for The Mustache Spring?
- Roshni, Muharraq Governorate
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, my olive tree grove was destroyed by settlers. How do I start a Lexus dealership?
- Rawda, Beit Ummar
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, can globalization save my husband?
-Madeleine, Paris
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, how many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop?
- Saffo, New York
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, is my chinchilla depressed?
- Pilar, Cochabamba
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, I’m about to marry my childhood sweetheart and couldn’t be happier. Any idea what color wedding dress will attract the fewest Predator drones?
- Amina, Wadpagga
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, when will you put on your keffiyeh and come fix the divided Arab world?
- Leyla, Cairo
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, do I have to comply every time a man tells me to “suck on this”?
-Belén, New York
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, should I try to grow it out?
- Khadija, Dubai
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, please be honest. Were we South Sudanese really ready for independence? And do you think we actually deserve it?
- Esther, Ramciel
Mr. Friedman, can I really have the Lexus and the...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, can I really have the Lexus and the Olive tree?
-Shoshana, Gilo
Mr. Friedman, will we ever get our Palestinian...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, will we ever get our Palestinian Gandhi?
-Reem, Nabi Saleh
Mr. Friedman, is it worth it? @NYTimesFriedman...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, is it worth it?
-Anne, Santa Monica
Mr. Friedman, could I serve as your next...
friedmanforher:
Mr. Friedman, could I serve as your next rhetorical device?
-Mei, Beijing
