Romneyus Panderus 0
I seldom read Thomas Friedman.
His are generally substance-less, but important-sounding multi-syllabic fulminations which make the reader glow with a sense up superior knowldege while contributing little to public discourse and much to carbon dioxide build-up (except perhaps for his inadvertently contributing to time management the concept of the Friedman Unit).
He is the David Brooks of the vaguely slightly to the left of David Brooks crowd.
Nevertheless, as my old boss used to say, even a blind pig finds an acorn sometimes.