Friedman has shifted his focus from politics to physics, believing that 'the sheer weight of things changing' (Mother Nature's laws of chemistry, biology, and physics) is more consequential than anything humans can control or persuade, and Mother Nature 'always bats last and always bats a thousand.'
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Tom FriedmanEvidence Quote
“I started I despair about politics now I'm just into physics you know I mean I'm just into the sheer weight of things changing people I don't think I can change anyone's mind anymore... Mother Nature she is just chemistry biology and physics that's all she is... she always bats last and she always bats a thousand do not mess with Mother Nature okay”
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Thomas Friedman on the Future of America and the World: The Post-Election Dissection (Part 1)— Intelligence SquaredCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:09:18 AM
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