Friedman changed his New York Times business card around 2015 from 'Foreign Affairs Columnist' to 'Humiliation and Dignity Columnist' because he discovered his career was primarily about covering people acting out their humiliation and seeking dignity—from Putin to China to Palestinians to religious minorities.
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Tom FriedmanEvidence Quote
“around 2015 I changed my business card I can give you one afterwards I changed it from New York Times Foreign Affairs columnist to New York Times humiliation and dignity columnist because I discovered or I came to terms with the fact that I was really spending my career covering people acting out on their humiliation and questing for dignity”
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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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