Matt Taibbi, a favorite of mine, has reviewed the latest book from columnist Thomas Friedman, The World Is Flat.
Taibbi is one of a few columnists who can make me laugh out loud and he doesn't disappoint this time around. Watching him poke fun at the self-important, overrated NYT columnist is good for some grins.
I think it was about five months ago that Press editor Alex Zaitchik whispered to me in the office hallway that Thomas Friedman had a new book coming out. All he knew about it was the title, but that was enough; he approached me with the chilled demeanor of a British spy who has just discovered that Hitler was secretly buying up the world’s manganese supply. Who knew what it meant—but one had to assume the worst.
More over at New York Press..
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