Welcome Back, Tom

I forogt to mention in yesterday's post about public intellectuals that one of the few sources of namebrand public intellectuals in America is the New York Times' stable of columnists, particularly Thomas Friedman. He is also, of course, a buffoon. Glenn Greenwald welcomes Friedman back from his recent hiatus with this evisceration of Friedman's uselss and genuinely harmful demagoguery over Iran.

Next up... Tom Friedman interviews a cab driver in Oman who agrees that we should have a cold war with Iran! Or maybe he'll break down US Foreign Policy into three categories of things, all of which reinforce his worldview!  Welcome back from your va-cay, Tom!