Book Review: The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by Thomas L. Friedman

Tom Friedman is a well-known New York Times columnist who focuses on the Middle East. Recently he took a sabbatical in order to brush up on globalization because he sees it as the most important aspect the affects the world now and in the future. The fruits of this time off along with some well-done research produced this book, The World Is Flat. Here he provides his thesis that the world is flat because of the instant interconnectivity that the world now has because of the internet, cell-phones and technology. Now there is more competition out there than ever because so many people are plugged-in. Friedman foresees many challenges to the U.S. because of this and thinks right now we are not up pto that challenge.
Also author of: Longitudes and Attidudes, The Lexus and the Olive Tree and From Beruit to Jerusalem.