# Tom Friedman on The No Agenda Show

Tom Friedman comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from October 2009 to October 2014.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** October 2009 – October 2014
- **Related topics:** [Assassination](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/assassination.md), [Bill Maher](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-maher.md), [Clean Tech](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/clean-tech.md), [Elon Musk](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/elon-musk.md), [Facebook](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/facebook.md), [Oil Embargo](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oil-embargo.md), [Oil Prices](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oil-prices.md), [Russia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/russia.md), [Saudi Arabia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/saudi-arabia.md), [Secret Service](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/secret-service.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Global Economic Turmoil, Saudi-Russian Oil Price War

- **Episode:** [661: Speciesism](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/661-speciesism.md)
- **Published:** 2014-10-16
- **Time:** 1:22:03–1:25:58
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/661-speciesism/chapter/global-economic-turmoil-saudi-russian-oil-price-war.md

Columnist Tom Friedman and financial analysts suggest that Saudi Arabia is intentionally lowering oil prices to damage the Russian economy in coordination with US interests. This market instability is compounded by high youth unemployment in the EU, particularly among unskilled immigrants in Spain and Greece. Some analysts argue that inflation or even military conflict may be the only ways to resolve the current European economic stagnation.

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### Tom Friedman Energy Policy and 1973 Oil Embargo Comparison

- **Episode:** [609: Johnson's Johnson, Jump!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/609-johnson-s-johnson-jump.md)
- **Published:** 2014-04-17
- **Time:** 28:28–33:14
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/609-johnson-s-johnson-jump/chapter/tom-friedman-energy-policy-and-1973-oil-embargo-comparison.md

New York Times columnist Tom Friedman expressed hope that Vladimir Putin would cut off gas to Europe to trigger a clean-tech revolution similar to the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo. One host counters this by recounting the negative economic impacts of the 1970s energy crisis, arguing it hurt the U.S. auto industry rather than launching a sustainable solar industry.

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### Tom Friedman, Facebook Polls, Presidential Assassination Memes

- **Episode:** [136: Is iTunes a Government Honeypot?](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/136-is-itunes-a-government-honeypot.md)
- **Published:** 2009-10-04
- **Time:** 28:52–32:50
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/136-is-itunes-a-government-honeypot/chapter/tom-friedman-facebook-polls-presidential-assassination-memes.md

New York Times columnist Tom Friedman's appearance on Bill Maher's show is analyzed, specifically his comments regarding a Facebook poll about killing the President. The hosts express concern that Friedman is "heating up the molecules" by discussing presidential assassination in a public forum. Friedman compares the current American political climate to the atmosphere in Israel prior to the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin.

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