Summary of the Thomas L. Friedman Text: In The Lexus and the Olive Tree, by Thomas L. Friedman, the author takes a a very serious look at the structure of human interactions today. Writing from the perspective of a political journalist, Friedman takes an often humorous approach to what he considers the era of globalization. Such political theories as communism, oligarchies, or dictatorial states no longer have validity because capitalism has clearly won out and …showed first 75 words of 2505 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2505 total…be interesting to us. I say yes, most adamantly. I think culture will matter and community soccer games and potlucks will still happen. I believe I will still go to Reebok Step Aerobics class and compete in horse shows. These things help to make the new age we are in all the more interesting and different. I think our reverence to the Olive tree is greater than Friedman suspects or, more probably, manages to explore.