That Should Still Be Us How Thomas Friedman's Flat World Myths Are Keeping Us Flat on Our Backs

Chronicles the damage Thomas Friedmans flat wrong, "Flat Earth" ideas have caused to the American economy As Martin Sieff convincingly argues, Thomas Friedmans prescriptions have played a major role in causing Americas economic decline, yet many executives and politicians, including President Obama, still look to him as their guru. Sieff exposes Friedman fallacies on the nature of globalization, the information technology revolution, political paralysis in Washington, and energy consumption. He documents how China is investing far more in locking up the worlds oil and gas reserves than in developing the ineffective green technologies Friedman claims they love. He exposes Friedmans most acclaimed ideas as retreads of na've fantasies widely believed and exposed as useless a century ago. Convincingly refutes Thomas Friedmans fantasies and many fallacies in his best-selling books, The World is Flat and That Used to Be Us, and presents a radically different vision and road map for Americas economy and its future Offers a practical trade and energy strategy to restore American prosperity and industrial strength in the twenty-first century Explains why Americas economy will soon depend on producing low-carbon footprint natural gas, reviving its manufacturing sector, and protecting its industry from unfair foreign competition and artificially manipulated exchange rates Written by veteran journalist Martin Sieff, a regular contributor to FoxNews.com and Chief Global Analyst at The Globalist Research Center

Introduction 1

1 Seven Billion 17

2 Rising Dragon 35

3 Oil and Why We’ll Always Need It 55

4 America the Abundant 72

5 False Prophets 89

6 True Leaders 110

7 The Hidden Hand in Global History 127

8 Free Trade and the Downfall of America 152

9 The Fools Who Lost the Secrets 173

Epilouge 197

Acknowledgments 201

Index 203