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Friedman Flattens Trojans

Published Mar 01 2007 Updated Mar 01 2007

“When the world is flat, whatever can be done, will be done. The only question is will it be by you or to you?” asked Thomas Friedman, New York Times columnist and best-selling author, sounding a familiar theme in a Tuesday night speech to University of Southern California students.

True or False? Globalization - it’s a meritocracy with Darwinian consequences.

The three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist persuaded at least one USC student, someone who sports a cool double-major, according to the Daily Trojan. Riaz Dini, a senior majoring in international relations and biology, said students are prepared to meet this challenge.

“The international system as we knew it in the last century wasn’t really fair. It’s becoming more democratic,” Dini told the paper. “People are getting ahead based on merit and on their own ingenuity and intelligence.”

Yes, but can anyone tell me what Dini’s career will be like in five years?

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