I've got a theory this piece is a parody of a Thomas Friedman column. Or maybe it is just the similarity of the voices. The difference is I love this guy. He makes me feel positive about the political and social realities of a globally competitive economy. We may recover the pleasure of relying on neigbors! Let's hope! I love the Wyoming community dry good store that defeated Wal-Mart (which McKibben calls the exemplar of placeless internationalism). Grrrrrreat!