Timothy Noah

The worst an ex-con is likely to do if given the right to vote is vote for a Democrat.

Whenever the very rich hold views at odds with those of the entire population, the federal government tends to do the rich's bidding.

There's a growing consensus that the best way to defeat communism in Cuba is to get its citizens hooked on American goods.

To me, tattoos are a way of people being able to express themselves and have other people look at them and get a little insight into who they are, without ever even saying a word to them.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.