Being a teacher is back-breakingly difficult work. It is also extremely important work. Timothy Noah backbreakinglydifficult Change image and share on social
I'm an incompetent consumer. I have two settings: Buy and Don't Buy. Timothy Noah buyconsumerincompetent Change image and share on social
Stock prices relative to company assets are no better at signaling the likelihood of future earnings growth than they were the day the Titanic sank, and risk management is a good deal worse. Timothy Noah assetbadlycompany Change image and share on social
One of the enduring mysteries of America's occupation of Iraq is why a nation that so little relishes peacekeeping nonetheless refuses to turn the job over to the United Nations. Timothy Noah americaendureiraq Change image and share on social
Some liberals think that describing any role that education gaps play in creating income inequality is some sort of sellout - that, in essence, you're telling the middle class, 'Tough luck; you should have stayed in college.' Timothy Noah classcollegecreate share on social
We live in an era of mind-blowing scientific discovery, virtually none of which ever makes the front page, even as every trivial twist and turn in the rococo political drama has a secure place as the lead story. Timothy Noah blowdiscoverydrama share on social
Customer service, they say, is dead. Actually, it isn't. It's just hiding behind a call center in Manila. Timothy Noah callcentercustomer Change image and share on social
The doomsayers of the 1970s were wrong about how quickly the world would run out of oil, but not about the dangers that hydrocarbon consumption posed to the global environment, especially with respect to climate change. Timothy Noah 1970schangeclimate share on social
I recognize that Republicans see a moral difference between a dollar taken away from a millionaire in government benefits and a dollar taken away from a millionaire in taxes. Timothy Noah benefitdifferencedollar Change image and share on social
Electing Barack Obama president was a glorious Jackie Robinson moment for the United States of America. Obama didn't just win; he became the first Democrat since Jimmy Carter to win a popular-vote majority. Timothy Noah americabarackcarter share on social