The promise of Obama's presidency, in many people's minds, is partly that America will move toward becoming a post-racial society. It's pretty clear, though, that we aren't there yet. Timothy Noah americaclearmind Change image and share on social
Whenever a Kurd wants to measure the depth of some foreign leader's commitment to Kurdish autonomy, he listens for one particular word. That word is 'federal.' Anyone who will say he favors Kurdish federalism can be counted a friend of the Kurds. Timothy Noah autonomycommitmentcount share on social
Voters care only that student loans remain freely available and that they cost taxpayers as little as possible. Timothy Noah carecostfreely Change image and share on social
In shuttering Yucca Mountain, Obama makes it extremely likely that nuclear power in the United States will continue its long, slow, and extremely welcome death. Timothy Noah continuedeathextremely Change image and share on social
It's no surprise that Mitt Romney bent himself into a pretzel to disavow the portions of Obamacare that derive from his own reform in Massachusetts. Timothy Noah bendderivedisavow Change image and share on social
The Pentagon got fed up with its recruits getting ripped off by payday lenders and in 2007 got Congress to make it illegal to extend such loans to members of the military. But civilians remain fair game. Timothy Noah civiliancongressextend share on social
Right now, as I'm typing this, some liberal somewhere is saying something unforgivable about Michelle Bachmann or Ann Coulter. I condemn you, whoever you are! But I'm not going to conduct a house-to-house search to find you. Timothy Noah annbachmanncondemn share on social
A thriving middle class is a necessary precondition for a free representative government. Timothy Noah classfreegovernment Change image and share on social
If the Pentagon truly confined itself to providing defense, then presumably we wouldn't need a whole separate government agency to provide 'Homeland Security.' Timothy Noah agencyconfinedefense Change image and share on social
