Whenever a president nominates somebody to a high-profile post, there is always the risk that some skeleton, real or imagined, will emerge from the nominee's closet and doom the whole enterprise. Timothy Noah closetdoomemerge Change image and share on social
The problem with wanting the tax code to be 'simpler, fairer,' and 'pro-growth' is that it's impossible to achieve all three at the same time. Timothy Noah achievecodefair Change image and share on social
The Supreme Court needs jurists, not politicians. Timothy Noah courtjuristpolitician 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
Romney has become reluctant to say that human activity causes global warming, and even in his greener days he was always somewhat cagey about which remedies he'd support. Timothy Noah activitycageyday Change image and share on social
When Grover Norquist launched his project to name anything and everything after Ronald Reagan, I humbly proposed that the deficit be re-christened 'the Reagan.' Timothy Noah christendeficitgrover Change image and share on social
To argue that universal health care would wreck the U.S. lead in cancer survival, you'd have to argue that universal health care would wreck the entire U.S. economy. Timothy Noah arguecancercare Change image and share on social
Federal law prohibits anyone convicted of a felony from owning a gun. Seems like kind of a good idea, no? Timothy Noah convictfederalfelony Change image and share on social
Wal-Mart uses technology to increase sales volume, but the more it does so, the more it drives down profit margins - its own and everybody else's. The same logic does not appear to hold for Goldman Sachs. Timothy Noah drivegoldmanhold share on social
President Obama seems to think that you win by demonstrating that you're a more reasonable person than your opponents. It didn't work too badly, I'll grant, as an electoral strategy in the 2012 election. Timothy Noah badlydemonstrateelection share on social