In Washington, the accepted method for passing along information about how the government fails to meet real-world needs is to leak it. Timothy Noah acceptfailgovernment Change image and share on social
Ultimate success for a carbon tax would mean so complete a shift to renewable energy that the tax would stop raising much revenue at all. Timothy Noah carboncompleteenergy Change image and share on social
The Kurds were the only people in Iraq who were completely unguarded in expressing their gratitude to the United States for setting them free. Timothy Noah completelyexpressfree Change image and share on social
In removing the friction involved in paying bills, electronic billing has substantially increased the friction involved in not paying them. Timothy Noah billelectronicfriction Change image and share on social
When Democrats lose, they're pathetic. When Republicans lose, they're bitter and mean. Timothy Noah bitterdemocratlose Change image and share on social
The war to rein in Wall Street excess is never over. Timothy Noah excessreinstreet Change image and share on social
The U.S. policy of hoarding crude oil never made the world, or even the U.S., a safer place. Timothy Noah crudehoardmake Change image and share on social
Whenever the very rich hold views at odds with those of the entire population, the federal government tends to do the rich's bidding. Timothy Noah bidentirefederal Change image and share on social
Why does Medicare have such difficulty accommodating a cut - no, wait, a trim to its annual spending increase - of two measly percentage points? Two words: baby boom. Timothy Noah accommodateannualbaby 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
