One of my lifelong hobbies has been to collect 'aptronyms' - the newspaper columnist Franklin P. Adams's term for people whose names were curiously appropriate to, or provided ironic comment on, their occupations. Timothy Noah adamaptronymscollect share on social
Vote Republican if you like, but don't kid yourself that a Republican president would replace Obamacare with anything at all. Timothy Noah kidobamacarepresident Change image and share on social
The advantage of a market-based national defense is obvious: Every citizen would receive an individualized amount of military protection, based on the value each of us placed on defending the homeland. Timothy Noah advantageamountbase share on social
I'd never have guessed that, six years after Medicare introduced a drug benefit, it would still be forbidden to negotiate prices with pharmaceutical companies. Health reform might fix that, but it probably won't. Timothy Noah benefitcompanydrug share on social
Various people have explained why Henry Kissinger is a bad choice to run an investigation into what went wrong on Sept. 11. He's a liar. He's an apologist for corrupt regimes. Timothy Noah apologistbadchoice Change image and share on social
The intriguing aspect of food charges on airlines is that they create the perfect laboratory for any economist who wishes to study the question of how to price a good that possesses, by universal consensus, absolutely no objective value. Timothy Noah absolutelyairlineaspect share on social
Democrats view elections as a means to an end, while Republicans view an election as an end in itself. Timothy Noah democratelectionend Change image and share on social
Spoken language's elaborate rhythms and inflections convey more meaning per word than the printed word. Timothy Noah conveyelaborateinflection Change image and share on social
Loopy as the Motion Picture Association of America's ratings system is, it's better than what you'd probably get by putting such decisions in the federal government hands. Timothy Noah americaassociationdecision Change image and share on social
On Wall Street, financial crisis destroys jobs. Here in Washington, it creates them. The rest is just details. Timothy Noah createcrisisdestroy Change image and share on social
