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
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
When a conservative praises a liberal as 'morally serious,' he means that person is less liberal than most. Timothy Noah conservativeliberalmean Change image and share on social
The central con of the political coalition assembled by Ronald Reagan and maintained by his successors was that government was a common enemy. Timothy Noah assemblecentralcoalition Change image and 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
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
Republicans don't seem to mind taking inflation into account when the subject is tax rates. Timothy Noah accountinflationmind Change image and share on social
We Americans love our Constitution so much that we can't bear to change even the stupid parts. Timothy Noah americanbearchange Change image and share on social
Is New Ageism inherently fascist? Of course not, though I'm happy to pronounce its babble about chakras and cosmic energy errant quackery. Timothy Noah ageismbabblechakra 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
