The pathological degree to which former Vice President Dick Cheney operated in secrecy led to government abuses that we'll probably spend years learning about. Timothy Noah abusecheneydegree Change image and share on social
Markets can do many wonderful things, which is why I'm glad to live in a capitalist country. Timothy Noah capitalistcountryglad Change image and share on social
What type of 'person' is the for-profit corporation? A spoiled brat - all rights and no responsibilities, a traditional conservative argument would say. Timothy Noah argumentbratconservative Change image and share on social
Moderates tend more than ideologues to be other-directed types who respond to external pressure. Timothy Noah directexternalideologue Change image and share on social
Economic inequality is less troubling if you live in a country where any child, no matter how humble his or her origins, can grow up to be president. Timothy Noah childcountryeconomic Change image and share on social
The argument most commonly made in the filibuster's favor is crudely partisan: 'Our side may be in the majority now, but someday it will be in the minority, and when that happens we'll want to block the other side's extremist agenda.' Timothy Noah agendumargumentblock share on social
The embourgeoisement of China's proletariat may be the inevitable result of its industrialization, but 'inevitable' isn't the same as 'speedy.' Timothy Noah chinaembourgeoisementindustrialization Change image and share on social
When the topic is growing income inequality, it's hard to prettify an imbalance between the rich and everybody else, so instead, conservatives try to argue that it doesn't exist. Timothy Noah argueconservativeexist Change image and share on social
Rule of thumb: When Democrats lose, they blame the candidate. When Republicans lose, they blame the opposition. Timothy Noah blamecandidatedemocrat Change image and 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
