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
Was President Obama's endorsement of gay marriage crassly political? God, I hope so. Timothy Noah crasslyendorsementgay Change image and share on social
The hometown economic elite - rich local families or individuals whom people used to praise or revile, read about in the society pages, and gossip about incessantly - disappeared from most American cities decades ago. Timothy Noah agoamericancity share on social
If the 1992 and 2000 elections were any guide, third-party candidates are death on the mainstream parties with which they're most naturally aligned. Timothy Noah aligncandidatedeath Change image and share on social
The gulf between Virginia and Maryland isn't only a function of geography. It's also sociological. Indeed, it's probably not much of an exaggeration to say that Maryland suburbanites and Virginia suburbanites constitute two mutually hostile tribes. Timothy Noah constituteexaggerationfunction share on social
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
An orthodox belief in big government's inefficiency cannot coexist with an orthodox belief in private industry's inability to compete with big government. Timothy Noah beliefbigcoexist Change image and share on social
We live in an era of mind-blowing scientific discovery, virtually none of which ever makes the front page, even as every trivial twist and turn in the rococo political drama has a secure place as the lead story. Timothy Noah blowdiscoverydrama 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
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
