Nothing energizes me more than to burrow myself under a pile of received wisdom and emerge triumphant with the truth. Timothy Noah burrowemergeenergize 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
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
The House of Representatives eliminated the filibuster way back in the 19th century, and somehow it managed to survive. Timothy Noah 19thbackcentury Change image and share on social
President Obama has his faults, but overall, I think, is a good president. Timothy Noah faultgoodobama Change image and share on social
There's a growing consensus that the best way to defeat communism in Cuba is to get its citizens hooked on American goods. Timothy Noah americancitizencommunism Change image and share on social
We live in a diverse nation, but it isn't that diverse. If any one state showed results so dramatically different from the results in each of the other 50 states, the likeliest explanation would be that someone had tampered with the polls. Timothy Noah diversedramaticallyexplanation share on social
To pine for the days before public education became a practical reality is to pine for an America held back by mass ignorance and mass illiteracy. Timothy Noah americabackday Change image and share on social
Inequality doesn't create unhappiness. Timothy Noah createinequalityunhappiness 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
