Conservatives often say that we should care not about equality of outcomes but about equality of opportunity. — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
What type of 'person' is the for-profit corporation? A spoiled brat - all rights and no responsibilities, a traditional conservative argument would… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
Customer service, they say, is dead. Actually, it isn't. It's just hiding behind a call center in Manila. — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
Romney has become reluctant to say that human activity causes global warming, and even in his greener days he was always somewhat… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
Whenever a Kurd wants to measure the depth of some foreign leader's commitment to Kurdish autonomy, he listens for one particular word.… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
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… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
You know what isn't class warfare? Progressive taxation, as in, say, expecting billionaires to pay at least as much in taxes as… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
Being superintendent or the superintendent's chief of staff is important work, but there's no chance it's as difficult as being a teacher,… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
When the only people in mainstream discourse who care about the working class are Wall Street investors, it really is time to ask where… — Timothy Noah Copy Share
GOP candidates routinely sign a pledge never, ever to raise taxes. Democratic candidates aren't even asked to sign a parallel pledge never, ever to… — Timothy Noah Copy Share
Whatever the reason, American Muslims appear far less inclined to support the global jihad than their European counterparts. — Timothy Noah Copy Share
I recognize that Republicans see a moral difference between a dollar taken away from a millionaire in government benefits and a dollar taken away… — Timothy Noah Copy Share
What is the engine that drives economic growth in an ideopolis? The university. — Timothy Noah Copy Share
There is quite a lot of mutual misunderstanding between the upper middle class and the working class. Reviewing what's been said about the white… — Timothy Noah Copy Share
We Americans love our Constitution so much that we can't bear to change even the stupid parts. — Timothy Noah Copy Share
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 Copy Share
What I've come to believe is that psychological advice isn't worth much if it isn't rooted in personal experience. — Timothy Noah Copy Share
Is class snobbery a social reality in the United States? Absolutely, and the kind that's codified by meritocracy is probably more toxic than the… — Timothy Noah Copy Share
Politicians have such large egos that it usually takes them an inordinately long time to grasp when they've become a pathetic joke. — Timothy Noah Copy Share
Being a teacher is back-breakingly difficult work. It is also extremely important work. — Timothy Noah Copy Share
