Is class snobbery a social reality in the United States? Absolutely, and the kind that's codified by meritocracy is probably more toxic… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
The United States is not, nor has ever been, anything close to a fascist country. — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
The Kurds were the only people in Iraq who were completely unguarded in expressing their gratitude to the United States for setting… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
The United States is a country where practically everybody considers himself middle class. — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
Without the three-fifths rule, there wouldn't have been a Constitution of the United States - not one that governed the American South,… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
We live in a diverse nation, but it isn't that diverse. If any one state showed results so dramatically different from the… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
Electing Barack Obama president was a glorious Jackie Robinson moment for the United States of America. Obama didn't just win; he became… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
You can be president of the United States and have the best, most bipartisan-seeming idea in the world. But if it doesn't… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
In shuttering Yucca Mountain, Obama makes it extremely likely that nuclear power in the United States will continue its long, slow, and… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
If we were to compile a list of the ways in which the United States has made both itself and the wider… — 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 Image
Washington culture has always had a difficult time acknowledging untruth. — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
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 Image
Whatever the reason, American Muslims appear far less inclined to support the global jihad than their European counterparts. — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
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 Image
What is the engine that drives economic growth in an ideopolis? The university. — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
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 Image
We Americans love our Constitution so much that we can't bear to change even the stupid parts. — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
