Areas Quote by Timothy Noah

That fallacy flies in the face of studies that show, every day, in every way, things are getting a little worse for America's minorities…

— Harold Washington

The political system is not for the people. The people are secondary to the economy. It's about what generates money, not about what benefits…

— Ziggy Marley

Economic problems have no sharp edges. They shade off imperceptibly into politics, sociology, and ethics. Indeed, it is hardly an exaggeration to say that…

— Kenneth E. Boulding

What free-market economists are not telling us is that the politics they want to get rid of are none other than those of democracy…

— Ha-Joon Chang

The science of political economy is essentially practical, and applicable to the common business of human life. There are few branches of human knowledge…

— Thomas Malthus

In my view, the future of politics is, without a doubt, social liberalism married to economic conservatism. Which means we have to make an…

— Louise Mensch

No professional politician is ever actually in favor of public economy. It is his implacable enemy, and he knows it. All professional politicians are…

— H. L. Mencken

The problem is that once we focus on economic policy, much that is not science comes into play. Politics becomes involved, and political posturing…

— Robert J. Shiller

In the United States especially, politics and economics don’t mix well. Politicians have all sorts of reasons to pass all sorts of laws that,…

— Anonymous

Billionaires and corporations buy and sell politicians, while citizens struggle to exercise their right to vote or hold their elected representatives to account.

— Mehdi Hasan

“Government policy would advance in the direction of people if we just voted consistently for politicians who represent the interests of people. This is…

— David Akadjian

There is a small minority of well-educated people with relatively sensible views on economics, and an extremely tiny minority of economists with highly sensible…

— Bryan Caplan