Timothy Noah

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Timothy Noah

11years ago
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Bob McDonnell’s ‘family values’ fall short

McDonnell could have chosen to be a crook without being a cad. Instead, he ends up being both.

11years ago
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The most challenging issue facing liberalism today

The truth is that liberals and labor leaders bear little regard for one another. Such mutual alienation is an indulgence that neither group can afford.

11years ago
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What court rulings against FedEx mean for workers

Federal courts issued blistering rulings against FedEx and in favor of the corporation’s drivers. Here’s what the decisions could mean for workers as a whole.

11years ago
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Burger King’s supremely American habit

With its acquisition of Tim Hortons, Burger King is the latest U.S. company to reduce its tax bill by reincorporating abroad, a process known as inversion.

11years ago
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McDonnell marriage is par for the course in politics

For women married to male politicians, the rigors of political marriage are compounded by those of first ladyhood.

11years ago
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Push to legalize handguns in public in Washington, D.C. is a new low

The gun lobby wants to make Washington, D.C. a Second Amendment paradise. But too many people have bad reasons for wanting to bring guns into the U.S. capital.

11years ago
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Migrants are misrepresented in the immigration debate

American migrants — both foreign- and native-born — aren’t nearly so numerous as you might think from listening to political debate about immigration reform.

11years ago
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Why the minimum wage issue is a win-win for Obama

The beauty of the minimum-wage issue — and what distinguishes it from just about everything else on Obama’s plate — is that the president wins either way.

11years ago
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Did Nixon really order the Watergate break-in?

On the 40th anniversary of Nixon’s resignation, we still don’t know whether the president himself ordered the Watergate break-in.

11years ago
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How a new book’s economic theory bursts Cliven Bundy’s bubble

“With Liberty and Dividends For All” argues that the feds should collect more revenue from businesses that use resources belonging to all Americans.