Timothy Noah
@timothynoah.bsky.social
Staff writer at the New Republic (third tour), former Politico, former Slate, former Wall Street Journal, former Newsweek, former Washington Monthly, former US News and World Report, plus some other places. (I get around.)
It's driving me batty that nobody except Heather Cox Richardson, the Washington Monthly, and myself is covering Trump's race to sell off (for likely demolition) "the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal," w/ murals by Ben Shahn, Philip Guston, etc. I've furnish links below to help reporters get started.
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It's driving me batty that nobody except Heather Cox Richardson, the Washington Monthly, and myself is covering Trump's race to sell off (for likely demolition) "the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal," w/ murals by Ben Shahn, Philip Guston, etc. I've furnish links below to help reporters get started.
Gary Brechin, founder of the nonprofit Living New Deal, on saving the Cohen building and its New Deal murals, frescoes, and friezes by Ben Shahn, Philip Guston, and others.
livingnewdeal.org/tag/gsa-sale...
livingnewdeal.org/tag/gsa-sale...
GSA sale of federal property
livingnewdeal.org
November 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Gary Brechin, founder of the nonprofit Living New Deal, on saving the Cohen building and its New Deal murals, frescoes, and friezes by Ben Shahn, Philip Guston, and others.
livingnewdeal.org/tag/gsa-sale...
livingnewdeal.org/tag/gsa-sale...
Also, why aren’t I reading this story in my local newspaper, the Washington Post?
The Kennedy Center is well on its way to returning to its origins as the ruins of Christian Heurich’s brewery. Was that the plan all along?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Washington National Opera may move out of Kennedy Center due to Trump ‘takeover’
Ticket sales at about 40% unsold compared with before president made himself chair of US performing arts center
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Also, why aren’t I reading this story in my local newspaper, the Washington Post?
The Kennedy Center is well on its way to returning to its origins as the ruins of Christian Heurich’s brewery. Was that the plan all along?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Washington National Opera may move out of Kennedy Center due to Trump ‘takeover’
Ticket sales at about 40% unsold compared with before president made himself chair of US performing arts center
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The Kennedy Center is well on its way to returning to its origins as the ruins of Christian Heurich’s brewery. Was that the plan all along?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Please share and sign this petition to save “the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal,” with murals by Ben Shahn, Philip Guston, and others. It could all be rubble next year (remember the White House East Wing?) if folks don’t mobilize quickly.
c.org/8pZFdnMmfs
c.org/8pZFdnMmfs
Sign the Petition
Save the Wilbur J. Cohen Building — the “Sistine Chapel of the New Deal”
c.org
November 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Please share and sign this petition to save “the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal,” with murals by Ben Shahn, Philip Guston, and others. It could all be rubble next year (remember the White House East Wing?) if folks don’t mobilize quickly.
c.org/8pZFdnMmfs
c.org/8pZFdnMmfs
Op-Ed in the Hill by Mary Okin, Dominique Bravo and Daniel Leckie on saving the Cohen.
Let’s do this.
thehill.com/opinion/cong...
Let’s do this.
thehill.com/opinion/cong...
thehill.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Op-Ed in the Hill by Mary Okin, Dominique Bravo and Daniel Leckie on saving the Cohen.
Let’s do this.
thehill.com/opinion/cong...
Let’s do this.
thehill.com/opinion/cong...
Reposted by Timothy Noah
More ways to save lots more than $300B.
Here’s trillions in federal waste the DOGE bros could actually target
Because what's more wasteful than giant tax breaks for people who don't need them?
www.motherjones.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
More ways to save lots more than $300B.
They will say no in this case I think, but I take your point. Another tactic the Supremes use a lot is “wrong window” (i.e. you took your initial complaint to the wrong agency or jurisdiction so you have to start all over again). It’s transparent cowardice.
Justice Barrett's "logic" explains why the judicial system will never save us:
♦️Step 1: Trump does something blatantly illegal.
♦️Step 2: Judicial system takes months (often years) to respond.
♦️Step 3: Supremes: This mess has been in place too long to clean up. Ruling: Do whatever you wish!
♦️Step 1: Trump does something blatantly illegal.
♦️Step 2: Judicial system takes months (often years) to respond.
♦️Step 3: Supremes: This mess has been in place too long to clean up. Ruling: Do whatever you wish!
Justice Barrett worries that chucking Trump’s illegal tariffs will create a “mess” because $300 billion in revenue will be lost. But Biden had some good ideas to raise that $300 billion—and they aren’t regressive, as tariffs are. Let’s dust ‘em off! My latest:
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
They will say no in this case I think, but I take your point. Another tactic the Supremes use a lot is “wrong window” (i.e. you took your initial complaint to the wrong agency or jurisdiction so you have to start all over again). It’s transparent cowardice.
Thoughtful and friendly criticism of Mamdani’s victory speech by my former New Republic colleague John Judis.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/mamdani...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/mamdani...
Mamdani Will Need To Continue Explaining to New Yorkers What His Democratic Socialism Is and Is Not
I was excited by Zohran Mamdani’s candidacy, which brought many young and...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Thoughtful and friendly criticism of Mamdani’s victory speech by my former New Republic colleague John Judis.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/mamdani...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/mamdani...
Justice Barrett worries that chucking Trump’s illegal tariffs will create a “mess” because $300 billion in revenue will be lost. But Biden had some good ideas to raise that $300 billion—and they aren’t regressive, as tariffs are. Let’s dust ‘em off! My latest:
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
The Best Way to Replace Trump’s Lost Tariff Revenue? Ask Joe Biden.
Or, as Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani would say: Tax the rich.
newrepublic.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Justice Barrett worries that chucking Trump’s illegal tariffs will create a “mess” because $300 billion in revenue will be lost. But Biden had some good ideas to raise that $300 billion—and they aren’t regressive, as tariffs are. Let’s dust ‘em off! My latest:
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
That make-believe woman sending flirty texts to you is called a pig-butcher, and she’s much more of a victim than the lonely sucker who takes the bait—enslaved by a criminal gang, physically beaten and raped, and confined to a scamming compound in SE Asia.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Alexander Clapp · Pig Butchering: Scam Gangs
If it were a national economy, cybercrime would be the third largest in the world, behind only the United States and...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
That make-believe woman sending flirty texts to you is called a pig-butcher, and she’s much more of a victim than the lonely sucker who takes the bait—enslaved by a criminal gang, physically beaten and raped, and confined to a scamming compound in SE Asia.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Please sign this petition by the nonprofit Living New Deal to save “the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal,” its murals by Ben Shahn and Philip Guston, and its friezes and other art works that belong to us all. I wrote about the Cohen’s imminent sale and likely demolition in October.
c.org/p86xSDxYvW
c.org/p86xSDxYvW
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Save the Wilbur J. Cohen Building — the “Sistine Chapel of the New Deal”
c.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Please sign this petition by the nonprofit Living New Deal to save “the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal,” its murals by Ben Shahn and Philip Guston, and its friezes and other art works that belong to us all. I wrote about the Cohen’s imminent sale and likely demolition in October.
c.org/p86xSDxYvW
c.org/p86xSDxYvW
Also, the government didn't mention section 338 in its arguments.
Alito is trying to clear the way for the Trump administration to use an alternative statute--section 338 of the 1030 Tariff Act--to impose tariffs. But that allows tariffs only up to 50 percent, it's only been used in wartime, and the statute hasn't been used since 1949.
www.cov.com/-/media/file...
www.cov.com/-/media/file...
November 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Also, the government didn't mention section 338 in its arguments.
Alito is trying to clear the way for the Trump administration to use an alternative statute--section 338 of the 1030 Tariff Act--to impose tariffs. But that allows tariffs only up to 50 percent, it's only been used in wartime, and the statute hasn't been used since 1949.
www.cov.com/-/media/file...
www.cov.com/-/media/file...
November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Alito is trying to clear the way for the Trump administration to use an alternative statute--section 338 of the 1030 Tariff Act--to impose tariffs. But that allows tariffs only up to 50 percent, it's only been used in wartime, and the statute hasn't been used since 1949.
www.cov.com/-/media/file...
www.cov.com/-/media/file...
The Supreme Court arguments over tariffs are going badly for Trump. It’s fun to hear conservatives argue legislative history (which usually they consider irrelevant) and liberals shove originalism and the major questions doctrine up Trump’s ass.
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Supreme Court arguments over tariffs are going badly for Trump. It’s fun to hear conservatives argue legislative history (which usually they consider irrelevant) and liberals shove originalism and the major questions doctrine up Trump’s ass.
Violation of the Hatch Act at top of the SNAP web page:
"Senate Democrats are withholding services to the American people in exchange for healthcare for illegals, gender mutilation, and other unknown 'leverage' points."
"Senate Democrats are withholding services to the American people in exchange for healthcare for illegals, gender mutilation, and other unknown 'leverage' points."
November 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Violation of the Hatch Act at top of the SNAP web page:
"Senate Democrats are withholding services to the American people in exchange for healthcare for illegals, gender mutilation, and other unknown 'leverage' points."
"Senate Democrats are withholding services to the American people in exchange for healthcare for illegals, gender mutilation, and other unknown 'leverage' points."
Important story in today's Los Angeles Times. Preservationists also need to mobilize now to save the Ben Shahn frescoes in the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building in Washington, which is scheduled to be sold off by the end of 2025.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
A small army is racing against time and Trump to preserve U.S. history
Like 'monks' in the Middle Ages, volunteers are working to preserve cultural treasures they fear are under threat from President Trump’s war against 'woke.'
www.latimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Important story in today's Los Angeles Times. Preservationists also need to mobilize now to save the Ben Shahn frescoes in the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building in Washington, which is scheduled to be sold off by the end of 2025.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
My latest is about what’s missing from all those stories about Microsoft’s investment in the United Arab Emirates and how it’s making me question my own senses.
newrepublic.com/article/2026...
newrepublic.com/article/2026...
The Business Press Is in Denial About Trump’s UAE Bribe
As Microsoft sends AI chips to the United Arab Emirates, reporters are failing to explain exactly how it was made possible.
newrepublic.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
My latest is about what’s missing from all those stories about Microsoft’s investment in the United Arab Emirates and how it’s making me question my own senses.
newrepublic.com/article/2026...
newrepublic.com/article/2026...
Did I IMAGINE that big NYT story about UAE putting $2 billion into World Liberty Financial two weeks before Trump lifted export restrictions on AI chips to UAE?
The Journal doesn’t mention it. Neither did an FT piece last month on UAE and China.
What the hell?
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/micr...
The Journal doesn’t mention it. Neither did an FT piece last month on UAE and China.
What the hell?
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/micr...
Microsoft’s AI Efforts in the U.A.E. Get a Big Boost
The tech giant said it is the first company granted an export license by the Trump administration’s Commerce Department to ship AI chips to the U.A.E.
www.wsj.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Did I IMAGINE that big NYT story about UAE putting $2 billion into World Liberty Financial two weeks before Trump lifted export restrictions on AI chips to UAE?
The Journal doesn’t mention it. Neither did an FT piece last month on UAE and China.
What the hell?
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/micr...
The Journal doesn’t mention it. Neither did an FT piece last month on UAE and China.
What the hell?
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/micr...
I think the party planner must’ve been a DCCC plant. The midterm TV spots write themselves (“Look who’s dancing the Charleston and drowning in faux bootleg champagne while Obamacare subsidies are cancelled and SNAP benefits cut off”).
careless people
Dancers at Trump’s Halloween party as people begin losing food stamps under his administration
November 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I think the party planner must’ve been a DCCC plant. The midterm TV spots write themselves (“Look who’s dancing the Charleston and drowning in faux bootleg champagne while Obamacare subsidies are cancelled and SNAP benefits cut off”).
And yet … nobody in Philadelphia calls it “Philly” and nobody in San Francisco calls it “Frisco.”
People in Baltimore call it “Baltimore City” to distinguish it from “Baltimore County,” which is not Baltimore at all but its northern suburbs.
Life is complicated!
People in Baltimore call it “Baltimore City” to distinguish it from “Baltimore County,” which is not Baltimore at all but its northern suburbs.
Life is complicated!
Similarly: If you live in one of the 8 wards, you're in "DC."
Or, for local parlance with MD or VA people, "the District."
On the SoCal (not "Cali") front: Even those of us from the Inland Empire refer to the big city as LA.
Or, for local parlance with MD or VA people, "the District."
On the SoCal (not "Cali") front: Even those of us from the Inland Empire refer to the big city as LA.
Dude, I keep meeting people who say they live in “Los Angeles” and I’m unnerved. It’s L.A. Stop with the proper name thing, shows and books; only transplants use the full name.
P.S. The “Los Angeles” people really live in Huntington Beach or Irvine. I canNOT.
P.S. The “Los Angeles” people really live in Huntington Beach or Irvine. I canNOT.
November 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
And yet … nobody in Philadelphia calls it “Philly” and nobody in San Francisco calls it “Frisco.”
People in Baltimore call it “Baltimore City” to distinguish it from “Baltimore County,” which is not Baltimore at all but its northern suburbs.
Life is complicated!
People in Baltimore call it “Baltimore City” to distinguish it from “Baltimore County,” which is not Baltimore at all but its northern suburbs.
Life is complicated!
The NYC lunchtime pecking order, late 1990s, sketched for The NY Times by a waiter at the Four Seasons. I sensed it would be of historic interest so I framed it and hung it on the wall at Slate.
November 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The NYC lunchtime pecking order, late 1990s, sketched for The NY Times by a waiter at the Four Seasons. I sensed it would be of historic interest so I framed it and hung it on the wall at Slate.
Don, Jr. wants you to know he isn’t some seedy Hunter Biden/Billy Carter figure cashing in on a relative’s presidency. He’s a “patriotic capitalist.” The difference is that the sums are much greater and Dad gets a cut.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/b...
Donald Trump Jr. Pitches ‘Patriotic Capitalism’ at Saudi Summit
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Don, Jr. wants you to know he isn’t some seedy Hunter Biden/Billy Carter figure cashing in on a relative’s presidency. He’s a “patriotic capitalist.” The difference is that the sums are much greater and Dad gets a cut.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/b...