Writing

Noah began his career as a columnist with a series of high-profile op-ed pieces in the New York Times and Washington Post in the immediate post-9/11 period. He became a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine shortly after, writing regularly on law and religion, ethics and post-war reconstruction, and constitutional law and policy. 

In 2012, Noah joined Bloomberg Opinion as a columnist. He writes about law, the Supreme Court, and international affairs.

Noah’s long-form essays have appeared in the New York Review of Books, Esquire, and The New Republic, among other periodicals.

Noteworthy Articles by Noah

Are we in a moment of crisis?

Deseret News - July 4, 2025- Read story →

Supreme Court erodes wall between church and state

The Seattle Times - June 29, 2022 - Read story →

Ending Roe is institutional suicide for Supreme Court

The Seattle Times - June 24, 2022 - Read story →

Is the Supreme Court on Its Way to Becoming a Conservative Bastion?

The New York Times - Nov. 8, 2021 - Read story →

This Is the Story of How Lincoln Broke the U.S. Constitution

The New York Times - Nov. 2, 2021 - Read story →

The Court’s Conservative Constitutional Revolution

NY Books - October 5, 2023 - Read story →

‘Was Emancipation Constitutional?’: An Exchange

NY Books - June 23, 2022 - Read story →

Why Precedent Won’t Protect ‘Roe’

NY Books - July 2, 2020 - Read story →

Trump and the Meaning of Impeachment

NY Books - Dec. 19, 2019 - Read story →

Opinion, And Now We're in a Constitutional Crisis

The New York Times - Oct. 10, 2019 - Read story →

The Many Contradictions of Oliver Wendell Holmes

The New York Times - Aug. 11, 2019 - Read story →

What Are Impeachable Offenses?

NY Books - Sep. 28, 2017 - Read story →

Could FDR Have Done More for the Jews?

NY Books - June 5, 2014 - Read story →

Could FDR Have Done More to Save the Jews?

NY Books - May 8, 2014 - Read story →

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