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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

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    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

    A beginner’s guide to The Ezra Klein Show
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    Four years and 300 episodes later, my favorite conversations for understanding the world and living better.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Pod Save America’s Dan Pfeiffer on Joe Biden, beating Trump, and saving democracyPod Save America’s Dan Pfeiffer on Joe Biden, beating Trump, and saving democracy
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    Politics

    The former Obama White House staffer explains why Donald Trump is a symptom of deeper problems in America on The Ezra Klein Show.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    A coronavirus reading guide for the perplexed, the anxious, and the obsessiveA coronavirus reading guide for the perplexed, the anxious, and the obsessive
    Politics

    Confused about coronavirus? Here’s a list of the articles, papers, and podcasts we’ve found most useful.

    By Ezra Klein and Roge Karma
    Politics
    “This feels much worse than 2008”: Obama’s chief economist on coronavirus’s economic threat“This feels much worse than 2008”: Obama’s chief economist on coronavirus’s economic threat
    Politics

    Coronavirus could do more economic damage than the financial crisis that led to the Great Recession.

    By Ezra Klein
    Coronavirus will also cause a loneliness epidemic
    Science

    We need to take both social distancing and the “social recession” it will cause seriously.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Are you a “political hobbyist”? If so, you may be the problem.Are you a “political hobbyist”? If so, you may be the problem.
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    Politics

    Political scientist Eitan Hersh explains how “political hobbyism” is ruining politics on The Ezra Klein Show.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    What the media missed about Joe Biden’s electabilityWhat the media missed about Joe Biden’s electability
    Politics

    Political devotees don’t like Joe Biden, but voters do. And there’s a reason for that.

    By Ezra Klein
    Podcasts
    What would a Sanders or Biden presidency look like?What would a Sanders or Biden presidency look like?
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    Podcasts

    Matt Yglesias and Ezra Klein discuss potential Biden and Sanders foreign policy approaches, staffing decisions, and more on The Ezra Klein Show.

    By Ezra Klein
    The case for Elizabeth Warren
    Politics

    Elizabeth Warren dropped out of the presidential race on March 5. Here’s the case for her candidacy from a Vox series published earlier in 2020.

    By Ezra Klein
    The best argument for each of the 2020 Democratic frontrunners
    Politics

    Vox writers on the best case for each of the Democratic frontrunners.

    By Dylan Matthews, Emily Stewart and 4 more