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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

Co-Founder

    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

    Politics
    Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and America’s politics of epiphanyJoe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and America’s politics of epiphany
    Politics

    Presidential campaigns are defined by a central question — how will you get all this done? — to which there is no good answer.

    By Ezra Klein
    Podcasts
    Harvard historian Jill Lepore on what “Why We’re Polarized” gets wrongHarvard historian Jill Lepore on what “Why We’re Polarized” gets wrong
    Podcast
    Podcasts

    Jill Lepore and I discuss my new book, Fox News, the missing party in American politics, and more on The Ezra Klein Show.

    By Ezra Klein
    Understanding the Trump era
    Trump and Weinstein are both on trial. Only one is still considered too powerful to fail.Trump and Weinstein are both on trial. Only one is still considered too powerful to fail.
    Understanding the Trump era

    The allegations against Weinstein and Trump are strikingly similar. Why have the outcomes been so different?

    By Anna North and Ezra Klein
    Podcasts
    Why some conservatives are rethinking libertarian economicsWhy some conservatives are rethinking libertarian economics
    Podcast
    Podcasts

    AEI scholar Yuval Levin discusses what conservatism is and where the conservatism movement went awry on The Ezra Klein Show podcast.

    By Ezra Klein
    Podcasts
    Is Tom Steyer the problem — or the solution?Is Tom Steyer the problem — or the solution?
    Podcast
    Podcasts

    Why the 2020 presidential candidate thinks we need another billionaire businessman to beat Trump.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Donald Trump will be acquitted. American politics will be convicted.Donald Trump will be acquitted. American politics will be convicted.
    Politics

    The truth of impeachment.

    By Ezra Klein
    Podcasts
    There are far worse things than polarizationThere are far worse things than polarization
    Podcast
    Podcasts

    Listen to this episode of The Ezra Klein Show to hear a live conversation with Jamelle Bouie on Ezra Klein’s new book, Why We’re Polarized.

    By Ezra Klein
    Podcasts
    The moral philosophy of The Good PlaceThe moral philosophy of The Good Place
    Podcast
    Podcasts

    The geniuses behind TV’s most philosophically inclined sitcom join The Ezra Klein Show podcast to discuss what it means to be a good person.

    By Ezra Klein
    In the UK’s health system, rationing isn’t a dirty word
    Explainers

    The UK has one of the most equitable health care systems in the world. Here’s how.

    By Ezra Klein
    Why the media is so polarized — and how it polarizes us
    Politics

    Read an excerpt from Why We’re Polarized, the new book by Ezra Klein.

    By Ezra Klein