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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

Co-Founder

    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

    Flow thinking
    Jenny Odell and the art of attentionJenny Odell and the art of attention
    Podcast
    Flow thinking

    The artist and author talks to Ezra Klein about overstimulation and the difference between productivity and creativity.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Bernie Sanders is challenging two cherished theories of electabilityBernie Sanders is challenging two cherished theories of electability
    Politics

    One of the theories is beloved by centrists. The other is believed by leftists. Neither is looking good.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Joe Biden’s promise: a return to normalcyJoe Biden’s promise: a return to normalcy
    Politics

    Like Trump before him, Biden is offering a politics of nostalgia. But nostalgia is a powerful force.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Countervailing powers: an old, important idea that helps explain the 2020 Democratic primaryCountervailing powers: an old, important idea that helps explain the 2020 Democratic primary
    Politics

    The forgotten economic idea that Democrats need to rediscover.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    The case for Jay InsleeThe case for Jay Inslee
    Politics

    Inslee is the only candidate treating climate change the way the science says climate change should be treated.

    By Ezra Klein
    Technology
    Facebook is a capitalism problem, not a Mark Zuckerberg problemFacebook is a capitalism problem, not a Mark Zuckerberg problem
    Technology

    Regulating social media is more important than breaking up Facebook.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Democrats need a power agenda, not just a policy agendaDemocrats need a power agenda, not just a policy agenda
    Politics

    Concentration of power is the problem, so redistribution of power is the policy.

    By Ezra Klein
    Welcome to the new Vox-Recode partnership
    Technology

    A letter from the editors-at-large.

    By Ezra Klein and Kara Swisher
    Ro Khanna and the tensions of Silicon Valley liberalism
    Technology

    Khanna wants to save Silicon Valley from itself. But can he find middle ground between Bernie and Zuck?

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Kate Manne on why female candidates get ruled “unelectable” so quicklyKate Manne on why female candidates get ruled “unelectable” so quickly
    Politics

    “Electability isn’t a static social fact; it’s a social fact we’re constructing.”

    By Ezra Klein