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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

Co-Founder

    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

    The political scientist Donald Trump should read
    Politics

    What Trump would do if he really wanted his wall.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    “Deals are my art form”: how Trump destroyed dealmaking in Washington“Deals are my art form”: how Trump destroyed dealmaking in Washington
    Politics

    The dealmaker president can’t make a deal.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    An underwhelming speech by a president without a planAn underwhelming speech by a president without a plan
    Politics

    If Trump wanted his wall, he’d offer Democrats something in return.

    By Ezra Klein
    Is America’s future capitalist or socialist?
    The Big Idea

    Steve Pearlstein, author of Can American Capitalism Be Saved? and Bhaskar Sunkara, editor of the socialist journal Jacobin, debate.

    By Ezra Klein
    The Gray Area
    The 9 podcast interviews I learned the most from in 2018The 9 podcast interviews I learned the most from in 2018
    Podcast
    The Gray Area

    Michael Pollan, N.K. Jemisin, Sam Harris, and more: The conversations that shaped my thinking in 2018.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Trump endangers America because congressional Republicans let himTrump endangers America because congressional Republicans let him
    Politics

    The problem isn’t just Trump. It’s his Republican enablers in Congress.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    A new theory for why Republicans and Democrats see the world differentlyA new theory for why Republicans and Democrats see the world differently
    Politics

    Our political divisions aren’t red versus blue, but fixed versus fluid.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    The 3 decisions that will shape Medicare-for-allThe 3 decisions that will shape Medicare-for-all
    Politics

    What will Democrats do about the filibuster, the financing, and private insurance?

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    The political tribalism of Andrew SullivanThe political tribalism of Andrew Sullivan
    Politics

    Sullivan’s essay on political tribalism shows he’s blinded by his own.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Trump doesn’t want the wall. He wants a fight about the wall.Trump doesn’t want the wall. He wants a fight about the wall.
    Politics

    If Trump really wanted the wall he’d make a deal to get it.

    By Ezra Klein