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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

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    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

    White threat in a browning America
    Politics

    How demographic change is fracturing our politics.

    By Ezra Klein
    Explainers
    The controversy over Mark Zuckerberg’s comments on Holocaust denial, explainedThe controversy over Mark Zuckerberg’s comments on Holocaust denial, explained
    Explainers

    The hard problem of how and when Facebook should regulate speech.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Trump and Putin: what we know is damningTrump and Putin: what we know is damning
    Politics

    In Helsinki, Trump’s true message to Putin is: “Thank you.” And we have no idea what to do about it.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Why is Trump undermining NATO and the EU? He just told us.Why is Trump undermining NATO and the EU? He just told us.
    Politics

    Trump’s UK press conference was the best guide he’s offered to his doubts about Europe.

    By Ezra Klein
    Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court vs. democracyThe Supreme Court vs. democracy
    Supreme Court

    Even those most invested in the Court’s grandeur are finding it hard to defend its reality.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Donald Trump, Bill Shine, and the problem with “triggering the libs”Donald Trump, Bill Shine, and the problem with “triggering the libs”
    Politics

    The Trump White House loves outrage, and Bill Shine will get them plenty of it.

    By Ezra Klein
    Explainers
    The messy reality of Donald Trump’s poll numbersThe messy reality of Donald Trump’s poll numbers
    Explainers

    He’s playing a strong hand, poorly.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    How to fix the Supreme CourtHow to fix the Supreme Court
    Politics

    The way we choose Supreme Court nominees is broken. Here’s how to fix it.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Democrats sat out the 2014 midterms and lost the Supreme Court for a generationDemocrats sat out the 2014 midterms and lost the Supreme Court for a generation
    Politics

    The lesson of the Democrats’ nightmare: midterms matter.

    By Ezra Klein
    The Gray Area
    America’s racial future is California’s presentAmerica’s racial future is California’s present
    Podcast
    The Gray Area

    Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on governing a changing America.

    By Ezra Klein