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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

Co-Founder

    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

    Books
    Philip Roth’s 2004 warning about demagogues is more relevant than everPhilip Roth’s 2004 warning about demagogues is more relevant than ever
    Books

    Philip Roth, Donald Trump, and The Plot Against America.

    By Ezra Klein
    Introducing Explained, from Netflix and Vox
    Vox’s Netflix show “Explained,” explainedVox’s Netflix show “Explained,” explained
    Introducing Explained, from Netflix and Vox

    Explainerception.

    By Ezra Klein and Joe Posner
    American democracy has faced worse threats than Donald Trump
    Features

    The golden age of American politics was illiberal, undemocratic, and bloody.

    By Ezra Klein
    The Gray Area
    The Sam Harris debateThe Sam Harris debate
    Podcast
    The Gray Area

    Ezra and Sam Harris debate race, IQ, identity politics, and much more.

    By Ezra Klein
    Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook’s hardest year, and what comes next
    Podcast
    A guide to the Cambridge Analytica Facebook scandal

    “We will dig through this hole, but it will take a few years.”

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Sam Harris, Charles Murray, and the allure of race scienceSam Harris, Charles Murray, and the allure of race science
    Politics

    This is not “forbidden knowledge.”

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    In his second year, Donald Trump is building a more extreme, confrontational presidencyIn his second year, Donald Trump is building a more extreme, confrontational presidency
    Politics

    The Trump administration gets worse from here.

    By Ezra Klein
    The Gray Area
    Melinda Gates on diversity in tech, ending malaria, and the problems money can’t solveMelinda Gates on diversity in tech, ending malaria, and the problems money can’t solve
    Podcast
    The Gray Area

    “If you [only] have products created by white guys in their 20s, you’re gonna miss the mark.”

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Donald Trump’s corrupt firing of Andrew McCabeDonald Trump’s corrupt firing of Andrew McCabe
    Politics

    McCabe’s firing shows how Trump’s behavior corrodes faith in government.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Larry Kudlow solves what Trump believes is his real problemLarry Kudlow solves what Trump believes is his real problem
    Politics

    In Kudlow, the cable news president has found a cable news economist.

    By Ezra Klein

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