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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

Co-Founder

    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

    The definitive case for ending the filibuster
    Features

    Every argument for the filibuster, considered and debunked.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Joe Biden’s most surprising, and possibly important, answer of the debateJoe Biden’s most surprising, and possibly important, answer of the debate
    Politics

    Biden disavowed a lot of ambitious progressive policies on Tuesday. But there were two he refused to reject.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    RBG, minority rule, and our looming legitimacy crisisRBG, minority rule, and our looming legitimacy crisis
    Podcast
    Politics

    Political scientist Suzanne Mettler on why the threat to American democracy is perhaps greater now than ever before.

    By Ezra Klein
    How Mitch McConnell is changing the Democratic Party
    Politics

    What Senate Democrats are learning from Mitch McConnell.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    David French and I debate polarization, secession, and the filibusterDavid French and I debate polarization, secession, and the filibuster
    Podcast
    Politics

    How polarization is cracking America apart — and what to do about it

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    When did good governance become an “armageddon option”?When did good governance become an “armageddon option”?
    Politics

    The price for Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat can’t be democracy itself.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death is a tragedy. The Supreme Court’s rules made it a political crisis.Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death is a tragedy. The Supreme Court’s rules made it a political crisis.
    Politics

    How to lower the stakes on Supreme Court vacancies.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    A progressive vision to make America greatA progressive vision to make America great
    Podcast
    Politics

    Vox’s Matt Yglesias on Twitter, climate change, and 1 billion Americans.

    By Ezra Klein
    Podcasts
    Race, policing, and the universal yearning for safetyRace, policing, and the universal yearning for safety
    Podcast
    Podcasts

    Phillip Atiba Goff explains what we know — and don’t know — about racial bias in policing.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    There are no good choicesThere are no good choices
    Politics

    America’s government has revealed the limits of individualism.

    By Ezra Klein