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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

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    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

    Politics
    Why there’s so much chaos in the Trump administrationWhy there’s so much chaos in the Trump administration
    Politics

    Dysfunction at the top, inexperience below: the White House’s management crisis, explained.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Donald Trump, Fox News, and the logic of alternative factsDonald Trump, Fox News, and the logic of alternative facts
    Politics

    The Nunes memo and the FBI texts gave Trump the alternative story he needed.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    How democracies die, explainedHow democracies die, explained
    Politics

    The problems in American democracy run far deeper than Trump.

    By Ezra Klein
    The State of the Union made Donald Trump look small
    Politics

    Twitter makes Trump look big. The presidency makes him look small.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Trump is winningTrump is winning
    Politics

    Trump is making us a little more like him, and politics a little more like the tribal clash he says it is.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Democrats didn’t cave on the shutdownDemocrats didn’t cave on the shutdown
    Politics

    Democrats are funding CHIP for six years and reopening the government without losing their shutdown leverage.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Are Democrats becoming more like Republicans?Are Democrats becoming more like Republicans?
    Politics

    Democrats are adopting tactics they condemned in the Obama years. But they still want to compromise.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    The “shithole shutdown” is the perfect encapsulation of Trump-era governanceThe “shithole shutdown” is the perfect encapsulation of Trump-era governance
    Politics

    12 thoughts on the looming shutdown.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    This resolution would force senators to work through a shutdown or be arrestedThis resolution would force senators to work through a shutdown or be arrested
    Politics

    Members of Congress don’t fear shutdowns. This idea would help change that.

    By Ezra Klein
    The Gray Area
    You will love this conversation with Jaron Lanier, but I can’t describe itYou will love this conversation with Jaron Lanier, but I can’t describe it
    Podcast
    The Gray Area

    Ever wondered what Richard Feynman was like on acid? Lanier can tell you.

    By Ezra Klein