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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

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    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

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    History will not judge 2016’s ratio of email coverage to climate coverage kindlyHistory will not judge 2016’s ratio of email coverage to climate coverage kindly
    Politics

    Our grandchildren will not judge us kindly.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    In (partial) defense of Hillary ClintonIn (partial) defense of Hillary Clinton
    Politics

    I’m going to do something unpopular now. I’m going to defend Hillary Clinton.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, and the fight to find the antidote to TrumpismElizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, and the fight to find the antidote to Trumpism
    Politics

    Two very different paths forward for the Democratic Party.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Trump promised to protect the sick and the poor. He lied.Trump promised to protect the sick and the poor. He lied.
    Politics

    Trump’s health care plan and budget show the scandal hiding in plain sight.

    By Ezra Klein
    The Gray Area
    Bryan Stevenson explains how it feels to grow up black amid Confederate monumentsBryan Stevenson explains how it feels to grow up black amid Confederate monuments
    Podcast
    The Gray Area

    “I think we have to increase our shame — and I don’t think shame is a bad thing.”

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Donald Trump is destroying his own presidencyDonald Trump is destroying his own presidency
    Politics

    Trump has no one to blame for his endangered presidency but himself.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Health care hot potatoHealth care hot potato
    Politics

    Republicans don’t want the AHCA to pass. But none of them want to be the cause of its failure.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Donald Trump’s absurd 100th day week was his presidency in miniatureDonald Trump’s absurd 100th day week was his presidency in miniature
    Politics

    Trump would be an excellent head of state. He is an awful president.

    By Ezra Klein
    The Gray Area
    Elizabeth Warren: Obama was wrong. The system is more rigged than you know.Elizabeth Warren: Obama was wrong. The system is more rigged than you know.
    Podcast
    The Gray Area

    “Money slithers through Washington like a snake...the influence is everywhere.”

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Is Singapore’s “miracle” health care system the answer for America?Is Singapore’s “miracle” health care system the answer for America?
    Politics

    The Singapore model shows how liberal and conservative ideas can fuse.

    By Ezra Klein