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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

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    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

    The Gray Area
    Denis McDonough was Obama’s chief of staff from 2013 to 2017. Here’s what he learned.Denis McDonough was Obama’s chief of staff from 2013 to 2017. Here’s what he learned.
    Podcast
    The Gray Area

    This is a podcast the Trump administration should listen to.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    The perverse reality of the Republican health care billThe perverse reality of the Republican health care bill
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    Politics

    The more help you need, the less you get.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Is the Republican health plan designed to fail?Is the Republican health plan designed to fail?
    Politics

    There’s a theory going around Washington that Republicans don’t want their health bill to pass.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Mitt Romney’s former policy director makes the case for the GOP’s health billMitt Romney’s former policy director makes the case for the GOP’s health bill
    Politics

    Lanhee Chen explains why Republicans landed on this health care bill, and this process.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    “It won’t work.” Obamacare’s toughest critics are panning the GOP replacement bill.“It won’t work.” Obamacare’s toughest critics are panning the GOP replacement bill.
    Politics

    Does anyone actually like this bill?

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    The GOP health bill doesn’t know what problem it’s trying to solveThe GOP health bill doesn’t know what problem it’s trying to solve
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    Politics

    After seven years of drafting a replacement plan, we get … this?

    By Ezra Klein
    The Gray Area
    Tim Ferriss on suffering, psychedelics, and spiritualityTim Ferriss on suffering, psychedelics, and spirituality
    Podcast
    The Gray Area

    Among our topics: why Ferriss fills his home with reminders of his eventual death.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Trump just moved the GOP’s health care consensus permanently to the leftTrump just moved the GOP’s health care consensus permanently to the left
    Politics

    It’s a post-Obamacare world, and Republicans are learning to live in it.

    By Ezra Klein
    The Gray Area
    Yuval Harari, author of Sapiens, on how meditation made him a better historianYuval Harari, author of Sapiens, on how meditation made him a better historian
    Podcast
    The Gray Area

    What kind of mind creates a book like Sapiens? A clear one.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Why Trump can’t make a dealWhy Trump can’t make a deal
    Politics

    Trump was supposed to be great at making deals. What happened?

    By Ezra Klein