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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

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    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

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    Last night, Clinton got 6 questions on her emails. Trump got zero on his Iraq lies.Last night, Clinton got 6 questions on her emails. Trump got zero on his Iraq lies.
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    Why NBC’s candidate forum was such a disaster.

    By Ezra Klein
    Public option? Status quo? Collapse? What comes next for Obamacare.
    Politics

    A conversation about the law’s future, with Sarah Kliff and Ezra Klein.

    By Sarah Kliff and Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Republicans should be winning this election. Trump’s new campaign chief shows why they’re losing.Republicans should be winning this election. Trump’s new campaign chief shows why they’re losing.
    Politics

    Remember when Trump said he would hire the best people? Yeah, he’s not hiring the best people.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    The media vs. Donald Trump: why the press feels so free to criticize the Republican nomineeThe media vs. Donald Trump: why the press feels so free to criticize the Republican nominee
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    The media helped create Donald Trump, and now it’s helping to destroy him.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Donald Trump’s worst-of-both-worlds campaignDonald Trump’s worst-of-both-worlds campaign
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    Trump combines the worst of an outsider candidacy with the worst of an insider candidacy.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    This poll result shows Donald Trump’s single biggest problemThis poll result shows Donald Trump’s single biggest problem
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    Trump is failing the most basic test of the electorate.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Trevor Noah: a very serious conversation with a very funny manTrevor Noah: a very serious conversation with a very funny man
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    Politics

    The Daily Show host on how to find humor in tragedy, what Obama’s election didn’t change about race in America, and the best advice he’s ever received.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Donald Trump’s fight with the Khans is a reminder of his greatest weaknessDonald Trump’s fight with the Khans is a reminder of his greatest weakness
    Politics

    Trump’s fight with the Khans is a reminder of what a terrible strategist, and thin-skinned bully, he is.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Donald Trump’s slander of Captain Humayun Khan’s family is horrifying, even for TrumpDonald Trump’s slander of Captain Humayun Khan’s family is horrifying, even for Trump
    Politics

    This is not a question that needs to be asked in most elections, but it needs to be asked in this one: What kind of person is Donald Trump?

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    This election isn’t just Democrat vs. Republican. It’s normal vs. abnormal.This election isn’t just Democrat vs. Republican. It’s normal vs. abnormal.
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    Politics

    There are some differences in politics that transcend ideology. This is one of them.

    By Ezra Klein