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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

Co-Founder

    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

    2016 Presidential Election
    Donald Trump is too gullible to be presidentDonald Trump is too gullible to be president
    2016 Presidential Election

    Donald Trump falls for sycophants and hoaxes — which is disastrous in a president.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Read Obama’s moving introduction to the Hamilton White House performanceRead Obama’s moving introduction to the Hamilton White House performance
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    Politics

    “Our founders couldn’t have dreamt up the future that they set in motion.”

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Donald Trump’s ideology of violenceDonald Trump’s ideology of violence
    Politics

    Want to know why Donald Trump’s rallies are so violent? Just listen to him.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    The Republican debate was very substantive. Too bad that substance was wrong.The Republican debate was very substantive. Too bad that substance was wrong.
    Politics

    The most substantive Republican debate yet was littered with factual errors.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Obamacare didn’t pave the way for Donald Trump. The GOP’s response to it did.Obamacare didn’t pave the way for Donald Trump. The GOP’s response to it did.
    Politics

    Republicans just can’t stop telling their base to panic.

    By Ezra Klein
    2016 Presidential Election
    Donald Trump lies — yes, lies — about his policies. And he does it constantly.Donald Trump lies — yes, lies — about his policies. And he does it constantly.
    2016 Presidential Election

    Donald Trump continually lies about his policy proposals, and the media needs to call him out on it.

    By Ezra Klein
    2016 Presidential Election
    Nancy Reagan was a living connection to a very different conservatismNancy Reagan was a living connection to a very different conservatism
    2016 Presidential Election

    Nancy Reagan, and the more inclusive conservatism she helped build.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    The Republican Party is truly, profoundly brokenThe Republican Party is truly, profoundly broken
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    Politics

    The Republican Party had one job, and it’s completely failed to do it.

    By Ezra Klein
    2016 Presidential Election
    Democratic voters want an experienced politician. Good thing they have two of them.Democratic voters want an experienced politician. Good thing they have two of them.
    2016 Presidential Election

    Democrats who want an “experienced” candidate would do just fine picking Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Obama’s chief strategist on how a Democrat could beat TrumpObama’s chief strategist on how a Democrat could beat Trump
    Politics

    David Axelrod on why Donald Trump’s rise was predictable, and how Democrats should run against him.

    By Ezra Klein