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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

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    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

    Politics
    What makes me so confident in Marco Rubio?What makes me so confident in Marco Rubio?
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    There is no good reason to believe Rubio will win the Republican nomination. So why do I believe it?

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Obama’s dialogue with Marilynne Robinson is the most revealing interview of his presidencyObama’s dialogue with Marilynne Robinson is the most revealing interview of his presidency
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    “We had this idea that why don’t I just have a conversation with somebody I really like and see how it turns out,” Obama said.

    By Ezra Klein
    Explainers
    Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton’s debate over capitalism, explainedBernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton’s debate over capitalism, explained
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    Explainers

    This is one disagreement from the Democratic debate that’s worth paying attention to.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    David Brooks: The Republican Party is producing “leaders of jaw-dropping incompetence”David Brooks: The Republican Party is producing “leaders of jaw-dropping incompetence”
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    “These insurgents are incompetent at governing and unwilling to be governed.”

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    House Republicans should elect Mitt Romney speaker. No, really.House Republicans should elect Mitt Romney speaker. No, really.
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    Romney for speaker: The case is stronger than I thought.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Why Clinton’s TPP opposition unnerves meWhy Clinton’s TPP opposition unnerves me
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    Does she really believe any of this?

    By Ezra Klein
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    What journalists, weather forecasters, and Han Solo get wrong about probabilityWhat journalists, weather forecasters, and Han Solo get wrong about probability
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    These wonderful drawings show how different jobs misunderstand probability.

    By Ezra Klein
    Explainers
    Why Marco Rubio is insisting that his massive tax cuts will pay for themselves, explainedWhy Marco Rubio is insisting that his massive tax cuts will pay for themselves, explained
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    Rubio’s dodgy tax math shows he’s George W. Bush’s true political heir.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    The point of a health-care system isn’t to spend as little money as possible on itThe point of a health-care system isn’t to spend as little money as possible on it
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    The most important problem in health care is health. Why is that so hard for Washington to understand?

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    The Weeds, Vox’s new policy podcast, launches todayThe Weeds, Vox’s new policy podcast, launches today
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    Politics

    All the policy you can handle, from Ezra Klein, Sarah Kliff, and Matthew Yglesias.

    By Ezra Klein