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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

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    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

    Bernie Sanders
    Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders want to use the tax code to weaken Wall StreetHillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders want to use the tax code to weaken Wall Street
    Bernie Sanders

    The quiet radicalism of the Democratic tax plans.

    By Ezra Klein
    Explainers
    Donald Trump’s fight with Fox News and Megyn Kelly, explainedDonald Trump’s fight with Fox News and Megyn Kelly, explained
    Explainers

    There’s a reason Trump feels so betrayed by Fox News. Until Thursday, they were his best friends.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Donald Trump is an embarrassment who is impossible to embarrass. It’s his superpower.Donald Trump is an embarrassment who is impossible to embarrass. It’s his superpower.
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    Politics

    You cannot embarrass Donald Trump. He lives a life entirely without shame.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Carly Fiorina was the clear winner of Fox News’s first debateCarly Fiorina was the clear winner of Fox News’s first debate
    Politics

    Fiorina was, by far, the most impressive candidate on the stage.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    What members of Congress can’t admit: it’s a pretty crummy jobWhat members of Congress can’t admit: it’s a pretty crummy job
    Politics

    And that’s not good for the rest of us.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    What’s surprised me so far in the 2016 electionWhat’s surprised me so far in the 2016 election
    Politics

    The 2016 race has defied my expectations thus far, and not only because of Donald Trump.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    This was supposed to be the strongest GOP field in decades. Yet Donald Trump is leading itThis was supposed to be the strongest GOP field in decades. Yet Donald Trump is leading it
    Politics

    What Donald Trump’s rise says about the weakness of the GOP field.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    The media’s 5 stages of grief over Donald TrumpThe media’s 5 stages of grief over Donald Trump
    Politics

    We began in denial. It’s time for acceptance.

    By Ezra Klein
    Bernie Sanders: The Vox conversation
    Politics

    In a wide-ranging discussion, Bernie Sanders discusses his views on socialism, single payer, open borders, Zionism, and more.

    By Ezra Klein
    archives
    On Paul Krugman’s theory of hipstersOn Paul Krugman’s theory of hipsters
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    An example of countersignaling.

    By Ezra Klein