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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

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    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

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    A 2 minute theory on Boehner’s lawsuitA 2 minute theory on Boehner’s lawsuit
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    Ezra Klein thinks something is up with John Boehner’s lawsuit against the President

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    Chuck Norris’s plan to jiu-jitsu ObamacareChuck Norris’s plan to jiu-jitsu Obamacare
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    Don’t roundhouse kick it. Roundhouse fix it.

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    How conservatives won with ObamacareHow conservatives won with Obamacare
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    Republicans are one day going to look back on Obama — and Obamacare — and find quite a bit to like.

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    68% of Americans think elections are rigged68% of Americans think elections are rigged
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    They’re kind of right.

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    The real Piper of OITNB on how prison is brokenThe real Piper of OITNB on how prison is broken
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    There’s a lot more to prison than what made it into the Netflix show.

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    Can a Super PAC save American politics?
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    Raising money isn’t the hard part. Spending it is.

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    John Boehner’s Machiavellian lawsuitJohn Boehner’s Machiavellian lawsuit
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    The political genius behind Boehner’s lawsuit.

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    The root problem at the IRS still isn’t fixedThe root problem at the IRS still isn’t fixed
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    What did Lois Lerner IM and when did she IM it?

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    Birth control saves money. Lots of it.Birth control saves money. Lots of it.
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    Contraception costs $100-$600 annually. It saves tens of thousands of dollars.

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    The federal government is crazy to classify pot worse than alcoholThe federal government is crazy to classify pot worse than alcohol
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    Ezra Klein explains in three and a half minutes.

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