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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

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    Cliven Bundy on “the Spanish people”Cliven Bundy on “the Spanish people”
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    He’s a Paul Ryan Republican who speaks like a Strom Thurmond Republican.

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    Bundy: Blacks might have been better off as slavesBundy: Blacks might have been better off as slaves
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    Turns out the Nevada rancher is a huge racist.

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    What’s the liberal equivalent of climate denial?What’s the liberal equivalent of climate denial?
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    Parties are supposed to tamp down on their base’s worst instincts. The GOP is failing.

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    Michael Pollan explains our broken food system
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    Michael Pollan explains what studying the food system taught him about capitalism, and more

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    The best advice for better healthThe best advice for better health
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    Don’t read more health books. Read these 14 words from the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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    Good advice on dying more slowlyGood advice on dying more slowly
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    What’s ailing us? Many serious illnesses we face are embarrassingly simple to avoid. Ezra Klein talks with Center for Disease Control director Tom Frieden.

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    An economist’s 297-word summary of economicsAn economist’s 297-word summary of economics
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    This graduation speech teaches you everything you need to know about economics. And it does so very, very quickly.

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    Outside Washington, Obamacare doesn’t existOutside Washington, Obamacare doesn’t exist
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    Am I blowing your mind?

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    The problem with the latest Obamacare conspiracyThe problem with the latest Obamacare conspiracy
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    Imagine if the White House had done what the critics want and actually intimidated the Census Bureau.

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    How legalized pot would change AmericaHow legalized pot would change America
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    Mark Kleiman – author, blogger, professor, and drug policy adviser – discusses the future of legalized pot with Ezra Klein. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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