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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

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    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

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    How Republican budgets hide huge spending cuts in “block grants”How Republican budgets hide huge spending cuts in “block grants”
    archives

    The reality is block grants don’t save money. But they’re routinely used to hide the thing that does save money.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Al Gore should run for presidentAl Gore should run for president
    Politics

    If Gore is really so concerned with the future of the planet, then running in 2016 is his best chance to change it.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Why the Obama administration is fighting for a trade deal its liberal allies hateWhy the Obama administration is fighting for a trade deal its liberal allies hate
    Politics

    The White House’s case for the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

    By Ezra Klein
    2016 Presidential Election
    Hillary Clinton isn’t running unopposed. She’s just crushing the competition.Hillary Clinton isn’t running unopposed. She’s just crushing the competition.
    2016 Presidential Election

    If Clinton didn’t exist, the Democratic Party’s bench would look a lot stronger.

    By Ezra Klein
    Cybersecurity
    The real scandal and the fake scandal in Hillary Clinton’s e-mailsThe real scandal and the fake scandal in Hillary Clinton’s e-mails
    Cybersecurity

    Part of this scandal is mainly optics. But part of it was a real security breach that, even now, Clinton doesn’t seem to fully realize.

    By Ezra Klein
    22 maps and charts that will surprise you
    archives

    These 22 charts and maps all told me something I found surprising. Some of them genuinely changed the way I think about the world.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    CBO: Obamacare subsidies will cost 20 percent less than expectedCBO: Obamacare subsidies will cost 20 percent less than expected
    Politics

    The reduction is the result of two trends: slower-than-expected growth in health-care costs and lower-than-expected enrollment through Obamacare exchanges.

    By Sarah Kliff and Ezra Klein
    Why Jim Webb thinks America should pay more attention to criminal justice and Alzheimer’s
    Features

    An interview with the Vietnam vet, novelist, former senator, and possible presidential candidate.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Obama’s speech in Selma was an answer to those who question his love for AmericaObama’s speech in Selma was an answer to those who question his love for America
    Politics

    The two most important paragraphs from Obama’s Selma speech.

    By Ezra Klein
    Life
    13 maps about America worth bringing up at dinner parties and/or first dates13 maps about America worth bringing up at dinner parties and/or first dates
    Life

    Did you know that Texas’ economy is the same size as Australia’s? Now tell your date.

    By Dylan Matthews and Ezra Klein