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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

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    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

    Politics
    In which Paul Ryan trolls Chris Christie with an offer for a hugIn which Paul Ryan trolls Chris Christie with an offer for a hug
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    David Brooks: Stop saying you’re Charlie HebdoDavid Brooks: Stop saying you’re Charlie Hebdo
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    “Let’s face it,” he writes, “if they had tried to publish their satirical newspaper on any American university campus over the last two decades it wouldn’t have lasted 30 seconds.”

    By Ezra Klein
    Religion
    Don’t let murderers pretend their crimes are about cartoonsDon’t let murderers pretend their crimes are about cartoons
    Religion

    This isn’t about Charlie Hebdo’s cartoons, any more than a rape is about what the victim is wearing, or a murder is about where the victim was walking.

    By Ezra Klein
    Video
    Third parties are the underpants gnomes of American politicsThird parties are the underpants gnomes of American politics
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    Could a third party fix the hellscape of fail that is the United States Congress? Ezra Klein explains.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    The irony of Barack Obama’s 2014, in one sentenceThe irony of Barack Obama’s 2014, in one sentence
    Politics

    Obama has brought a lot of change to America. But he’s done it by accepting — and, in many cases, accelerating — the breakdown of American politics.

    By Ezra Klein
    Culture
    Serial revisited: Jay’s interview shreds the case against Adnan SyedSerial revisited: Jay’s interview shreds the case against Adnan Syed
    Culture

    How can anyone still say Adnan’s guilt is beyond a reasonable doubt?

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    To win in Louisiana, Steve Scalise compromised with a racist political cultureTo win in Louisiana, Steve Scalise compromised with a racist political culture
    Politics

    Maybe Scalise didn’t realize he was speaking to a white supremacy group. But that’s the problem.

    By Ezra Klein
    What is Paul Krugman afraid of?
    Features

    Mass pandemics? Yes. Artificial intelligence? Nope.

    By Ezra Klein
    Science of Everyday Life
    Why your voice sounds so terrible on tapeWhy your voice sounds so terrible on tape
    Science of Everyday Life

    Sound waves transmit better through bone than through air.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Republicans are about to make one of the most important appointments in WashingtonRepublicans are about to make one of the most important appointments in Washington
    Politics

    Whoever controls the Number controls far more about the laws that get passed than most Americans realize.

    By Ezra Klein