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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

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    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

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    Why I have become more pessimistic about IsraelWhy I have become more pessimistic about Israel
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    Being pro-Israel does not mean being pro-Netanyahu.

    By Ezra Klein
    Campaign Finance
    A stunning graph on how money polarizes politicsA stunning graph on how money polarizes politics
    Campaign Finance

    The small minority of people who fund American politics are much, much more politically polarized than the vast majority of people who don’t contribute to campaigns.

    By Ezra Klein
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    The real Piper Chapman on prisonsThe real Piper Chapman on prisons
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    Some hard truths about prison and probation from the author of Orange is the New Black.

    By Ezra Klein
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    Mark Bittman on what’s wrong with food in AmericaMark Bittman on what’s wrong with food in America
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    We’re spending less of our money on food than other countries, but that’s not necessarily a good thing.

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    The weirdest Obamacare theory yetThe weirdest Obamacare theory yet
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    The absurdity of Gruber-gate.

    By Ezra Klein
    Why should anyone trust Paul Ryan’s poverty plan?
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    Which Paul Ryan should we expect will govern? The one who wrote the budgets? Or the one who wrote the poverty plan?

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    Democrats should welcome Paul Ryan’s poverty planDemocrats should welcome Paul Ryan’s poverty plan
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    Ryan’s poverty plan reverses Ryan’s budgets.

    By Ezra Klein
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    Stephen Colbert’s last request: impeach ObamaStephen Colbert’s last request: impeach Obama
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    The late-night anchor has but one regret: the age of Obama will outlast the Colbert Report.

    By Ezra Klein
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    No, Halbig isn’t going to destroy ObamacareNo, Halbig isn’t going to destroy Obamacare
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    The Supreme Court simply isn’t going to rip insurance from tens of millions of people in order to teach Congress a lesson about grammar.

    By Ezra Klein
    2016 Presidential Election
    What the polls looked like at this point in 2008What the polls looked like at this point in 2008
    2016 Presidential Election

    Remember Al Gore’s 2008 campaign for president? Me neither.

    By Ezra Klein