I went to judge a national debate tournament and came away less worried about the teenagers than the politicians and pundits who argue just like them.
Ezra Klein
Posted inBooks
Death by a Thousand Papercuts
Annie Lowrey explains how the largely hidden “Time Tax,” built on government parsimony and bureaucratic hurdles, screws the poor and working class.
Posted inMagazine
Gavin Newsom’s Tragic Mistake on Homelessness
In his all but certain presidential run, the California governor will be haunted by his noble pledge to provide permanent housing for the homeless, and his failure to give them temporary shelter.
Posted inFeatured
11 of Our Most Memorable Pieces from 2025
Revisit writing from this year that we’re proud to have run.
Posted inFeatured
11 of Our Most Memorable Pieces from 2025
Revisit writing from this year that we’re proud to have run.
Posted inPolitics
Ezra Klein (Almost) Gets It Right
Democrats shouldn’t abet authoritarianism by supporting MAGA spending bills. But neither should they own a government shutdown. There’s a better way.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
The Broadband Story Abundance Liberals Like Ezra Klein Got Wrong
When the New York Times columnist told the Daily Show host about out-of-control regulations ruining a Biden administration rural broadband program, the clip went viral, with Elon Musk’s help. But the story wasn’t true—and the telecom monopolies who were the real saboteurs are still laughing.
Posted inPolitics
In Defense of Everything-Bagel Liberalism
Critics warned that the Biden administration put so many conditions on the grants it offered to semiconductor manufacturers that the centerpiece of its industrial policy would fail. Those conditions turned out to be key to the program’s success.
Posted inMagazine
The Meager Agenda of Abundance Liberals
What the Democratic Party’s most buzzed-about policy movement gets right—and wrong.
Posted inBooks
An Abundance of Ambiguity
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson argue that a world of plenty awaits us if we reform zoning and environmental laws and everyone moves to San Francisco. But that can’t be the whole plan, right?
