Ezra Klein
Ezra Klein is a columnist and blogger at The Washington Post and a policy analyst for MSNBC. His work focuses on domestic and economic policymaking, as well as the political system that's constantly screwing it up.
In 2010, Klein was named Blogger of the Year by both The Week magazine and the Sidney Hillman foundation for his extensive coverage of the healthcare debate and Congress' passage of the Affordable Care Act. Previously, Klein was an associate editor at The American Prospect and a columnist at Newsweek. A frequent commentator on domestic politics and policy, he has appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show, Charlie Rose, Real Time with Bill Maher, The McLaughlin Report, the Colbert Report and many other programs. He likes graphs, appendix tables, and he lives in Washington.
Articles By Ezra Klein
Why Both Obama and Romney Want to Talk About Bain
Why are we talking about Bain Capital again?
American Decline a Mirage in a World That’s Rising
“Anyone who tells you that America is in decline or that our influence has waned,” said President Barack Obama in his 2012 State of the Union address, “doesn’t know what they’re talking about.”
Lugar Concession Speech Tells All About Polarization
“We have been studying Washington politics and Congress for more than 40 years, and never have we seen them this dysfunctional,” wrote Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein in the Washington Post. “In our past writings, we have criticized both parties when we believed it was warranted. Today, however, we have no choice but to acknowledge that the core of the problem lies with the Republican Party.”
Europe Debacle Is Full of Lessons, but Which Are True?
Europe is a mess. But it’s a peculiar mess that both the left and the right think validates everything they’ve been saying about what we should -- and shouldn’t -- do here in the U.S.
Money Won’t Win Presidency but It Might Buy Congress
President Barack Obama’s re- election campaign is likely to have more money than any presidential campaign in history. Republican Mitt Romney’s campaign, when you factor in the super-PACs supporting him, could have even more money than that.
Bush Tax Cut Armageddon Could Yield Better Tax Code
How much does the federal government actually spend? About $830 billion more than you think.
Washington’s Counterproductive Consensus on Taxes
The two parties spent most of this week, as they tend to spend most of every week, arguing about taxes. Democrats are for ‘em. Republicans, against. Right?
Don’t Worry About Deficit That Will Heal Itself
I’m not particularly worried about the budget deficit. In fact, of all the major problems the U.S. faces, I’m least worried about the deficit.
Individual Mandate Is Ryan Tax Credit by Other Name
Of all the arguments being waged over the Affordable Care Act -- or, as the Obama campaign now likes to refer to it, “Obamacare” -- the one dominating the Supreme Court this week is perhaps the most conceptually trivial.
Ryan Plan May Lead to Single-Payer Health Care
Let’s play a game: I’ll describe a health-care bill to you. Then you tell me if I’m describing President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act or the budget released this week by Representative Paul Ryan.
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