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Interesting Times: She Exposed Epstein and Shares MAGA’s Anger
My colleague Ross Douthat talks to the journalist who exposed Jeffrey Epstein.
This episode of “Interesting Times,” with the Miami Herald investigative journalist Julie K. Brown, came out back in...
This episode of “Interesting Times,” with the Miami Herald investigative journalist Julie K. Brown, came out back in...
Best Of: The ‘Quiet Catastrophe’ Brewing in Our Social Lives
The holidays are an unusually social time, filled with parties and family get-togethers. But for most of the year, we feel isolated and unsatisfied with our social lives. Our society isn’t structured...
Fareed Zakaria Thinks Steve Bannon Got One Thing Right
On Monday night, in front of a live audience, I talked to Fareed Zakaria about the different political age he believes we’ve entered.
Zakaria is the host of “Fareed Zakaria GPS” on CNN and the...
Zakaria is the host of “Fareed Zakaria GPS” on CNN and the...
Patti Smith on the One Desire That Lasts Forever
Patti Smith, “the Godmother of Punk,” has lived a wild life and accumulated so much wisdom in the process. In the 1960s and ’70s, Smith was a fixture of the New York City creative scene — hanging out...
Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes and the Right’s ‘Groyper’ Problem
Is this the future of MAGA?
Tucker Carlson’s interview with the white nationalist influencer Nick Fuentes has caused a firestorm on the right. Carlson and Fuentes’s friendly chat about American Jews...
Tucker Carlson’s interview with the white nationalist influencer Nick Fuentes has caused a firestorm on the right. Carlson and Fuentes’s friendly chat about American Jews...
What Were Democrats Thinking?
Democrats’ case for the government shutdown was just starting to break through to voters. Why fold now?
Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com.
You can find the transcript...
Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com.
You can find the transcript...
The Blue Wave Cometh?
Democrats won big on Tuesday. It looks like the MAGA coalition has started to crack.
Ezra is joined by his column editor, Aaron Retica, to discuss the big lessons for Democrats as they eye the...
Ezra is joined by his column editor, Aaron Retica, to discuss the big lessons for Democrats as they eye the...
Can Economic Populism Save the Democratic Party?
The “Democratic penalty” should scare the hell out of Democrats.
The Democratic Party brand has become toxic in certain parts of the country, especially with working- class voters. The Center for...
The Democratic Party brand has become toxic in certain parts of the country, especially with working- class voters. The Center for...
The Rural Power Behind Trump’s Assault on Blue Cities
President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard from red states into blue cities isn’t just a partisan attack; it’s also a geographic one. In the 2024 election, Donald Trump won rural areas by 40...
Can the Israel-Hamas Deal Hold?
Every Israeli-Palestinian peace deal has failed. Could Trump’s be any different?
On Oct. 10, the Israeli cabinet approved a cease-fire deal brokered by the Trump administration, Turkey and Qatar....
On Oct. 10, the Israeli cabinet approved a cease-fire deal brokered by the Trump administration, Turkey and Qatar....
How Afraid of the A.I. Apocalypse Should We Be?
How Afraid of the A.I. Apocalypse Should We Be?
Eliezer Yudkowsky is as afraid as you could possibly be. He makes his case.
Yudkowsky is a pioneer of A.I. safety research, who started warning about...
Eliezer Yudkowsky is as afraid as you could possibly be. He makes his case.
Yudkowsky is a pioneer of A.I. safety research, who started warning about...
Jon Favreau on Where the Democrats Went Right
The government shutdown is the Democrats’ first big strategic bet of Trump’s term.
Not everyone in the party agreed that shutting down the government was the right move or that health care was the...
Not everyone in the party agreed that shutting down the government was the right move or that health care was the...
What the Shutdown Is Really About
There’s a serious high-stakes policy fight at the heart of this.
The Democrats didn’t pick a fight over authoritarianism or tariffs or masked immigration agents in the streets. They picked one over...
The Democrats didn’t pick a fight over authoritarianism or tariffs or masked immigration agents in the streets. They picked one over...
A Breath of Fresh Air With Brian Eno
Brian Eno’s music opens up worlds I love to step into during trying times. And this conversation with Eno did the same thing.
Eno is a trailblazing musician and producer who’s worked on seminal...
Eno is a trailblazing musician and producer who’s worked on seminal...
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines
The writer Ta-Nehisi Coates was harshly critical of my response to Charlie Kirk’s assassination. In an article in Vanity Fair, he suggested I was whitewashing Kirk’s legacy, comparing it to the...
Trump Is Building the Blue Scare
This is McCarthyism 2.0.
Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the Trump administration has been speed-running an attack on the “radical left.” And the tactics it has been using are darkly reminiscent...
Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the Trump administration has been speed-running an attack on the “radical left.” And the tactics it has been using are darkly reminiscent...
Spencer Cox Wants to Pull Our Politics Back From the Brink
The Utah governor is trying to model a different kind of leadership in a very dangerous political moment.
The Trump administration seems intent on using the assassination of Charlie Kirk to crack...
The Trump administration seems intent on using the assassination of Charlie Kirk to crack...
We Are Going to Have to Live Here With Each Other
This is an episode in two parts. First, my thoughts on Charlie Kirk’s murder, now that I’ve had a few days to process it, and to see the unfolding reactions and responses on both sides. Then a...
If Democrats Have a Better Plan, I’d Like to Hear It
In a few weeks the government’s funding will run out. If Democrats vote for a new spending bill, they will be funding Trump’s autocratic takeover. What should they do?
Thoughts? Guest suggestions?...
Thoughts? Guest suggestions?...
The Supreme Court Is Backing Trump's Power Grab
Trump was losing in the courts. He’s not anymore.
In the early months of the administration, the courts were proving a powerful check on President Trump, blocking many of his boldest actions. But...
In the early months of the administration, the courts were proving a powerful check on President Trump, blocking many of his boldest actions. But...
Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force
ICE now has the biggest budget of any law enforcement agency in America.
“ICE and Customs and Border Protection have long been the most rogue, kind of renegade and certainly pro-Trump police agencies...
“ICE and Customs and Border Protection have long been the most rogue, kind of renegade and certainly pro-Trump police agencies...
MAHA Is a Bad Answer to a Good Question
“Make America Healthy Again” is a great idea — somebody should try it.
A lot of the concerns animating the MAHA movement — chronic disease, the unhealthiness of the American diet, how profits warp...
A lot of the concerns animating the MAHA movement — chronic disease, the unhealthiness of the American diet, how profits warp...
Trump vs. the U.S. Economy
What is going on with the economy right now?
There are a lot of mixed signals. President Trump slashed taxes, but he’s also bringing in a lot of money through tariffs. Inflation is creeping up, but...
There are a lot of mixed signals. President Trump slashed taxes, but he’s also bringing in a lot of money through tariffs. Inflation is creeping up, but...
When Is It Genocide?
In December 2023, when South Africa accused Israel of genocide before the International Court of Justice, I thought it was wrong to do so. Israel had been attacked. Its defense was legitimate. The...
Mahmoud Khalil Tells His Story
Mahmoud Khalil was a leader in Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian protests. In March, he was arrested by ICE agents and held for more than 100 days in a Louisiana detention facility. The Trump...
‘Our Kids Are the Least Flourishing Generation We Know Of’
There’s something of a policy revolution afoot: As of March, more than a dozen states — including California, Florida and Ohio — have passed bills or adopted policies that aim to limit cellphone usage...
What Is DOGE’s Real Goal?
The so-called Department of Government Efficiency is great branding. Who could be against a more efficient government? But “efficiency” obfuscates what’s really happening here.
Efficiency to what...
Efficiency to what...
The Origins of Abundance
To mark the release of our new book “Abundance,” my co-author Derek Thompson had me on his podcast, “Plain English,” to talk about it. We’re on book tour right now, so we’re doing a lot of talking...
Democrats Need to Face Why Trump Won
After the last election, there were all kinds of theories about where Democrats went wrong. But now, four months later, we have a lot more data – and it tells a few clear stories.
David Shor is the...
David Shor is the...
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