Ezra Klein
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“The world is built on relationships, not leverage, and relationships are built on reciprocity and respect. It is not Trump’s genius to recognize America’s unused strength; it is his blindness to see that our strength was a function of our restraint.”
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Opinion | Trump Just Proved Carney’s Point
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January 25, 2026 at 12:40 PM
“The world is built on relationships, not leverage, and relationships are built on reciprocity and respect. It is not Trump’s genius to recognize America’s unused strength; it is his blindness to see that our strength was a function of our restraint.”
Must read from @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social
Must read from @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social
Trump Just Proved Carney’s Point
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Opinion | Trump Just Proved Carney’s Point
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January 25, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Trump Just Proved Carney’s Point
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Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
The Staggering Scale of Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Crackdown
@caitlindickerson.bsky.social, an immigration reporter, explains the different pieces of Trump’s deportation machine.
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The Staggering Scale of Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Crackdown
@caitlindickerson.bsky.social, an immigration reporter, explains the different pieces of Trump’s deportation machine.
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Opinion | The Staggering Scale of Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Crackdown
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January 23, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
The Staggering Scale of Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Crackdown
@caitlindickerson.bsky.social, an immigration reporter, explains the different pieces of Trump’s deportation machine.
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The Staggering Scale of Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Crackdown
@caitlindickerson.bsky.social, an immigration reporter, explains the different pieces of Trump’s deportation machine.
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Really enjoyed this. Will share will my Mormon friends who I know struggle w/Trumpism but see the left as antithetical to religion. I think Talarico threads an interesting needle. Texas will be an interesting test case, if he gets thru the primary
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January 14, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Really enjoyed this. Will share will my Mormon friends who I know struggle w/Trumpism but see the left as antithetical to religion. I think Talarico threads an interesting needle. Texas will be an interesting test case, if he gets thru the primary
Here’s a gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/o...
Here’s a gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/o...
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President Trump flipping off an autoworker is just the latest insult after a long line of broken promises to American workers and manufacturing communities.
January 14, 2026 at 7:28 PM
President Trump flipping off an autoworker is just the latest insult after a long line of broken promises to American workers and manufacturing communities.
“What is to you the ‘rage economy’?”
@jamestalarico.bsky.social: “The billionaires own the algorithms and the news networks....They are selling us conflict right into our bloodstream, and they’re calling it connection.
And I think it’s left people starving for actual community.”
@jamestalarico.bsky.social: “The billionaires own the algorithms and the news networks....They are selling us conflict right into our bloodstream, and they’re calling it connection.
And I think it’s left people starving for actual community.”
January 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
“What is to you the ‘rage economy’?”
@jamestalarico.bsky.social: “The billionaires own the algorithms and the news networks....They are selling us conflict right into our bloodstream, and they’re calling it connection.
And I think it’s left people starving for actual community.”
@jamestalarico.bsky.social: “The billionaires own the algorithms and the news networks....They are selling us conflict right into our bloodstream, and they’re calling it connection.
And I think it’s left people starving for actual community.”
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This was SO good. If you have a moment, please listen.
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
Can James Talarico Reclaim Christianity for the Left?
With State Representative James Talarico of Texas - discussing his faith, his politics and his Senate race.
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Can James Talarico Reclaim Christianity for the Left?
With State Representative James Talarico of Texas - discussing his faith, his politics and his Senate race.
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Opinion | Can James Talarico Reclaim Christianity for the Left?
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January 13, 2026 at 1:40 PM
This was SO good. If you have a moment, please listen.
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
Can James Talarico Reclaim Christianity for the Left?
With State Representative James Talarico of Texas - discussing his faith, his politics and his Senate race.
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Can James Talarico Reclaim Christianity for the Left?
With State Representative James Talarico of Texas - discussing his faith, his politics and his Senate race.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/o...
Opinion | Can James Talarico Reclaim Christianity for the Left?
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January 13, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
Can James Talarico Reclaim Christianity for the Left?
With State Representative James Talarico of Texas - discussing his faith, his politics and his Senate race.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/o...
Can James Talarico Reclaim Christianity for the Left?
With State Representative James Talarico of Texas - discussing his faith, his politics and his Senate race.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/o...
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Fascinating episode - particularly on how the Trump government sees politics as spectacle, the need for domestic enemies and on how much faster the US has become authoritarian than Russia
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
Venezuela, Renee Good and Trump’s ‘Assault on Hope’
@mashagessen.bsky.social examines how the President governs through spectacle, and the message his displays of force are meant to send.
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Venezuela, Renee Good and Trump’s ‘Assault on Hope’
@mashagessen.bsky.social examines how the President governs through spectacle, and the message his displays of force are meant to send.
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youtu.be/U6DbiSMi6ik?...
Venezuela, Renee Good and Trump’s ‘Assault on Hope’ | The Ezra Klein Show
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January 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Fascinating episode - particularly on how the Trump government sees politics as spectacle, the need for domestic enemies and on how much faster the US has become authoritarian than Russia
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
Venezuela, Renee Good and Trump’s ‘Assault on Hope’
@mashagessen.bsky.social examines how the President governs through spectacle, and the message his displays of force are meant to send.
open.spotify.com/episode/78mi...
youtu.be/U6DbiSMi6ik?...
Venezuela, Renee Good and Trump’s ‘Assault on Hope’
@mashagessen.bsky.social examines how the President governs through spectacle, and the message his displays of force are meant to send.
open.spotify.com/episode/78mi...
youtu.be/U6DbiSMi6ik?...
Venezuela, Renee Good and Trump’s ‘Assault on Hope’ | The Ezra Klein Show
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January 11, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
Venezuela, Renee Good and Trump’s ‘Assault on Hope’
@mashagessen.bsky.social examines how the President governs through spectacle, and the message his displays of force are meant to send.
open.spotify.com/episode/78mi...
youtu.be/U6DbiSMi6ik?...
Venezuela, Renee Good and Trump’s ‘Assault on Hope’
@mashagessen.bsky.social examines how the President governs through spectacle, and the message his displays of force are meant to send.
open.spotify.com/episode/78mi...
youtu.be/U6DbiSMi6ik?...
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Shapiro: J.D. Vance is profoundly and pathetically a weak human being, and he does whatever he thinks his boss wants him to do.
What we need right now is not idiotic gaslighting from the sitting VP
He should be ashamed of himself—and he’s not. I think that speaks to the weakness of his character.
What we need right now is not idiotic gaslighting from the sitting VP
He should be ashamed of himself—and he’s not. I think that speaks to the weakness of his character.
January 9, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Shapiro: J.D. Vance is profoundly and pathetically a weak human being, and he does whatever he thinks his boss wants him to do.
What we need right now is not idiotic gaslighting from the sitting VP
He should be ashamed of himself—and he’s not. I think that speaks to the weakness of his character.
What we need right now is not idiotic gaslighting from the sitting VP
He should be ashamed of himself—and he’s not. I think that speaks to the weakness of his character.
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
What Trump Wants in Venezuela
@jonathanblitzer.bsky.social explains the various interests and factions at play in the Trump Administration’s strike against Venezuela.
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What Trump Wants in Venezuela
@jonathanblitzer.bsky.social explains the various interests and factions at play in the Trump Administration’s strike against Venezuela.
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What Trump Wants in Venezuela
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January 6, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
What Trump Wants in Venezuela
@jonathanblitzer.bsky.social explains the various interests and factions at play in the Trump Administration’s strike against Venezuela.
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What Trump Wants in Venezuela
@jonathanblitzer.bsky.social explains the various interests and factions at play in the Trump Administration’s strike against Venezuela.
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Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
With Stephen Batchelor, the author of multiple books on Buddhism and meditation.
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With Stephen Batchelor, the author of multiple books on Buddhism and meditation.
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This Question Can Change Your Life
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January 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
With Stephen Batchelor, the author of multiple books on Buddhism and meditation.
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With Stephen Batchelor, the author of multiple books on Buddhism and meditation.
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Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
@weisenthal.bsky.social and @tracyalloway.bsky.social, the hosts of the economics podcast “Odd Lots,” walk through how Trump’s tariffs, A.I. and the vibecession are making for a strange close to the year.
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@weisenthal.bsky.social and @tracyalloway.bsky.social, the hosts of the economics podcast “Odd Lots,” walk through how Trump’s tariffs, A.I. and the vibecession are making for a strange close to the year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/o...
Opinion | ‘This Is Something That Traditional Economics Isn’t Prepared to Deal With’
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December 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
@weisenthal.bsky.social and @tracyalloway.bsky.social, the hosts of the economics podcast “Odd Lots,” walk through how Trump’s tariffs, A.I. and the vibecession are making for a strange close to the year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/o...
@weisenthal.bsky.social and @tracyalloway.bsky.social, the hosts of the economics podcast “Odd Lots,” walk through how Trump’s tariffs, A.I. and the vibecession are making for a strange close to the year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/o...
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"The force of the cultural correction gave MAGA a momentum that the election results never justified. That created the conditions for overreach."
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December 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"The force of the cultural correction gave MAGA a momentum that the election results never justified. That created the conditions for overreach."
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Elie is awesome and the Givewell story is a huge part of why we built Good Ventures to do leveraged philanthropy at scale.
This @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social episode is great! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/...
Opinion | The Simplest Way to Save Lives With Your Money
Elie Hassenfeld, the chief executive of the nonprofit GiveWell, makes the case for a more rigorous, transparent and accountable approach to charitable giving.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Elie is awesome and the Givewell story is a huge part of why we built Good Ventures to do leveraged philanthropy at scale.
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This @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social episode is great! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/...
Opinion | The Simplest Way to Save Lives With Your Money
Elie Hassenfeld, the chief executive of the nonprofit GiveWell, makes the case for a more rigorous, transparent and accountable approach to charitable giving.
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social episode is great! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/...
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
Elie Hassenfeld, the chief executive of the nonprofit GiveWell, makes the case for a more rigorous, transparent and accountable approach to charitable giving.
open.spotify.com/episode/1Ff6...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...
Elie Hassenfeld, the chief executive of the nonprofit GiveWell, makes the case for a more rigorous, transparent and accountable approach to charitable giving.
open.spotify.com/episode/1Ff6...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...
Opinion | What Does It Mean to Give Well?
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
Elie Hassenfeld, the chief executive of the nonprofit GiveWell, makes the case for a more rigorous, transparent and accountable approach to charitable giving.
open.spotify.com/episode/1Ff6...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...
Elie Hassenfeld, the chief executive of the nonprofit GiveWell, makes the case for a more rigorous, transparent and accountable approach to charitable giving.
open.spotify.com/episode/1Ff6...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...
"I can’t be someone I’m not. I’m not good at being someone I’m not. I’m not comfortable faking it. There are so many things in politics I’m not good at.
The one good thing, though, is I think politics is radically changing. I think it’s rewarding a little bit more authenticity."
The one good thing, though, is I think politics is radically changing. I think it’s rewarding a little bit more authenticity."
December 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
"I can’t be someone I’m not. I’m not good at being someone I’m not. I’m not comfortable faking it. There are so many things in politics I’m not good at.
The one good thing, though, is I think politics is radically changing. I think it’s rewarding a little bit more authenticity."
The one good thing, though, is I think politics is radically changing. I think it’s rewarding a little bit more authenticity."
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
How Gavin Newsom Became the Democrats’ 2028 Frontrunner
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How Gavin Newsom Became the Democrats’ 2028 Frontrunner
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December 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
How Gavin Newsom Became the Democrats’ 2028 Frontrunner
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How Gavin Newsom Became the Democrats’ 2028 Frontrunner
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"Competition seems, to me, to have made these apps better at fulfilling their corporate purpose and worse for human flourishing."
(The flip side of this is much of the pre-video function of social media is now fulfilled by a richer Group Text & Photo Sharing experience).
(The flip side of this is much of the pre-video function of social media is now fulfilled by a richer Group Text & Photo Sharing experience).
December 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"Competition seems, to me, to have made these apps better at fulfilling their corporate purpose and worse for human flourishing."
(The flip side of this is much of the pre-video function of social media is now fulfilled by a richer Group Text & Photo Sharing experience).
(The flip side of this is much of the pre-video function of social media is now fulfilled by a richer Group Text & Photo Sharing experience).
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This conversion between Ezra and Fareed is exceptional.
Gets to the heart of this moment we are in, why democrats and the center left failed, and how to move ahead.
Notably - Fareed echoes what @radiofreetom.bsky.social says. Bored affluence leads to fascism much more than economic struggles.
Gets to the heart of this moment we are in, why democrats and the center left failed, and how to move ahead.
Notably - Fareed echoes what @radiofreetom.bsky.social says. Bored affluence leads to fascism much more than economic struggles.
With Fareed Zakaria, host of “Fareed Zakaria GPS” on CNN and the author of the book “Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash From 1600 to the Present.”
Discussing the “revolution” we may be living through, the forces driving it, and how the Democratic Party can adapt.
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Discussing the “revolution” we may be living through, the forces driving it, and how the Democratic Party can adapt.
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Fareed Zakaria Thinks Steve Bannon Got One Thing Right | The Ezra Klein Show
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November 25, 2025 at 3:49 AM
This conversion between Ezra and Fareed is exceptional.
Gets to the heart of this moment we are in, why democrats and the center left failed, and how to move ahead.
Notably - Fareed echoes what @radiofreetom.bsky.social says. Bored affluence leads to fascism much more than economic struggles.
Gets to the heart of this moment we are in, why democrats and the center left failed, and how to move ahead.
Notably - Fareed echoes what @radiofreetom.bsky.social says. Bored affluence leads to fascism much more than economic struggles.