In his new book of essays, “The Message,” Ta-Nehisi Coates writes about a trip he took to Israel and the... more

On Oct. 6 of last year, the Biden administration was hammering out a grand Middle East bargain in which Saudi... more

The economy has hit a hinge moment. For the past few years, inflation has been the big economic story —... more

The most consequential and revealing exchange during the vice-presidential debate on Tuesday came toward the end, when JD Vance was... more

In a couple weeks, the archives of our show will only be available to subscribers. Here’s why that’s happening and... more

I’ve been fascinated by the problem Donald Trump faces with Project 2025. Trump has been caught in an awkward position,... more

America has become increasingly polarized when it comes to trust. Voters who distrust the system — who see institutions as... more

It’s been almost a year since Oct. 7. More than 40,000 Palestinians in Gaza are dead. The hostages are not... more

I stumbled on a Zadie Smith line recently that stopped me in my tracks. She was writing in January 2017,... more

Republicans want to label Kamala Harris as the border czar. And by just looking at a chart, you can see... more

Tuesday night was the first — perhaps the only — debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. And it proved... more

Our Times Opinion colleagues recently launched a new podcast called “The Opinions.” It’s basically the Opinion page in audio form,... more

I feel that there’s something important missing in our debate over screen time and kids — and even screen time... more

I’m convinced that attention is the most important human faculty. Your life, after all, is just the sum total of... more

We recently did an episode on the strange new gender politics that have emerged in the 2024 election. But we... more

On Thursday night, Kamala Harris reintroduced herself to America. And by the standards of Democratic convention speeches, this one was... more

Democrats spent the third night of their convention pitching themselves as the party of freedom. In this conversation, my producer... more

Is Obamaism making a comeback? Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention, Michelle and Barack Obama electrified the crowd with... more

I’m reporting from the Democratic National Convention this week, so we’re going to try something a little different on the... more

A strange new gender politics is roiling the 2024 election. At the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump made his nomination... more

Risk has been on my mind this year. For Democrats, the question of whether Joe Biden should drop out was... more

It’s been remarkable watching the Democratic Party act like a political party this past month — a party that makes... more

In picking Tim Walz as her running mate, Kamala Harris is after more than just Pennsylvania. Mentioned: “Is Tim Walz the Midwestern... more

The economy is one of the biggest vulnerabilities for Democrats this election and, in particular, the issue of affordability. Many... more

I’ve watched a lot of presidential campaigns, and I can’t remember one in which the contest for the Democratic vice-presidential... more

Gretchen Whitmer is one of the names you often see on lists of Democratic V.P. contenders. She’s swatted that speculation... more

The Democratic Party’s rallying around Kamala Harris — the speed of it, the intensity, the joyfulness, the memes — has... more

An open convention or a coronation aren’t the only two options. Mentioned: “Democrats Have a Better Option Than Biden” by The... more

This year’s Republican National Convention was Donald Trump’s third as the party’s nominee, but it was the first that felt... more

The Trump campaign isn’t just expecting to win this election; it’s expecting to win it in a landslide. And top... more

When Donald Trump on Monday chose Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio as his running mate it excited populists — and... more

It was once a fringe opinion to say President Biden should drop his re-election bid and Democrats should embrace an... more

If Joe Biden steps aside for the Democratic presidential nomination — still a very big if — the favorite to... more

After President Biden’s rough performance at the first presidential debate, the question of an open convention has roared to the... more

Top Democrats have closed ranks around Joe Biden since the debate. Should they? Mentioned: “This Isn’t All Joe Biden’s Fault” by... more

I joined my Times Opinion colleagues Ross Douthat and Michelle Cottle to discuss the debate — and what Democrats might... more

Donald Trump has made inflation a central part of his campaign message. At his rallies, he rails against “the Biden... more

The biggest divide in our politics isn’t between Democrats and Republicans, or even left and right. It’s between people who... more

On Tuesday I got back from an eight-day trip to Israel and the West Bank. I happened to be there... more

There’s something weird happening with the economy. On a personal level, most Americans say they’re doing pretty well right now.... more

After Donald Trump was convicted last week in his hush-money trial, Republican leaders wasted no time in rallying behind him.... more

The steady dings of notifications. The 40 tabs that greet you when you open your computer in the morning. The... more

A.I.-generated art has flooded the internet, and a lot of it is derivative, even boring or offensive. But what could... more

“The Jetsons” premiered in 1962. And based on the internal math of the show, George Jetson, the dad, was born... more

The international legal system was created to prevent the atrocities of World War II from happening again. The United Nations... more

Drug policy feels very unsettled right now. The war on drugs was a failure. But so far, the war on... more

Ultimately, the Gaza war protests sweeping campuses are about influencing Israeli politics. The protesters want to use economic divestment, American... more

A decade ago, I was feeling pretty pessimistic about climate change. The politics of mitigating global warming just seemed impossible:... more

Salman Rushdie’s 1988 novel, “The Satanic Verses,” made him the target of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who denounced the book as... more

In our recent series on artificial intelligence, I kept returning to a thought: This technology might be able to churn... more

There is so much we need to build right now. The housing crunch has spread across the country; by one... more

Back in 2018, Dario Amodei worked at OpenAI. And looking at one of its first A.I. models, he wondered: What... more

The internet is in decay. Do a Google search, and there are so many websites now filled with slapdash content... more

There’s something of a paradox that has defined my experience with artificial intelligence in this particular moment. It’s clear we’re... more

Donald Trump can seem like a political anomaly. You sometimes hear people describe his connection with his base in quasi-mystical... more

We’ll be back on Friday with a new episode. In the meantime, we wanted to share one of our favorite... more

American policy is uniquely hostile to families. Other wealthy countries guarantee paid parental leave and sick days and heavily subsidize... more

For a long time, the story about the world’s population was that it was growing too quickly. There were going... more

President Biden gave a raucous State of the Union speech last Thursday, offering his pitch for why he should be... more

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, it scrambled the landscape of abortion access in America, including in ways... more

Marilynne Robinson is one of the great living novelists. She has won a Pulitzer Prize and a National Humanities Medal,... more

Joe Biden’s presidency has been dominated by two foreign policy crises: the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. The funding the... more

We received thousands of questions in response to last week’s audio essay arguing that Democrats should consider choosing a candidate... more

Last week on the show, I argued that the Democrats should pick their nominee at the Democratic National Convention in... more

Biden is faltering and Democrats have no plan B. There is another path to winning in 2024 — and I... more

For years, Agnes Callard has been on a mission to take ethical philosophy out of the ivory tower. She examines... more

“If only we had a partner for peace.” That’s been the refrain in the Israel-Palestinian conflict for as long as I’ve... more

Around 40 percent of people who marry eventually get a divorce. Almost half of children are born to unmarried women.... more

Political analysts used to say that the Democratic Party was riding a demographic wave that would lead to an era... more

If you’re a Democrat, how worried should you be right now? It’s strangely hard to answer that question. On the... more

It’s been just over 100 days since Hamas’s attack on Israel, and the costs of the war are staggering. In... more

The fact that Donald Trump is the front-runner for the G.O.P. nomination in 2024 has created a chasm in our... more

There’s this incredible dissonance at the center of our politics right now. On the one hand, all the polling suggests... more

Being on the internet just doesn’t feel as fun anymore. As more of our digital life is driven by algorithms,... more

I’m convinced that attention is the most important human faculty. Your life, after all, is just the sum total of... more

“We rarely think about chips, yet they’ve created the modern world,” writes the historian Chris Miller. He’s not exaggerating. Semiconductors power... more

The holidays are one of the most social times of the year, filled with parties and family get-togethers. Many of... more

It’s become something of a tradition on “The Ezra Klein Show” to end the year with an “Ask Me Anything”... more

India is known as a country of paradoxes, and a new one has recently emerged. At the same time that... more

Before Oct. 7, Israel appeared to many to be sliding into a “one-state reality,” where it had functional control over... more