Each Tuesday and Friday, Ezra Klein invites you into a conversation on something that matters. How do we address climate change if... more
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
Being on the internet just doesn’t feel as fun anymore. As more of our digital life is driven by algorithms, it’s become... more