Each Tuesday and Friday, Ezra Klein invites you into a conversation on something that matters. How do we address climate change if... 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
Here are two thoughts I believe need to be held at once: Hamas’s attack on Oct. 7 was heinous, murderous... more
Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of the release of ChatGPT. A lot has happened since. OpenAI, the makers of ChatGPT,... more
Every day, we consume a mind-boggling amount of information. We scan online news articles, sift through text messages and emails,... more
It is too early to talk about a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians. With the trauma of Oct.... more
This is a conversation about the relationship between Jewishness and the Jewish State. About believing some aspects of Israel have... more
A New York Times and Siena College poll released Nov. 5 showed Donald Trump leading Joe Biden in five of... more
Earlier this week, we heard a Palestinian perspective on the conflict. Today, I wanted to have on an Israeli perspective. Yossi... more
Before there can be any kind of stable coexistence of people in Israel and Palestine, there will have to be... more
The day before Hamas’s horrific attacks in Israel, the Arab Barometer, one of the leading polling operations in the Arab... more
“Two things are true: Israel must do something, and what it’s doing now is indefensible.” So writes Zack Beauchamp, a... more
After factional infighting dominated the G.O.P.’s struggle to elect a House speaker, it feels weirdly quaint to revisit Mitt Romney’s... more
Grief moves slowly and war moves quickly. After Hamas assailants killed at least 1,400 Israelis and took hundreds more hostage,... more
Oct. 7 was Israel’s Sept. 11. That’s been the refrain. I fear that analogy carries so much more truth than... more
It’s a time of contrast and contradiction for gender queerness in America: At the same time that about 5 percent... more
The New Right has been associated with everyone from Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri to right-wing influencers and Catholic integralists.... more
With four ongoing criminal investigations, Donald Trump is the most indicted president in U.S. history. After years of defying unwritten... more
Love it or hate it, self-care has transformed from a radical feminist concept into a multibillion-dollar industry. But the wellness... more
Public libraries around the country have become major battlegrounds for today’s culture wars. In 2022, the American Library Association noted... more
This summer has been a parade of broken climate records. June was the hottest June and July was not just... more
Should schools have been closed down? Were lockdowns a mistake? Was masking even effective? Was the economic stimulus too big? These... more
The global decarbonization effort is colliding headfirst with the realities of great power politics. China currently controls more than 75... more
You can’t understand the modern Republican Party without understanding the complete collapse of trust in mainstream institutions that has taken... more
The 2024 Republican presidential primary is officially underway, and Donald Trump is dominating the field. But this is a very... more
The world economy has experienced many shocks over the past few years: A pandemic. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Skyrocketing inflation.... more
As I head into a three-month book leave, I wanted to take some time to address a wide array of... more
When Barbara Kingsolver set out to write her latest novel, “Demon Copperhead,” she was already considered one of the most... more
California has around half of the nation’s unsheltered homeless population. The state’s homelessness crisis has become a talking point for... more
There are few actors as widely beloved as Tom Hanks. Hanks has acted in over 75 films in his 46-year... more
Since the release of ChatGPT, huge amounts of attention and funding have been directed toward chatbots. These A.I. systems are... more
The Inflation Reduction Act was the largest piece of climate legislation ever passed in the United States, setting aside hundreds... more
It’s hard to think of a more celebrated figure of the 20th century than Martin Luther King Jr. He has a... more
Last weekend, in the course of about 36 hours, Vladimir Putin faced — and then survived — one of the... more
One of the oldest human ideas is that we are somehow different from animals, somehow superior to them. That’s a... more
“Wealth is the paramount indicator of economic prosperity and well-being,” says the economist Darrick Hamilton. He’s right. Policy analysis tends... more
Earlier this month, a news outlet called The Debrief published a story that included, to put it mildly, some explosive... more
A recent AP-NORC poll found that just a quarter of voters, including only around half of Democrats, want to see... more
Although 12 candidates have entered the Republican presidential race so far, only Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is polling anywhere... more
“Today’s future-positive writers critique our economies while largely seeming to ignore that anything might be amiss in our private lives,”... more
My pitch for this episode is simple: Jennifer Pahlka has written one of the best policy books I’ve ever read. Pahlka... more
Some thoughts on how humans think, how economies grow and why the technologies we think will help so often hurt. Column: “Beyond... more
A lot about the world has changed since February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine. The war itself has brought a... more
Today we’re bringing you an episode from the latest New York Times Opinion podcast, “Matter of Opinion.” It’s a chat... more
Here’s a little experiment. Take a second to think about how you would fill in the blank in this sentence:... more
The data is clear: Levels of anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide have spiked for American teenagers over the last decade.... more
We’re in the midst of a serious teen mental health crisis. The number of teenagers and young adults with clinical... more
On Jan. 19, the United States officially hit its debt limit. In response, the Treasury Department began using accounting maneuvers... more
Kim Stanley Robinson is one of the great living science fiction writers and one of the most astute observers of... more
Here’s a sobering thought: The older we get, the harder it is for us to learn, to question, to reimagine.... more
On Monday, First Republic Bank folded before being sold by regulators to JPMorgan Chase. At the time, it was the... more
In recent months, we’ve witnessed the rise of chatbots that can pass law and business school exams, artificial companions who’ve... more
California is a land of contrasts. The state is home to staggering wealth, world-remaking tech companies, and some of the... more
On Monday, Fox News abruptly announced that the network and its star primetime host, Tucker Carlson, “have agreed to part... more
According to the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University, 14.3 percent of Americans — nearly 50 million... more
It’s impossible to deny that the U.S. has a serious loneliness problem. One 2018 report by the Kaiser Family Foundation... more
America today faces a crisis of governance. In the face of numerous challenges — from climate change, to housing shortages,... more
In October, the White House released a 70-plus-page document called the “Blueprint for an A.I. Bill of Rights.” The document’s... more
Typically when we put out a call for audience questions, there’s no single topic that dominates. This time was different.... more
“We rarely think about chips, yet they’ve created the modern world,” writes the historian Chris Miller. He’s not exaggerating. Semiconductors don’t... more
In last November's midterm elections, voters placed the Republican Party in charge of the House of Representatives. In 2024, it’s... more
Donald Trump’s legal troubles are mounting. A Manhattan grand jury investigation into the hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels could soon... more
It’s been two weeks since the Silicon Valley Bank run, and we’re still feeling the ripple effects — not just... more
OpenAI last week released its most powerful language model yet: GPT-4, which vastly outperforms its predecessor, GPT-3.5, on a variety... more
This is something a bit different: Not an interview, but a commentary of my own. We’ve done a lot of... more
Last Friday, in the largest bank failure since 2008, Silicon Valley Bank failed. Banks fail all the time. But unless it’s... more
In just a few years, the narrative on China has almost completely flipped. The dominant sentiments in America had been... more
In 1972, when Congress passed Title IX to tackle gender equity in education, men were 13 percentage points more likely... more
In the 2023 legislative session alone, Republican state legislators have introduced more than a hundred bills seeking to restrict transgender... more
“Poetry is the attempt to understand fully what is real, what is present, what is imaginable, what is feelable, and... more
Our society’s dominant narrative is that body size is a product of individual willpower. We are skinny or fat because... more
Adrian Tchaikovsky’s “Children of Time” is about an advanced civilization built by sentient spiders. A sequel, “Children of Ruin,” is... more
Physical pain is a universal human experience. And for many of us, it’s a constant one. Roughly 20 percent of... more
In recent months, the story of the U.S. economy has changed significantly. The January Consumer Price Index showed that annual... more
For most of us, seeing an advertisement pop up while we’re scrolling on Instagram or reading an article or watching... more
Reading Rick Rubin’s production discography is like taking a tour through the commanding heights of American music over the past... more
In my columns and on this show over the past few years, I’ve argued that to achieve the goals liberals... more
Ezra is out sick, so today, we’re sharing one of our favorite conversations — with Jenny Schuetz, a senior fellow at... more
Ezra is out sick, so today, we're sharing an episode from the New York Times Opinion podcast, “First Person.” Each... more
There are few issues on which the dominant consensus in Washington has changed as rapidly in recent years as it... more
There are few stories that are more crucial to the world’s future than what’s happening in China. Take any of... more
In recent weeks, America got a preview of how the new Republican House majority would wield its power. In attempting... more
It’s hard to think of a more celebrated figure of the 20th century than Martin Luther King Jr. He has a... more
Reading Rick Rubin’s production discography is like taking a tour through the commanding heights of American music over the past few decades.... more