As I’ve alluded to a couple times, the last two weeks have been crazy/insane for me. Applications, midterms, book reviews…it was a perfect storm of deadlines. As of this morning, the craziness is over. Nonetheless, I’m going to take the weekend to chill out and conduct a Harding-esque return to normalcy. Your host here will be Chris Rasmussen, a longtime commentor and all around smart guy. He also, incidentally, sent the e-mail suggesting I review Hewitt’s book, so blogging during my recovery is his penance. But be nice to him anyway.

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.