We can only hope that the nation’s Republican candidates are reading Larry Kudlow this morning:

This idea of rewarding work instead of wealth is just insane.

As counter-evidence to my earlier post, the fact of Kudlow’s continuing career is the best evidence I know of that conservatives are not only out of ideas, but in fact never had any, and are just experimenting with random sentences that include econo-jargon and references to the stock market.

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.