Yesterday, I linked to a New York Times article lauding the increase in small farms in Iowa. Today, agricultural economist Michael Roberts argues that the increase is a meaningless quirk that’s evidence of changes in census procedure and commodity prices, not small farms. Ah, the life of a blogger…

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.