It’s not often I feel the need to laud Joel Stein’s courage, but while reading his latest column, I twice heard the faint echo of his giant brass balls clanking together…

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.