For the record, I think David Freddoso is absolutely right, and the Republicans should spend this election arguing that the economy is, in fact, in better shape than during the mid-1990s. I’ll even donate money to that ad campaign.

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.