(Posted by John.)

Don’t get me wrong – iPods are neat and all – but surely this marks the point where we’ve jumped the adulation shark:

It would be a bit much to say that the iPod helped us heal from the wounds of 9/11 –- or would it?

It’s a half pound of transistors and magnetic disc, or maybe it’s Jesus in disguise. We report, you decide.

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.