I’m a bit confused by this bit from Andrew Sullivan. The graph he posts is pretty clear: Our long-term fiscal problems are the product of rising health care costs, not entitlements. But then he says — or seems to say — that he hopes Obama will ignore that fact and instead make “the Grand Bargain on entitlements (a mix of benefit cuts, premium increases and tax hikes) a core feature of his first term.” What gives?

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.