Ezra Klein

Krauthammer writes: Have that independence and supremacy been abused? Grossly. What other advanced democracy would radically legalize abortion by judicial decree rather than by democratic will expressed through legislatures or referendums? What sane democracy allows four unelected robed eminences in Massachusetts to revolutionize the very definition of marriage, the most ancient institution in society? Matt […]

It’s been a long day, I desperately need some coffee, and it’s really hot in my room. So you wouldn’t believe how excited I am to dive into yet another country’s health care structure. Let’s just say I love you all very, very much. For those who’ve missed the previous three days of health wonkery, […]

On assignment from political theory class, I’ve been reading David Boaz’s Libertarianism: A Primer. Boaz is the Executive VP of CATO and the sort of guy who finds an idea and crams the world into it. Since I’ve had to follow him along in his quest to make every historical occurrence, mistake and misstep an […]

So apologies for the lack of content today. One of those days where I just haven’t had much to say. That’s the problem with keeping a 5-8 pieces a day posting schedule, when the inspiration runs dry you feel guilty. In any case, I’m working on the Germany Health of Nations right now, so that […]

Via a kind reader, Matt Taibbi’s review of the Tom Friedman’s new book is, without doubt, the funniest and sharpest-knifed book review I’ve ever read. Good times.

Michael Berube’s David Brooks is pitch-perfect. Update: The Rude Pundit says: In today’s column, Brooks places blame for the dissolution of national discourse, for the polarization of left and right, for the uproar about judicial activism squarely where it belongs: in the wombs of poor women. There’s so many astonishing leaps of logic and ignorance […]

Happy Anniversary to Tangled Bank!

John Cloud, author of Time magazine’s cover story on Coulter, sat down with CJR’s Brian Montopoli to talk about his piece. It’s a train wreck. Either Cloud doesn’t know what he’s doing, what he’s saying, or how it’s sounding, but something’s going wretchedly awry as his words travel from tongue to tape recorder. I, for […]

Okay, now to explain my cryptic link to the Powers’ column. I was vague because I was dashing out to class, so apologies for that. As for why you need to read it, there were two reasons: one self-interested, one altruistic. Starting with the second, Powers engaged the sheer cultural cost of all who’ve fallen […]

You know the internet has lost its “new” when Ted Kennedy makes a major entrance into it. But the net is old, he’s created a sweet site, and you should look. As an aside, I don’t like the Kennedy condescension that so many seem to exhibit. I assume it’s a combination of the guy’s distasteful […]