Ezra Klein

Privatization. Private accounts. Personal accounts clearly have but a few days left before some forgetful pundits start getting Guantanamo’d for the term. And yes, we could just watch successive labels fall like manna from the lips of Luntz, but here at EK Inc., we like to stay ahead of the curve. So what’s the next, […]

Nathan Newman, as usual, has the indispensable last word on the labor debate. Arguing over how to revitalize labor and publicize its internal struggle for reform is well and good, but bloggers would be better used and the movement better off if they focused their attention towards individual, on-the-ground labor fights. Point taken. To start, […]

Sue reminds me of what impressed me most about DC — the brilliant merging of the bar and bookstore. My drunkenness is seriously impeded by my nerdiness, hanging out with the books often wins over cracking open some beer. Usually, this inconveniences only my girlfriend*, who is stunningly tolerant of my poor life choices. Other […]

I really like James Wolcott’s idea for a weekly Air America show about Bush-based conspiracies. But it’d have to be done right. A shrill show with unlikely sounding tales repeated breathlessly by a too-dramatic host would be no good, it’d make liberals look nuts. But a show with a slightly incredulous host, who could deal […]

How is Michael Lind so damn prolific? If he’s not writing books rearguing Vietnam or tracking Southern ascendance, he’s penning must-reads on America’s burgeoning dispensability in foreign affairs. And I thought bloggers covered a lot of ground. Jealousy aside, Lind’s piece, sneakily reprinted by Steve Clemons, is the best big-think I’ve read on foreign policy […]

James Dobson, fresh from protecting our children from the persuasive homosexual arguments of aquatic cartoon characters, has turned his attention to bigger, harder, longer fights. Namely, homosexuals (what can I say? The guy’s got focus). Along with some Christian superfriends, he’s formed The Arlington Group and written Karl Rove a letter promising to sink Social […]

Remember all the times your teacher told you how special you were? Remember all the ego strokes delivered by well-meaning adults, certain enough compliments and praise would keep you from using crack, having kids and needing condoms? Eh, turns out it did no good. No wonder you’re such a fuck up.

You know, it makes a sort of cosmic sense that Orwell is dead, because I don’t think he could exist on the same planet as Frank Luntz. You’ve really got to listen to this Air America clip, it’s just…I mean wow. It’s the first time I can confidently call Orwellian an understatement. And, sadly, the […]

I know Bush doesn’t read the papers, but can’t someone in his office monitor them? Because post-inauguration speech, this story seems worth some attention. A prominent Iranian artist and pro-Democracy activist fled to Australia, was detained for the last five years, and has now been denied a humanitarian visa, which means deportation. When the news […]

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