Ezra Klein

Did you know this? “Our commitment to Israel defines us as a nation,” said Republican Norm Coleman of Minnesota, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, adding that the AIPAC lobbyists “help make sure that we don’t forget.” Look, I know I’m down on the Founding Fathers lately, but I think they were wise […]

For all the efforts to paint al-Qaeda as a bunch of deranged religious zealots who hate us for our freedoms (and our married gays!), the organization is quite clear on its aims. Khalid Sheik Mohammed, for instance, compares Osama bin Laden to George Washington, demands the independence of the Middle East, and says his aim […]

I’ve long needed an arch-enemy. And, word on the street is that Mickey Kaus savagely lays into me in the latest BloggingHeads. Enough so, it seems, that there’s a whole comment thread on “Kaus on Ezra.”* As part of his savage, brutal, beating, he apparently refuses to debate me. Which is possibly the most awesome […]

From commenter PTW: One huge effect of these loans is that it distorts the subfields people choose in their profession – we have lots of bond lawyers (thanks for the example, Davis) instead of public service folks. We have lots of specialist doctors relative to the number of GP’s. Twenty-something at non-profits typically come from […]

Then when I have a huge article that I really need to be working on due the next day. Meanwhile, this is my tenth post since I woke up. Draw your own conclusions.

I agree with Matt. I think my original position was too hasty (I forget, for instance, that in the 80s, serious Democratic contenders for president were all about wage and price controls), but a lot of what defined the more ferocious neoliberals — a hostility to unions and entitlement programs, etc — has been proven […]

I tend to not be particularly impressed with student loan relief proposals. They seem politically popular, so that’s good, but given the available universe of underserved groups who could be helped by redistribution, college loans seem to focus too heavily on middle and middle-upper income kids with high future earnings potential. I’m becoming significantly more […]

I mainly just love the phrase “with her usual contrarian disdain for actual thought,” which is widely applicable to self-styled contrarians and deserves to be remembered whenever somebody mentions Christopher Hitchens.