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Best Of: Zadie Smith on Populists, Frauds and Flip Phones
This is one of my favorite conversations in recent memory — with the writer Zadie Smith.
Smith is the author of novels, including “White Teeth,...
The Contradictions of Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom is the 2028 Democratic front-runner. That’s what many of the polls and the Polymarket betting odds say.
It’s been widely believed t...
Interesting Times: She Exposed Epstein and Shares MAGA’s Anger
My colleague Ross Douthat talks to the journalist who exposed Jeffrey Epstein.
This episode of “Interesting Times,” with the Miami Herald inves...
Best Of: The ‘Quiet Catastrophe’ Brewing in Our Social Lives
The holidays are an unusually social time, filled with parties and family get-togethers. But for most of the year, we feel isolated and unsatisfied wi...
Fareed Zakaria Thinks Steve Bannon Got One Thing Right
On Monday night, in front of a live audience, I talked to Fareed Zakaria about the different political age he believes we’ve entered.
Zakaria i...
Patti Smith on the One Desire That Lasts Forever
Patti Smith, “the Godmother of Punk,” has lived a wild life and accumulated so much wisdom in the process. In the 1960s and ’70s, Smith was a fixture...
Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes and the Right’s ‘Groyper’ Problem
Is this the future of MAGA?
Tucker Carlson’s interview with the white nationalist influencer Nick Fuentes has caused a firestorm on the right. C...
What Were Democrats Thinking?
Democrats’ case for the government shutdown was just starting to break through to voters. Why fold now?
Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at...
The Blue Wave Cometh?
Democrats won big on Tuesday. It looks like the MAGA coalition has started to crack.
Ezra is joined by his column editor, Aaron Retica, to discu...
This Is How the Democratic Party Beats Trump
Democrats don’t just need to win more people; they also need to win more places. And that requires a different kind of thinking.
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The Israeli Right’s Plan to Carve Up Gaza
Israeli forces still occupy half of Gaza. In the cease-fire deal, Israel agreed to fully withdraw its presence there once Hamas fully demilitarized. B...
Can Economic Populism Save the Democratic Party?
The “Democratic penalty” should scare the hell out of Democrats.
The Democratic Party brand has become toxic in certain parts of the country, es...
The Rural Power Behind Trump’s Assault on Blue Cities
President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard from red states into blue cities isn’t just a partisan attack; it’s also a geographic one. In the 2...
Can the Israel-Hamas Deal Hold?
Every Israeli-Palestinian peace deal has failed. Could Trump’s be any different?
On Oct. 10, the Israeli cabinet approved a cease-fire deal brok...
How Afraid of the A.I. Apocalypse Should We Be?
Eliezer Yudkowsky is as afraid as you could possibly be. He makes his case.
Yudkowsky is a pioneer of A.I. safety research, who started warning...
Jon Favreau on Where the Democrats Went Right
The government shutdown is the Democrats’ first big strategic bet of Trump’s term.
Not everyone in the party agreed that shutting down the gover...
What the Shutdown Is Really About
There’s a serious high-stakes policy fight at the heart of this.
The Democrats didn’t pick a fight over authoritarianism or tariffs or masked im...
A Breath of Fresh Air With Brian Eno
Brian Eno’s music opens up worlds I love to step into during trying times. And this conversation with Eno did the same thing.
Eno is a trailblaz...
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines
The writer Ta-Nehisi Coates was harshly critical of my response to Charlie Kirk’s assassination. In an article in Vanity Fair, he suggested I was whit...
Trump Is Building the Blue Scare
This is McCarthyism 2.0.
Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the Trump administration has been speed-running an attack on the “radical left.” A...
Spencer Cox Wants to Pull Our Politics Back From the Brink
The Utah governor is trying to model a different kind of leadership in a very dangerous political moment.
The Trump administration seems intent...
Ben Shapiro and I Talk Political De-escalation
This is an episode in two parts. First, my thoughts on Charlie Kirk’s murder, now that I’ve had a few days to process it, and to see the unfolding rea...
If Democrats Have a Better Plan, I’d Like to Hear It
In a few weeks the government’s funding will run out. If Democrats vote for a new spending bill, they will be funding Trump’s autocratic takeover. Wha...
The Supreme Court Is Backing Trump's Power Grab
Trump was losing in the courts. He’s not anymore.
In the early months of the administration, the courts were proving a powerful check on Preside...
Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force
ICE now has the biggest budget of any law enforcement agency in America.
“ICE and Customs and Border Protection have long been the most rogue, k...
Mahmoud Khalil Tells His Story
Mahmoud Khalil was a leader in Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian protests. In March, he was arrested by ICE agents and held for more than 100 days...
Behind Trump and Vance Is This Man’s Movement
Vice President JD Vance gave a speech recently that deserved more attention than it got. Accepting an award at a right-wing think tank, he argued that...
Best Of: Barbara Kingsolver on ‘Urban-Rural Antipathy’
“It’s so insidious, people don’t realize it,” Barbara Kingsolver told me, describing the prejudice against “country people.” Kingsolver is one of thos...
About the Coming Paywall
In a couple weeks, the archives of our show will only be available to subscribers. Here’s why that’s happening and what to expect.
To learn mor...
Coming Soon: The Ezra Klein Show
Every Tuesday and Friday, Ezra Klein invites you into a conversation about something that matters. How do we address climate change if the political s...