- Ezra Klein
- Columnist
Ezra Klein is a columnist at the Washington Post, as well as a contributor to MSNBC. His work focuses on domestic and economic policymaking, as well as the political system that’s constantly screwing it up. He’s appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show, Charlie Rose, Real Time with Bill Maher, The McLaughlin Report, the Colbert Report, and many more. He really likes graphs.
The single best graph on whats driving our deficits
Want to see what's behind our fiscal problems? Then you'll want to see this graph.
House Democrats got more votes than House Republicans. Yet Boehner says hes got a mandate?
House Democrats got 54,301,095 votes while House Republicans got 53,822,442. That is to say, House Republicans did the equivalent of winning the electoral college while losing the popular vote. That doesn't give them a mandate. But it doesn't mean Obama gets one, either.
Is this the end for the filibuster?
In 2008, Barack Obama promised to change the way Washington works. In 2013, we might actually see that change. But it wont be because Obama was reelected. It'll be because Senate Democrats -- both new and old -- decide to reform the filibuster.
Wonkbook: Game change? Hannity, Murdoch and Boehner come out for immigration reform
In the immediate aftermath of the election, Sean Hannity, Rupert Murdoch, and Speaker John Boehner have come out for immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship. That's a big deal.
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