Here’s a podcast that does a good job of laying out what’s at stake, and why all of us need to get off the sidelines to demand change.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-caitlin-dickerson.html?unlocked_article_code=1.H1A.8Eps.KaUppxOPpoDm&smid=url-share
Oh god, did anyone listen to it? I kind of want to know what Klein’s take is but I kind of don’t. Ezra Klein is like if comedy is supposed to make you furious.
Ezra Klein is like if comedy is supposed to make you furious.
I never quite thought of Klein and his ilk that way but it’s it. One day his producer filled in for him and the strangest thing was - and I’m not making this up - he sounded exactly the same. I don’t just mean in his phraseology. I mean his tone of voice too.
I kind of want to know what Klein’s take is but I kind of don’t.
NYT might have a transcript. To begin with - you could o a ctrl-f to see how many times he plugs “abundance”.
Oh god, did anyone listen to it? I kind of want to know what Klein’s take is but I kind of don’t. Ezra Klein is like if comedy is supposed to make you furious.
I don’t need to listen to it, I already know he’ll have nothing of value to say
Ah, but have you factored into the podcast value function how much I hate myself?
Self-Harm describes about a quarter of my media diet.
I never quite thought of Klein and his ilk that way but it’s it. One day his producer filled in for him and the strangest thing was - and I’m not making this up - he sounded exactly the same. I don’t just mean in his phraseology. I mean his tone of voice too.
NYT might have a transcript. To begin with - you could o a ctrl-f to see how many times he plugs “abundance”.