The Ezra Klein Show

The Times Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie walks through the risks of a brokered convention.

The political journalist Elaina Plott Calabro traces the political trajectory of the vice president — and why her 2016 image might be just right for 2024.

I joined my Times Opinion colleagues Ross Douthat and Michelle Cottle to discuss the debate — and what Democrats might do next.

Inflation is Biden’s weak spot. Matthew Yglesias argues that it may also be Trump’s.

Yanna Krupnikov probes the motivations of Americans who avoid politics — but often vote.

The Israeli journalist Amit Segal discusses Benny Gantz’s departure from the war cabinet, Israel’s shift to the right and whether a new theory of security is emerging in Israeli politics.

Annie Lowrey talks about how the affordability crisis is shaping how Americans perceive the state of the economy.

In the past, the G.O.P. could’ve prevented a candidate like Donald Trump from running. But Daniel Schlozman and Sam Rosenfeld argue the party structure has been “hollowed out” over the years.

The historian of science D. Graham Burnett on what’s at stake in the rise of an extractive attention economy and how we can reclaim our attention.

The artist and musician Holly Herndon explores the promise — and complications — of collaborating with A.I.

Could the U. S. economy be twice as large today if it hadn’t made policy mistakes in the 1970s?

The legal scholar Aslı Ü. Bâli traces the history of international law and its role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The war on drugs failed, but decriminalization is facing its own backlash. What’s next?

The Israeli writer Ari Shavit discusses the tensions between the demands of campus activists and how Israelis see the war.

The environmental data scientist Hannah Ritchie argues that climate technology is increasingly catching up to the world’s enormous need for clean energy and with a few changes, a more sustainable future is in sight.

The renowned author reflects on the fatwa ordered against him decades ago for his book “The Satanic Verses” — and surviving a brutal attack in 2022.

The venerated editor Adam Moss walks through how to make good work great.

Jerusalem Demsas discusses the red tape that makes it difficult for blue states to achieve ambitious infrastructure and policy goals.

Anthropic’s co-founder and C.E.O. explains why he thinks artificial intelligence is on an “exponential curve.”

Nilay Patel discusses the near-future of an internet as A.I.-generated content improves.

Give your A.I. a personality, spend 10 hours experimenting, and other practical tips from Ethan Mollick.

The political writer John Ganz walks through the long history of Trump’s brand of right-wing populism in the U.S.

The sociologist Caitlyn Collins discusses why parenting feels so difficult in America.

The demographer Jennifer D. Sciubba examines why families — even in wealthy nations — are having fewer children.

How Biden’s pitch for 2024 — and beyond — has crystallized in recent weeks.

The legal historian Mary Ziegler takes stock of how conservative and progressive states have diverged since the fall of Roe.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer shares insights from her close reading of the Book of Genesis.

Richard Haass on why America’s strategy on both Ukraine and Israel is untenable, and what he thinks should be the north star.

Weighing the risks of an open convention.

Elaine Kamarck breaks down the presidential nomination process.

It requires them to embrace an old-fashioned approach to winning a campaign.

The former prime minister of the Palestinian Authority shares his lessons on statecraft, working with Israel and what he thinks should happen now.

Rhaina Cohen makes a case for expanding the role of friendship in our lives.

Ruy Teixeira argues that the Democratic Party is at risk of alienating one of its core constituencies: working-class voters.

A Democratic political strategist says things are looking up.

Thomas Friedman takes stock of the war, over 100 days in.

Kristen Soltis Anderson unpacks why Republican voters want stability — and how Trump represents it.

David French walks us through the constitutional battle over whether the ex-president can run again.

Kyle Chayka on the art of developing personal style in an age when algorithms loom over aesthetics and culture.

A scholar of attention outlines how you can get your focus back.

From Zionism to cease-fires — Ezra Klein answers listeners’ questions.

Pratap Bhanu Mehta discusses the signs of rising illiberalism in the world’s largest democracy.

Nimrod Novik, a former adviser to Shimon Peres, discusses how Israel could work toward a two-state solution.

Tareq Baconi traces the history of Hamas and how its political goals have evolved.

The tech journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton discuss developments in A.I., a year after the launch of ChatGPT.

Aaron David Miller offers insights and lessons from decades of negotiating for peace in the Middle East.

A tender conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous about Jewishness and the Jewish state.

The political strategist Mike Podhorzer discusses what polls can — and can’t — say about 2024.

The writer Yossi Klein Halevi talks about why many Israelis see the ongoing conflict as an “existential war.”

The Palestinian policy analyst and writer Amjad Iraqi on how Gaza’s past, present and future look from his eyes.

On the eve of the Oct. 7 attacks, Amaney Jamal asked Gazans what they thought about Hamas, their economic circumstances and their hopes for long-term peace.

Zack Beauchamp analyzes Israel’s response to the Oct. 7 attacks.

McKay Coppins discusses the Republican politician’s soul searching across a decades-long career.

Spencer Ackerman and Peter Beinart navigate the tensions between grief and solidarity in the aftermath of Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack.

Lessons for Israel from the American response to Sept. 11.

Masha Gessen and Lydia Polgreen reflect on the backlash — both legislative and cultural — against L.G.B.T.Q. rights and what it means to understand queer life more expansively.

From U.S. senators to the “lost boys,” the New Right is far from a monolith. Stephanie Slade breaks down how each faction departs from conventional conservatism.

Everything you need to know about the former president’s legal cases.

The psychiatrist Pooja Lakshmin argues that real self-care is about embracing internal work — not checking something off a to-do list.

The American Library Association president Emily Drabinski takes stock of why libraries have become epicenters of the culture wars.

Kate Marvel discusses what the latest climate science reveals about this summer’s heat waves and extreme weather events.

The epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina takes stock of school closures, mask mandates and the pandemic response.

Jason Bordoff and Meghan O’Sullivan map out how decarbonization will transform the world economy and geopolitics.

Mary Katharine Ham makes a case for why American institutions have breached public trust.

Ben Domenech tours the various factions of the Republican Party.

The economic journalist on the “shifts,” “shocks” and “fragilities” shaping this global economic moment.

Ezra Klein answers listeners’ questions.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara Kingsolver talks about writing “the great Appalachian novel.”

Researchers in California administered nearly 3,200 questionnaires and conducted 365 in-depth interviews. Their findings reveal a lot about housing policy.

The decorated actor discusses his new novel, the magic of typewriters and his read of the American psyche.

Demis Hassabis, the chief executive of DeepMind, discusses how A.I. systems can accelerate scientific research.

Robinson Meyer offers a progress check on the Inflation Reduction Act and America’s path toward lower emissions.

The Russia scholar Stephen Kotkin discusses how Russia’s war in Ukraine and the recent Wagner mutiny are shattering Putin’s ‘mystique of power.’

The environmental philosopher Melanie Challenger blurs the line long drawn between humans and animals.

The economist Darrick Hamilton discusses how policy proposals like “baby bonds” could help the country move toward greater racial and economic equity.

Leslie Kean helped break the news of a whistle-blower who claims the government possesses materials from a craft of “nonhuman origin.” We discuss her reporting — and what remains unclear.

Obama’s former speechwriter Jon Favreau talks age, approval ratings and other obstacles the president will face in 2024.

The Florida governor and 2024 hopeful wants to wage a war on the left. His two books explain why and how.

Intentional communities may offer solutions for loneliness and other problems of an atomized society.

In “Recoding America,” Jennifer Pahlka offers a deeper theory for why the U.S. government struggles to provide services to its people.

The journalist discusses how Moscow’s invasion, U.S.-China relations and the rise of nonaligned countries affect America’s place in the global order.

The anthropologist Joseph Henrich parses how culture shapes our psyches.

The clinical psychologist Lisa Damour offers an on-the-ground look at the mental health crisis teenagers are facing.

The psychologist Jean Twenge makes a definitive case for why smartphones and social media are contributing to the mental health struggles of young people.

The economist Veronique de Rugy discusses America’s fiscal future.

Erik Davis discusses the “high weirdness” that has shaped California and the development of A.I.

State Senator Scott Wiener discusses how California is handling homelessness, crime and climate — and what it means for Democrats elsewhere.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning sociologist examines America’s reliance on exploiting the poor.

Sheila Liming examines the structural underpinnings of America’s loneliness crisis — and the art of hanging out.

Danielle Allen makes the case for ‘power-sharing liberalism.’