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Ezra Klein

American journalist and podcaster

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A Vox co-founder and New York Times columnist who argues in the book Abundance that liberals should make it easier to build housing and clean energy.

Ezra Klein sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and slightly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly progressive on culture, strongly tech-optimist on technology and strongly institutional on institutions. The profile is close to the middle on interventionism.

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Where Ezra Klein sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyStrongly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Ezra Klein

Paul Krugman American economist and columnist99%Mariana Mazzucato Italian-American economist99%Gough Whitlam Prime Minister of Australia, 1972 to 197599%Neil deGrasse Tyson American astrophysicist and presenter99%Michelle Bachelet President of Chile, 2006 to 2010 and 2014 to 201899%Sadiq Khan Mayor of London, 2016 to present99%Gavin Newsom Governor of California, 2019 to present99%Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada, 2015 to 202599%

People furthest from Ezra Klein

Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 20228%Abelardo de la Espriella President of Colombia, 2026 to present10%Donald Trump US President, 2017 to 2021 and 2025 to present10%Ruhollah Khomeini Supreme Leader of Iran, 1979 to 198911%

Political views closest to Ezra Klein

Social democracyKeeps a market economy but adds strong public services, unions and progressive taxes to…99%Nordic modelPairs open markets and high trust with high taxes, strong unions and generous public…99%Social liberalismDefends individual rights and open societies while backing public services and equal…99%Effective altruismUses evidence and reason to find the most effective ways of doing good, often favoring…99%

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