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| Born | May 9, 1984 Irvine, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Santa Cruz University of California, Los Angeles (BA) |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
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| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Abel Klein (father) |
Ezra Klein (born May 9, 1984) is an American liberal political commentator and journalist. He is a New York Times columnist since 2021[1] and the host of The Ezra Klein Show podcast.[2][3][4] He is a co-founder of Vox and was formerly the website's editor-at-large.[2] He has held editorial positions at The Washington Post and The American Prospect, and was a regular contributor to Bloomberg News and MSNBC.[2][5] Klein has written two books, both published by Simon & Schuster: Why We're Polarized in January 2020,[3][6] and Abundance, cowritten with Derek Thompson, in March 2025.[7]
Klein rose to prominence as a blogger who became well known for his in-depth analysis on a range of policy issues.[8][9] By 2007, Klein's blog had gained a substantial following and was acquired by The American Prospect, where he was an associate editor.[10] At The Washington Post, Klein managed Wonkblog, a branded blog that featured his writing on domestic policy.[11]
In 2014, alongside fellow journalists Matthew Yglesias and Melissa Bell, Klein co-founded Vox, a website for explanatory news owned by Vox Media.[12] He was the editor-in-chief, and later the editor-at-large.[13] Klein also contributed articles to the site, hosted an associated podcast (The Ezra Klein Show), and worked as an executive producer for Vox's Netflix series Explained.[3] In November 2020, Klein left Vox to join The New York Times as a columnist and podcast host.[14][15]
- ^ "Ezra Klein - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Ezra Klein Profile and Activity - Vox". www.vox.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Ezra Klein". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "The boy in the bubble". Columbia Journalism Review. Archived from the original on January 25, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Ezra Klein". Prospect.org. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ^ Ornstein, Norman J. (January 28, 2020). "Why America's Political Divisions Will Only Get Worse (Published 2020)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ Klein, Ezra; Thompson, Derek (March 18, 2025). Abundance. Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781668023488. Archived from the original on February 10, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ Shin, Caroline (March 23, 2011). "Here Are The 5 Most Liberal And Conservative Media Twitter Feeds". Business Insider. Archived from the original on September 24, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
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:3was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Down with the GVP!". Washington Post. April 7, 2010. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
- ^ Marx, Greg. "Vox.com is going to be a great test of Ezra Klein's critique of journalism". Columbia Journalism Review. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ Stelter, Brian (September 26, 2017). "Lauren Williams named editor in chief of Vox; Ezra Klein to be editor at large". CNNMoney. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ "Ezra Klein Joins Times Opinion as Columnist and Podcast Host". The New York Times Company. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ Fischer, Sara (November 20, 2020). "Ezra Klein and Lauren Williams are leaving Vox". Axios. Retrieved November 21, 2020.