The stakes are high. But why aren’t democrats acting like there’s a five alarm fire? On the latest episode of Interesting Times, NYT Opinion columnist Ezra Klein talks about how political inaction is the real reason to despair.

Do despair and anxiety lead to political violence? On “Interesting Times,” Ezra Klein explains why he’s worried that violence is becoming contagious.

‘They’re failing and rethinking nothing.’

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‘They’re failing and rethinking nothing.’

Progressives need a cure for political desperation and despair.

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Progressives need a cure for political desperation and despair.

His death takes us deeper into an age of instability.

He was a spokesman for a movement that seemed both more rebellious and more normal.

Even compelling debunkings don’t eliminate the mystery.

Why the new model of executive power will likely outlive the Caesar who created it.

Our biggest adversary is waiting for the West to collapse.

Our biggest adversary is waiting for the West to collapse.

The left has a birthrate problem. Their pessimism might cost them converts.

Attempts to blame extreme political rhetoric for mass shootings should be treated with extreme skepticism.

“We were suckers of the global system for so long.”

American foreign policy needs both a better long-term strategy and a lot of short-term Trumpian flexibility.