Elmore Leonard is dead at 87. My favorite passage of his, from Riding the Rap: “ ‘No man who has ever passed a month in death cells believes in cages for beasts.’ You know who wrote that, you dumb fucks? Ezra Pound, that’s who. Ez was a very dear friend of mine.” … Louis found …
Ezra makes a funny…
To add an exclamation point to John’s earlier post I thought Ezra’s tweet was spot on: Too bad the size of your protest only counts if it is a Conservative protest. After all, who remembers those anti-war protests from 7 years ago in the weeks leading up to shock and oops. I love the smell …
Can’t do better than Ezra
I’ve never read much of Ezra Klein’s stuff in the past, even though it’s been highly praised elsewhere. But there’s no question that yesterday’s opinion piece and today’s online chat are by far the most knowledgeable discussions of health care I’ve ever read in an American newspaper. Read the whole thing, but here’s a sample: …
Not Cynical Enough
Ezra thinks that Democrats should not antagonize Republicans over splitting the Bush tax cuts when we will need them to pass unemployment insurance and lift the debt ceiling. Really? Ezra watches DC a lot closer than I do. He lives there and by now he’s interviewed people whom I just know as pixels on a …
Ezra is Concerned
Ezra Klein is worried that the Obama administration has created a monster by “helping vault” Paul Ryan to the national stage. His piece is worth a read because he makes a fairly convincing case that Obama made sure that the Ryan plan was the face of the Republican Party. But, this I don’t understand: Putting …
I’m the School Bully, the Classroom Cheat, the Nastiest Play Friend You Ever Could Meet
Kevin Drum* and Ezra Klein have been chatting about how Republicans negotiate. They seem to agree that it’s remarkable how Republicans have made raising taxes (on anyone whatsoever) in the service of a budget/debt ceiling deal seem unthinkable and extreme. Ezra: It is remarkable to watch how Republicans have taken tax increases, which have long …
Ezra Klein
Ezra Klein has a new blog, and it is eminently more readable than his last digs.