Derek Thompson

On the other hand, I think a criticism that you and I both share of Donald Trump is that his style assumes a kind of kingly power in the executive branch in a way that assumes something close to absolute power and is inclined to run roughshod over norms and bureaucracies and laws that exist to channel voices to reach a consensus.

On the other hand, I think a criticism that you and I both share of Donald Trump is that his style assumes a kind of kingly power in the executive branch in a way that assumes something close to absolute power and is inclined to run roughshod over norms and bureaucracies and laws that exist to channel voices to reach a consensus.

This might be a simplified diagnosis, but one interpretation of the personality differences between the modern left and the modern right is that the left believes in language and process and listening and trusts bureaucracies and rules that respect those, while the modern right believes in a kind of extreme centralization of executive power that actively seeks to destroy bureaucracies.

This might be a simplified diagnosis, but one interpretation of the personality differences between the modern left and the modern right is that the left believes in language and process and listening and trusts bureaucracies and rules that respect those, while the modern right believes in a kind of extreme centralization of executive power that actively seeks to destroy bureaucracies.

This might be a simplified diagnosis, but one interpretation of the personality differences between the modern left and the modern right is that the left believes in language and process and listening and trusts bureaucracies and rules that respect those, while the modern right believes in a kind of extreme centralization of executive power that actively seeks to destroy bureaucracies.

I wonder if you see... this personality polarization as a live wire in politics right now? And if so, is what we're asking for is for liberalism to have a bit of a personality shift, not a personality flip all the way to the other end of Trumpist extreme authoritarianism, but a personality shift that is values process a little bit less and values outcomes and action a little bit more?

I wonder if you see... this personality polarization as a live wire in politics right now? And if so, is what we're asking for is for liberalism to have a bit of a personality shift, not a personality flip all the way to the other end of Trumpist extreme authoritarianism, but a personality shift that is values process a little bit less and values outcomes and action a little bit more?

I wonder if you see... this personality polarization as a live wire in politics right now? And if so, is what we're asking for is for liberalism to have a bit of a personality shift, not a personality flip all the way to the other end of Trumpist extreme authoritarianism, but a personality shift that is values process a little bit less and values outcomes and action a little bit more?

I agree the pendulum needs swinging, and I'm grateful that you helped me try to swing it, both in the book and in the show. Ezra Klein, thank you very much, and I'll talk to you in 35 minutes.

I agree the pendulum needs swinging, and I'm grateful that you helped me try to swing it, both in the book and in the show. Ezra Klein, thank you very much, and I'll talk to you in 35 minutes.

I agree the pendulum needs swinging, and I'm grateful that you helped me try to swing it, both in the book and in the show. Ezra Klein, thank you very much, and I'll talk to you in 35 minutes.

White Lotus, let's go. Today.

White Lotus, let's go. Today.

White Lotus, let's go. Today.

What does Gen Z want? In December of last year, The Wall Street Journal's Rachel Wolf published a wonderful essay that was entitled, What Happens When a Whole Generation Never Grows Up? Wolf reported that American 20-somethings and 30-somethings today are bypassing the traditional milestones of adulthood. Dating, marrying, having a kid, buying a home.

What does Gen Z want? In December of last year, The Wall Street Journal's Rachel Wolf published a wonderful essay that was entitled, What Happens When a Whole Generation Never Grows Up? Wolf reported that American 20-somethings and 30-somethings today are bypassing the traditional milestones of adulthood. Dating, marrying, having a kid, buying a home.

What does Gen Z want? In December of last year, The Wall Street Journal's Rachel Wolf published a wonderful essay that was entitled, What Happens When a Whole Generation Never Grows Up? Wolf reported that American 20-somethings and 30-somethings today are bypassing the traditional milestones of adulthood. Dating, marrying, having a kid, buying a home.

They're less likely in many cases to be doing any of this. This delay of adulthood, or the delay of these adulthood markers, let's say, begins quite early. Teens in the 2020s are now less likely to date than previous generations. 20-somethings are more likely to live with their parents. 30-somethings are less likely to be married, and 40-somethings less likely to have kids.

They're less likely in many cases to be doing any of this. This delay of adulthood, or the delay of these adulthood markers, let's say, begins quite early. Teens in the 2020s are now less likely to date than previous generations. 20-somethings are more likely to live with their parents. 30-somethings are less likely to be married, and 40-somethings less likely to have kids.

They're less likely in many cases to be doing any of this. This delay of adulthood, or the delay of these adulthood markers, let's say, begins quite early. Teens in the 2020s are now less likely to date than previous generations. 20-somethings are more likely to live with their parents. 30-somethings are less likely to be married, and 40-somethings less likely to have kids.