Ezra Klein

They're a sort of centristy, you know, it's your Jared Goldens, it's your MGPs, it's a bunch of them, right? And so we actually know this politics works pretty well. We have a lot of evidence of what works.

They're a sort of centristy, you know, it's your Jared Goldens, it's your MGPs, it's a bunch of them, right? And so we actually know this politics works pretty well. We have a lot of evidence of what works.

And the politicians who are somewhat independent and criticizing Democratic Party, look, I don't like where John Fetterman has gone for a million different reasons, but he has become more popular, not less, in Pennsylvania.

And the politicians who are somewhat independent and criticizing Democratic Party, look, I don't like where John Fetterman has gone for a million different reasons, but he has become more popular, not less, in Pennsylvania.

And like people don't like the parties and they have a sense like the most powerful special interest in this country, I think to a lot of Americans are not just like the rich people, but the parties themselves. Like the parties themselves are just collections of special interests.

And like people don't like the parties and they have a sense like the most powerful special interest in this country, I think to a lot of Americans are not just like the rich people, but the parties themselves. Like the parties themselves are just collections of special interests.

And if you can't show in some way, like send a costly signal that makes some people mad, that shows you are willing to say no to people on your side, then what they believe is you are completely corrupted by whatever that thing is that corrupts everybody else too. I do think we have to be honest about this. I'm much more a Democrat. But people think the parties themselves are zones of corruption.

And if you can't show in some way, like send a costly signal that makes some people mad, that shows you are willing to say no to people on your side, then what they believe is you are completely corrupted by whatever that thing is that corrupts everybody else too. I do think we have to be honest about this. I'm much more a Democrat. But people think the parties themselves are zones of corruption.

And the reason the politicians who run to their left and to their right often succeed better is that it is a way of showing independence from a kind of special interest that most Americans don't like, which is like the miasma of political dealmaking that are the two main political parties.

And the reason the politicians who run to their left and to their right often succeed better is that it is a way of showing independence from a kind of special interest that most Americans don't like, which is like the miasma of political dealmaking that are the two main political parties.

Thank you so much, man. Thanks, man.

Thank you so much, man. Thanks, man.

Watch. Step four has to review and approve and award, again, planning grants, not broadband grants, planning grants. Step eight is states must submit an initial proposal

Watch. Step four has to review and approve and award, again, planning grants, not broadband grants, planning grants. Step eight is states must submit an initial proposal

Watch. Step four has to review and approve and award, again, planning grants, not broadband grants, planning grants. Step eight is states must submit an initial proposal

I assume, but then what was the five-year plan? And what the fuck did they apply for? What was their nofo? Like if the five-year- If the action plan isn't the initial proposal, then what's the five-year action plan? Forget NOFO, MOFO. Step 10, states must publish their own map and allow internal challenges to their own maps. Wait, who's challenging it within the state?

I assume, but then what was the five-year plan? And what the fuck did they apply for? What was their nofo? Like if the five-year- If the action plan isn't the initial proposal, then what's the five-year action plan? Forget NOFO, MOFO. Step 10, states must publish their own map and allow internal challenges to their own maps. Wait, who's challenging it within the state?

I assume, but then what was the five-year plan? And what the fuck did they apply for? What was their nofo? Like if the five-year- If the action plan isn't the initial proposal, then what's the five-year action plan? Forget NOFO, MOFO. Step 10, states must publish their own map and allow internal challenges to their own maps. Wait, who's challenging it within the state?

Well, you know, organized interest groups, environmental groups, like I don't know who specifically, but literally anybody. This is... I want to say something because it's very important I say this. This is the Biden administration's process for its own bill. They wanted this to happen. This is how liberal government works now.

Well, you know, organized interest groups, environmental groups, like I don't know who specifically, but literally anybody. This is... I want to say something because it's very important I say this. This is the Biden administration's process for its own bill. They wanted this to happen. This is how liberal government works now.