Ezra Klein

The only thing I would say is that I do think this sort of the left likes big government, the right likes small government oversimplifies. The left is pretty comfortable with an expansive government that is trying to correct for some of the imbalances of power and injustices and imbalances of luck I talked about earlier.

The only thing I would say is that I do think this sort of the left likes big government, the right likes small government oversimplifies. The left is pretty comfortable with an expansive government that is trying to correct for some of the imbalances of power and injustices and imbalances of luck I talked about earlier.

The right is very comfortable with a very powerful police and surveillance and national security state. I always think about the sort of Georgia W. Bush era, although right now with ICE agents hassling all kinds of green card holders, you can think about this moment, too. But the right's view that on the one hand, the government is incompetent, and on the other hand, we could send our army back.

The right is very comfortable with a very powerful police and surveillance and national security state. I always think about the sort of Georgia W. Bush era, although right now with ICE agents hassling all kinds of green card holders, you can think about this moment, too. But the right's view that on the one hand, the government is incompetent, and on the other hand, we could send our army back.

The right is very comfortable with a very powerful police and surveillance and national security state. I always think about the sort of Georgia W. Bush era, although right now with ICE agents hassling all kinds of green card holders, you can think about this moment, too. But the right's view that on the one hand, the government is incompetent, and on the other hand, we could send our army back.

across oceans, invade Afghanistan and Iraq, and then rebuild these societies we don't understand into fully functioning liberal democracies that will be our allies, was an extraordinary level of trust in a very big government. I mean, that was expensive. That took manpower. That was, compared to, we're going to set up the Affordable Care Act in America, that took a lot more faith in the U.S.

across oceans, invade Afghanistan and Iraq, and then rebuild these societies we don't understand into fully functioning liberal democracies that will be our allies, was an extraordinary level of trust in a very big government. I mean, that was expensive. That took manpower. That was, compared to, we're going to set up the Affordable Care Act in America, that took a lot more faith in the U.S.

across oceans, invade Afghanistan and Iraq, and then rebuild these societies we don't understand into fully functioning liberal democracies that will be our allies, was an extraordinary level of trust in a very big government. I mean, that was expensive. That took manpower. That was, compared to, we're going to set up the Affordable Care Act in America, that took a lot more faith in the U.S.

government being able to do something that was extraordinarily difficult. But the left has more confidence in the government of the Czech, and the right has more confidence in the government of the gun.

government being able to do something that was extraordinarily difficult. But the left has more confidence in the government of the Czech, and the right has more confidence in the government of the gun.

government being able to do something that was extraordinarily difficult. But the left has more confidence in the government of the Czech, and the right has more confidence in the government of the gun.

So on the right, it's pretty straightforward at the moment. And the right is composed differently than it was 10 years ago. But the right is run by Donald Trump and the people who have been given the nod of power by Donald Trump. So that is right now Elon Musk, but Elon Musk's power is coming from Donald Trump. That is, you know, maybe in some degrees, J.D.

So on the right, it's pretty straightforward at the moment. And the right is composed differently than it was 10 years ago. But the right is run by Donald Trump and the people who have been given the nod of power by Donald Trump. So that is right now Elon Musk, but Elon Musk's power is coming from Donald Trump. That is, you know, maybe in some degrees, J.D.

So on the right, it's pretty straightforward at the moment. And the right is composed differently than it was 10 years ago. But the right is run by Donald Trump and the people who have been given the nod of power by Donald Trump. So that is right now Elon Musk, but Elon Musk's power is coming from Donald Trump. That is, you know, maybe in some degrees, J.D.

Vance, maybe in some degrees, Russ Vout, maybe sometimes, you know, Homans over at DHS. The right beneath that, the Republicans in Congress are extraordinarily disempowered compared to in other administrations. They are sort of being told what to do, and they are doing what they are told. Republicans in Congress, Senate Republicans, they didn't want Pete Hegseth. They didn't want Kash Patel.

Vance, maybe in some degrees, Russ Vout, maybe sometimes, you know, Homans over at DHS. The right beneath that, the Republicans in Congress are extraordinarily disempowered compared to in other administrations. They are sort of being told what to do, and they are doing what they are told. Republicans in Congress, Senate Republicans, they didn't want Pete Hegseth. They didn't want Kash Patel.

Vance, maybe in some degrees, Russ Vout, maybe sometimes, you know, Homans over at DHS. The right beneath that, the Republicans in Congress are extraordinarily disempowered compared to in other administrations. They are sort of being told what to do, and they are doing what they are told. Republicans in Congress, Senate Republicans, they didn't want Pete Hegseth. They didn't want Kash Patel.

They didn't want Tulsi Gabbard. They didn't want RFK Jr. Nobody got elected to be a Republican in the Senate, hoping that they would confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a member of the Kennedys, a Democrat who was pro-choice and running as a Democrat two years ago for HHS. But Donald Trump told them to do it, and they did. So the right has developed a very, very top-down structure.

They didn't want Tulsi Gabbard. They didn't want RFK Jr. Nobody got elected to be a Republican in the Senate, hoping that they would confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a member of the Kennedys, a Democrat who was pro-choice and running as a Democrat two years ago for HHS. But Donald Trump told them to do it, and they did. So the right has developed a very, very top-down structure.

They didn't want Tulsi Gabbard. They didn't want RFK Jr. Nobody got elected to be a Republican in the Senate, hoping that they would confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a member of the Kennedys, a Democrat who was pro-choice and running as a Democrat two years ago for HHS. But Donald Trump told them to do it, and they did. So the right has developed a very, very top-down structure.