Ezra Klein is a political journalist and commentator who founded Vox in 2014, establishing it as a major outlet for explanatory journalism. He hosts The Ezra Klein Show, a widely-listened podcast featuring long-form conversations with thinkers across politics, science, and culture. His work focuses on making complex policy and cultural issues accessible to general audiences.
39 Books Recommended by Ezra Klein
Ranked by popularity across all reading lists on this site
Creativity, Inc.
8 people recommendedrecommended 2xAn amazing, amazing book.
An amazing, amazing book.
Also recommended by: Mark Zuckerberg, Alexis Ohanian, Demis Hassabis, Jason Calacanis, Michael Mauboussin, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Trung Phan
What We Owe the Future
8 people recommendedrecommended 2xWill change your sense of how grand the sweep of human history could be, where you fit into it, and how much you could do to change it for the better.
Will change your sense of how grand the sweep of human history could be, where you fit into it, and how much you could do to change it for the better.
Also recommended by: Elon Musk, Aj Jacobs, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Julia Galef, Liv Boeree, Sam Harris, Stephen Fry
Klara and the Sun
5 people recommendedrecommended 2xEzra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Ezra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Ann Patchett, Diane Rehm, Jack Edwards, Jenny Lawson
Stories of Your Life and Others
4 people recommendedrecommended 2xEzra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Ezra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Patrick Collison, Tim Ferriss
This is How You Lose the Time War
3 people recommendedrecommended 2xEzra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Ezra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Craig Newmark, Steph Pilavin
The City We Became
3 people recommendedrecommended 2xEzra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Ezra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Craig Newmark, Neil Gaiman
The Ministry for the Future
3 people recommendedrecommended 2xNear-future fiction about the world climate change is creating, and how it will change us, and we will change it.
Near-future fiction about the world climate change is creating, and how it will change us, and we will change it.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Cory Doctorow
The Shallows
3 people recommendedrecommended 2xOne of the most prescient books of the digital age.
One of the most prescient books of the digital age.
Also recommended by: Barack Obama, Tara Brach
Children of Time
3 people recommendedrecommended 2xEzra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Ezra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Brian Dean, Pewdiepie
Ezra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Ezra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Marc Andreessen, Sean Carroll
Give People Money
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xBrilliant book.
Brilliant book.
Also recommended by: Mark Manson
Under a White Sky
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xAn incredible book.
An incredible book.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates
The Price of Peace
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xA brilliant exploration of the question 'what is economics for?' disguised as an excellent biography of John Maynard Keynes.
A brilliant exploration of the question 'what is economics for?' disguised as an excellent biography of John Maynard Keynes.
Also recommended by: Anthony Scaramucci
Something Deeply Hidden
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xGreat if you like feeling very confused about the nature of reality, which I guess I do.
Great if you like feeling very confused about the nature of reality, which I guess I do.
Also recommended by: Joe Rogan
How to Do Nothing
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xHit me particularly hard.
Hit me particularly hard.
Also recommended by: Barack Obama
Ezra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Ezra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates
The Extended Mind
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xEzra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Ezra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Keith Rabois
The Book of Form and Emptiness
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xEzra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Ezra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Cheryl Strayed
Matrix
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xEzra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Ezra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Roxane Gay
Beyond Ideology
recommended 2xThe book that is probably the most influential for me in thinking about how American politics really works.
The book that is probably the most influential for me in thinking about how American politics really works.
Nothing to See Here
recommended 2xEzra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Ezra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
On Deaf Ears
recommended 2xNot the friendliest [tour] through American politics but [it is] the most information rich.
Not the friendliest [tour] through American politics but [it is] the most information rich.
Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America
recommended 2xNot the friendliest [tour] through American politics but [it is] the most information rich.
Not the friendliest [tour] through American politics but [it is] the most information rich.
Predicting the Presidency
recommended 2xNot the friendliest [tour] through American politics but [it is] the most information rich.
Not the friendliest [tour] through American politics but [it is] the most information rich.
Overreach
recommended 2xNot the friendliest [tour] through American politics but [it is] the most information rich.
Not the friendliest [tour] through American politics but [it is] the most information rich.
The Polarized Presidency of George W. Bush
recommended 2xNot the friendliest [tour] through American politics but [it is] the most information rich.
Not the friendliest [tour] through American politics but [it is] the most information rich.
The Gamble
recommended 2xA series of political scientists on the 2012 election I think is really helpful.
A series of political scientists on the 2012 election I think is really helpful.
The Gardener and the Carpenter
recommended 2xIt's life-changing.
It's life-changing.
Let the People Pick the President
recommended 2xGreat if you want to go deep on the case against the electoral college.
Great if you want to go deep on the case against the electoral college.
Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop
recommended 2xHe's more optimistic than I am about multiparty democracy solving our ills, but he's absolutely right on the structural nature of two-party duopoly.
He's more optimistic than I am about multiparty democracy solving our ills, but he's absolutely right on the structural nature of two-party duopoly.
Stealth Democracy
recommended 2xOne of the more frustrating dynamics in politics is many voters assume that if something was good or obvious, it'd be bipartisan, and if it's not, that means something is wrong.
One of the more frustrating dynamics in politics is many voters assume that if something was good or obvious, it'd be bipartisan, and if it's not, that means something is wrong.
The Alignment Problem
recommended 2xEzra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Ezra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
The Sabbath World
recommended 2xEzra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Ezra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Locking Up Our Own
recommended 2xEzra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Ezra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Bewilderment
recommended 2xEzra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Ezra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
No Bad Kids
recommended 2xEzra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Ezra Klein recommended this book on Twitter.
Down Girl
recommended 2xOne of a few essential texts for understanding politics (and American life) today.
One of a few essential texts for understanding politics (and American life) today.
