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Ezra Klein Quotes

Total quotes: 6
“Zuckerberg was always clear about his loathing of Holocaust denial. The issue isn’t what Zuckerberg thinks; it’s what Facebook does — or doesn’t do.”
— Ezra Klein, The controversy over Mark Zuckerberg’s comments on Holocaust denial, explained
Tagged: The internet
“ISIS isn't strong. It's weak. That doesn't mean it's not dangerous, or that it can't hurt us. But we shouldn't pretend these are invincible superterrorists. They're murderers fighting a war that they will lose and Americans will win.”
— Ezra Klein, ISIS can only succeed if we overreact — so we shouldn’t
Tagged: ISIS, Strength of ISIS, Weakness of ISIS, ISIS Can Never Defeat America
“Hillary Clinton has humbled Donald Trump, and she did it her way.”
— Ezra Klein, Hillary Clinton’s 3 debate performances left the Trump campaign in ruins
Tagged: Donald Trump, Election 2016
“There are three big categories of fake news. There’s a group of people who are like spammers. The second category is state actors. That’s basically the Russian interference effort. Then there’s the third category, which is the most nuanced, which are basically real media outlets [...]”
— Ezra Klein, Facebook’s hardest year, and what comes next
Tagged: Facebook, Fake News
“The most damaging myth in American politics is that the presidency can fix our problems. It's a myth backed by a media machine that finds it convenient to frame American politics as a grand drama in which the president is the lead actor. It's a myth fed by every episode of the West Wing in which President Jed Bartlet solves the country's problems with a heroic speech. It's a myth cemented by every presidential candidate who knows that you win campaigns with inspiration, not realism. And it's a myth voters desperately want to believe.”
— Ezra Klein, vox.com
Tagged: American Politics, Politics, President, Presidency
“But Donald Trump is entering an office that is weaker than many realize. For all the same reasons Barack Obama could not bring about the change he had made people believe in, Trump cannot wrench America to his vision of greatness. He is constrained by the House and the Senate, by the Supreme Court, by the executive agencies, and — in ways less formal but no less powerful — by his own staff and party.”
— Ezra Klein, It’s now on America’s institutions — and the Republican Party — to check Donald Trump
Tagged: Election 2016, Presidency
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