Ezra Klein quotes

One of my big beliefs about Washington is that we highly overstate the power of individuals and highly underrate seeing Washington as a system, in general, but, in particular, we highly underrate the power of Congress. (Ezra Klein)
I think it's weird that the news cedes so much ground to Wikipedia. That isn't true in other informational sectors. View quote
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My only advice is to try to get the job that's most like the job you want, rather than the one that's more prestigious. Always try to be the talent. View quote
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If I'm sitting around exulting over traffic data, I'm an idiot. View quote
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When I talk to people about 'KnowMore', it is as an experiment. The biggest thing I'll say there is that we've learned a lot from 'KnowMore'. View quote
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When you're trying to come up with a good approach to reporting on the bleeding edge of where the conversation's moving, you're just leaving a lot of people who aren't on the bleeding edge of that conversation out. View quote
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