The Ezra Klein Show · 2026-09-08 · 68 min · 11,750 words

What ‘Hyperpolitics’ Explains About This Era

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One of the hardest things to do. You describe the overall shape. Texture, rhythm. Yeah.

We'll talk about wokeness. Woke one was crazy. We'll talk about Trumpism. I was saved by God to make America great again. But getting at the the overall form. in which they all take place is is really, really difficult.

taken off a bit recently, that have been hearing a lot around me is hyper politicization. Hyperpolics is a concept from Anton Jaeger. He's a historian and contributing writer at New York Times Opinion. And he's also the author of this book, Hyperpolitics Extreme Politicization Without Political Consequences.

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