What I'm Thinking About at the End of 2022
About this episode
In a year-end Ask Me Anything episode, Ezra Klein and show editor Aaron Retica answer listener questions about 2022. Klein reflects on the midterm elections, Joe Manchin's role in killing Build Back Better and the expanded child tax credit, and why the filibuster remains the central obstacle to Democratic ambitions. He discusses Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, the arrival of ChatGPT and what it means for knowledge work, and his evolving views on AI. Other topics include the books and music that shaped his year, his children's book recommendations, and the administrative burdens that keep people from accessing government benefits. The episode is a wide-ranging tour of the year's political and cultural preoccupations as seen through Klein's own preoccupations.