Ezra Klein
Tue, Nov 04
|Arlington Theatre
Political Commentator and New York Times Columnist Abundance Available now with a series purchase via Arts & Lectures at (805) 893-3535 or www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu. Single tickets on sale Tuesday, August 19 at 10 AM.
Time & Location
Nov 04, 2025, 7:30 PM
Arlington Theatre , 1317 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA
About the event
Available now with a series purchase via Arts & Lectures at (805) 893-3535 or www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu. Single tickets on sale Tuesday, August 19 at 10 AM.
“One of the country’s keenest political observers.” Foreign Affairs
“We have a startling abundance of the goods that fill a house and a shortage of what’s needed to build a good life.” – Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, Abundance
Ezra Klein, New York Times columnist, podcast host and policy analyst, offers a bold new vision for American progress drawn from his book Abundance. For too long, he argues, public discourse has focused on limits – what we can’t do, build or afford. But the real crisis isn’t scarcity, it’s our failure to act. In this timely talk, Klein calls for a mindset shift toward possibility. He explores how regulations, institutions and cultural caution have stalled progress, and how embracing abundance can help us tackle housing, climate, infrastructure and…