Ezra Klein Cites Academic Work: Tea Party Is 'Racist, Sexist, Xenophob

October 5th, 2013 7:52 PM
Ezra Klein may be young, but he’s not young enough to miss how recycled it is to smear the Tea Party as haters in every category. Nevertheless, Klein sought out and interviewed Christopher Parker, a political scientist at the University of Washington, is co-author of the book "Change They Can't Believe In: The Tea Party and Reactionary Politics in America". After rigorous, professorial study…