# Aaron Retica

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Real Alpha has cut 2 moments from an interview with Aaron Retica (Editor-at-large, The New York Times) on The Ezra Klein Show published Nov 5, 2026.

- Role: Editor-at-large, The New York Times
- About: Edits New York Times Opinion on American politics and history; previously served as the section’s politics editor.

## From this interview

- [AI investment could make the economy more fragile](https://realalpha.app/s/ai-investment-could-make-the-economy-more-fragile/)
  The Ezra Klein Show · Nov 5, 2026 · 3 min
  > “the economy looks very shaky to me, given how much is built on an AI CapEx boom, which could very, very, very easily collapse into a market correction.” — Ezra Klein · [34:24](https://realalpha.app/v/yfysuUMShcM/?t=2064)
- [Data centers became a local electoral flashpoint](https://realalpha.app/s/data-centers-became-a-local-electoral-flashpoint/)
  The Ezra Klein Show · Nov 5, 2026 · 3 min
  > “The AI centers are a huge electoral issue, right, that elites are maybe not focused on as much as they should be.” — Ezra Klein · [43:28](https://realalpha.app/v/yfysuUMShcM/?t=2608)

## The episode

- [Blue Wave, Big Tent | The Ezra Klein Show](https://realalpha.app/v/yfysuUMShcM/) · The Ezra Klein Show · Nov 5, 2026