Prominent political commentator Ezra Klein is set to speak at Memorial Union in Madison next week for a public lecture. Klein, lead The Washington Post’s Wonkblog, before leaving to create Vox.com, a general news site that provides context to complicated current events.

Klein was named one of the 50 Most Powerful People in Washington by GQ magazine in 2012 and has written for The Washington Post, MSNBC, and Bloomberg.

Klein’s lecture will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 9th in Memorial Union’s Shannon Hall. The event is free and open to the public.