Matthew Yglesias, of "Slate," wrote in a review of "Here's the Deal": "if you're not a member of Congress and just want to understand the budgetary landscape on the merits, this is a great place to start". Ezra Klein, of "The Washington Post", called the book "one of the calmest, clearest looks you'll find at the deficit — both what it is and how to fix it." He was interviewed on "The Colbert Report" on January 6, 2009, about the gold standard. He was interviewed again on "The Colbert Report" on February 14, 2013, to speak about his new e-book.