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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    Politics
    A far-right publication just got tricked into publishing Communist Manifesto excerptsA far-right publication just got tricked into publishing Communist Manifesto excerpts
    Politics

    A silly prank that actually says a lot about the right’s internal fault lines.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    I listened to hours of Trump’s FBI pick on Steve Bannon’s podcast. Oh boy.I listened to hours of Trump’s FBI pick on Steve Bannon’s podcast. Oh boy.
    Politics

    Kash Patel believes a lot of wild — and disturbing — stuff.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Trump’s win is part of a mysterious — and ominous — worldwide trendTrump’s win is part of a mysterious — and ominous — worldwide trend
    Politics

    Why are people all over the world angry at “the system”?

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Trump 2.0, explained
    Trump’s coalition is a mess of contradictions — and they’re about to be exposedTrump’s coalition is a mess of contradictions — and they’re about to be exposed
    Trump 2.0, explained

    There’s a brewing fight over what Trumpism really stands for, one that pits Trump’s top allies against each other.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    The Gray Area
    America’s reactionary moment is hereAmerica’s reactionary moment is here
    Podcast
    The Gray Area

    How Trump’s Republican Party left conservatism behind.

    By Sean Illing and Zack Beauchamp
    Trump 2.0, explained
    The Trump Cabinet picks who seriously threaten democracy — and the ones who don’tThe Trump Cabinet picks who seriously threaten democracy — and the ones who don’t
    Trump 2.0, explained

    Some of Trump’s picks are normal. Others look a lot like choices made by authoritarians abroad.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Did Trump win in 2024 because of racism? It’s complicated.Did Trump win in 2024 because of racism? It’s complicated.
    Politics

    Trump’s gains with Black and Latino voters tell us something important. But so does his very white base.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Why the attempt to deplatform Trump failed so utterlyWhy the attempt to deplatform Trump failed so utterly
    Politics

    From Trump’s victories to the rise of Nick Fuentes, it’s clear that right-wing radicalism can’t be forced back into the fever swamps.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    2024 Elections
    The global trend that pushed Donald Trump to victoryThe global trend that pushed Donald Trump to victory
    2024 Elections

    Incumbents everywhere are doing poorly. America just proved it’s not exceptional.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    2024 Elections
    Donald Trump has won — and American democracy is now in grave dangerDonald Trump has won — and American democracy is now in grave danger
    2024 Elections

    Trump’s second term poses an existential threat to the republic. But there’s still good reason for hope.

    By Zack Beauchamp