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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    Policy
    It’s not alarmist: A second Trump term really is an extinction-level threat to democracyIt’s not alarmist: A second Trump term really is an extinction-level threat to democracy
    Policy

    Why a second Trump term is a mortal threat to democracy — though perhaps not in the way you think.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Inside Trump’s ominous plan to turn civil rights law against vulnerable Americans
    2024 Elections

    A look at Trump’s ideas for a key Justice Department division uncovers the potentially disastrous consequences of his assault on democracy.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The ugly truth behind the Trump rally’s Puerto Rico “joke”The ugly truth behind the Trump rally’s Puerto Rico “joke”
    Politics

    It’s not just a quip. It’s a culture.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The banality of ElonThe banality of Elon
    Politics

    When it comes to politics, Elon Musk’s ideas are utterly, revealingly conventional.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The increasingly bizarre — and ominous — home stretch of Trump’s 2024 campaignThe increasingly bizarre — and ominous — home stretch of Trump’s 2024 campaign
    Politics

    The past week of erratic behavior shows how he manages to be silly and scary at the same time.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Critiquing Trump’s economics — from the rightCritiquing Trump’s economics — from the right
    Politics

    What one of the right’s greatest thinkers would make of Trumponomics.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    What Trump really means when he says immigrants have “bad genes”What Trump really means when he says immigrants have “bad genes”
    Politics

    The ominous implication of an outburst that ties two strains of right-wing thought together.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    A year after October 7: How Hamas’s attack and Israel’s response broke the world
    World Politics

    The past year of war has been a nightmare for Palestinians, Israelis, and much of the planet.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The only moment from the VP debate that matteredThe only moment from the VP debate that mattered
    Politics

    Vance’s “damning non-answer” on the 2020 election exposed the true stakes for democracy in 2024.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Mark Robinson and the confusing rise of the nonwhite reactionaryMark Robinson and the confusing rise of the nonwhite reactionary
    Politics

    Robinson isn’t the only nonwhite bigot to get famous of late. How should we understand their growing prominence?

    By Zack Beauchamp