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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    World Politics
    Why did Hamas invade Israel?Why did Hamas invade Israel?
    World Politics

    The assault on southern Israel exposed the reality of the Palestinian conflict.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Policy
    Is America uniquely vulnerable to tyranny?Is America uniquely vulnerable to tyranny?
    Policy

    What a brilliant new book gets right — and wrong — about America’s democracy.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    The wild allegations about India killing a Canadian citizen, explainedThe wild allegations about India killing a Canadian citizen, explained
    World Politics

    The killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada has exposed a big problem for US foreign policy.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    How Israel’s court became so controversialHow Israel’s court became so controversial
    World Politics

    The history behind Israel’s democratic crisis, explained.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Policy
    Chris Rufo’s dangerous fictionsChris Rufo’s dangerous fictions
    Policy

    The right’s leading culture warrior has invented a leftist takeover of America to justify his very real power grabs.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Elon Musk’s strange new feud with a Jewish anti-hate group, explainedElon Musk’s strange new feud with a Jewish anti-hate group, explained
    Politics

    Elon Musk is venturing into some dangerous territory about Jews.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    2024 Elections
    Trump’s Tucker Carlson interview was a taste of the chaos to comeTrump’s Tucker Carlson interview was a taste of the chaos to come
    2024 Elections

    The most important moment of the night wasn’t on the Republican debate stage.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Investigations into Donald Trump
    The Trump indictments reveal a paradox at the heart of American democracyThe Trump indictments reveal a paradox at the heart of American democracy
    Investigations into Donald Trump

    The Trump cases help us understand how America’s democracy can be both strong and weak at the same time.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The constitutional case that Donald Trump is already banned from being presidentThe constitutional case that Donald Trump is already banned from being president
    Politics

    Two conservative lawyers make a strong 14th Amendment argument. But the politics of their theory are very, very dicey.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Policy
    I regret to report the economic anxiety theory of Trumpism is backI regret to report the economic anxiety theory of Trumpism is back
    Policy

    In David Brooks’s new column, he asks the American elite if they’re the baddies. But he’s actually telling them a comforting fiction.

    By Zack Beauchamp