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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    Policy
    What the new Trump indictment has already provenWhat the new Trump indictment has already proven
    Policy

    The indictment may or may not lead to a conviction. But the facts it lays out show that Trump is utterly unfit for high office.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Future Perfect
    Republicans are threatening to sabotage George W. Bush’s greatest accomplishmentRepublicans are threatening to sabotage George W. Bush’s greatest accomplishment
    Future Perfect

    A program that’s saved 25 million lives is at risk of losing its congressional authorization for the first time.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    What Israel’s new judicial law reveals about its democracyWhat Israel’s new judicial law reveals about its democracy
    Politics

    A democracy long under pressure is now on the brink of collapse. But it’s not over yet.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The world’s largest democracy is collapsing before our eyesThe world’s largest democracy is collapsing before our eyes
    Politics

    Narendra Modi’s war on India’s democracy, explained.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    What a new conservative call for “regime change” in America reveals about the culture war
    Books

    “Regime Change” sounds like a radical book. It isn’t — and that’s telling.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Life
    How the right’s defeats gave us the anti-LGBTQ momentHow the right’s defeats gave us the anti-LGBTQ moment
    Life

    The American right is returning to its homophobic roots.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Investigations into Donald Trump
    The dangerous Republican freakout about Trump’s indictmentThe dangerous Republican freakout about Trump’s indictment
    Investigations into Donald Trump

    The paranoid reaction to the Justice Department’s charges reveal a party gripped by the politics of perpetual apocalypses.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Everything is coming up BidenEverything is coming up Biden
    Politics

    The president’s had a string of recent wins. So why do his numbers suck?

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The biggest problem with Ron DeSantis’s announcement wasn’t TwitterThe biggest problem with Ron DeSantis’s announcement wasn’t Twitter
    Politics

    Can a governor in the grip of “woke derangement syndrome” break through to a larger audience?

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Media
    The next target of the right’s campaign against woke companies: Fox News?The next target of the right’s campaign against woke companies: Fox News?
    Media

    A conservative outlet is attacking Fox for being too respectful of trans employees. It’s a sign of the times on the right.

    By Zack Beauchamp