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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    The 2022 midterm elections, explained
    How the right’s radical thinkers are coping with the midtermsHow the right’s radical thinkers are coping with the midterms
    The 2022 midterm elections, explained

    The New Right emerged to theorize Trumpism’s rise. Can they explain its defeat?

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    What Trump vs. DeSantis says about the future of the American rightWhat Trump vs. DeSantis says about the future of the American right
    Politics

    DeSantis’s governing style isn’t a break with Trumpism, but its evolution.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    The 2022 midterm elections, explained
    The Supreme Court lost Republicans the midtermsThe Supreme Court lost Republicans the midterms
    The 2022 midterm elections, explained

    A leading Democratic data analyst explains what happened in 2022 — and why abortion proved to be the decisive issue.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    The 2022 midterm elections, explained
    The midterms showed American democracy won’t go down without a fightThe midterms showed American democracy won’t go down without a fight
    The 2022 midterm elections, explained

    Election deniers performed surprisingly poorly at the ballot box in 2022. That’s a good sign for democracy.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    How do we know who’s winning in Ukraine?How do we know who’s winning in Ukraine?
    World Politics

    How experts understand what’s happening on the ground in Ukraine — and what the war looks like six months in.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    To understand what the Trump investigation might do to America, look at IsraelTo understand what the Trump investigation might do to America, look at Israel
    Politics

    Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on trial, and it has thrown Israeli politics into chaos. Americans should pay attention.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Trump is pushing us toward the abyssTrump is pushing us toward the abyss
    Politics

    His conspiracy theories about the FBI search have spawned a GOP assault on the legitimacy of the American state — and set the stage for violence.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The Republican response to the Mar-a-Lago raid should scare youThe Republican response to the Mar-a-Lago raid should scare you
    Politics

    Leading Republicans are in thrall to a dangerously conspiratorial view of the US government.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Viktor Orbán laid out his dark worldview to the American right — and they loved itViktor Orbán laid out his dark worldview to the American right — and they loved it
    Politics

    The European Union’s only autocrat came to CPAC Dallas and sold American conservatives on a vision of a Western civil war.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The ludicrous idea that Trump is losing his grip on the GOPThe ludicrous idea that Trump is losing his grip on the GOP
    Politics

    Somehow, people are still underestimating Donald Trump.

    By Zack Beauchamp