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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    Politics
    North Carolina’s extreme new gerrymander, explainedNorth Carolina’s extreme new gerrymander, explained
    Politics

    New election maps passed into law could be worse for Democrats than their recent loss in Virginia.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Did critical race theory really swing the Virginia election?Did critical race theory really swing the Virginia election?
    Politics

    Attacks on CRT and school education on racial issues have gotten a lot of credit for Glenn Youngkin’s victory.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    “Neoliberalism has really ruptured”: Adam Tooze on the legacy of 2020“Neoliberalism has really ruptured”: Adam Tooze on the legacy of 2020
    Podcast
    Politics

    The global aftershocks of Covid-19 and the economic crisis it caused, explained.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    The war on terror and the long death of liberal interventionism
    Politics

    Liberals dreamed of a world where America saved the innocent from tyrants. 9/11 brought a different reality.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Why it matters that Tucker Carlson is broadcasting from Hungary this weekWhy it matters that Tucker Carlson is broadcasting from Hungary this week
    Politics

    The country has become a model for a rising kind of authoritarianism.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The anti-American rightThe anti-American right
    Politics

    Rooting against Olympians, scoffing at Capitol police, broaching civil war — meet today’s conservative movement.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Democracy’s big threat isn’t coming from China. It’s coming from within.Democracy’s big threat isn’t coming from China. It’s coming from within.
    Politics

    Crises in Indian and US politics matter more than China’s actions.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The GOP backlash against corporations isn’t real — yetThe GOP backlash against corporations isn’t real — yet
    Politics

    How culture wars and the diploma divide are pushing corporate America and the GOP apart.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    How hatred of gay people became a key plank in Hungary’s authoritarian turnHow hatred of gay people became a key plank in Hungary’s authoritarian turn
    Politics

    Viktor Orbán’s war on LGBTQ identities is a war on democracy.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    America’s largest evangelical denomination is at war with itself
    Politics

    Why the Southern Baptist Convention is in turmoil — and why you should care.

    By Zack Beauchamp