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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    Politics
    The emergency is happening right nowThe emergency is happening right now
    Politics

    Trump’s Proud Boys and voting comments in the first 2020 debate reveal a country in the midst of a democratic crisis.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    3 winners and 4 losers from the first 2020 presidential debate
    Politics

    Not America’s finest hour.

    By Matthew Yglesias, German Lopez and 3 more
    Politics
    Biden to Trump: “Will you shut up, man?”Biden to Trump: “Will you shut up, man?”
    Politics

    An absurd moment from an absurd night.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    RBG, the 2020 election, and the rolling crisis of American democracyRBG, the 2020 election, and the rolling crisis of American democracy
    Politics

    “This type of tension, in other countries, has led to civil war.”

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The Republican Party is an authoritarian outlierThe Republican Party is an authoritarian outlier
    Politics

    Compared to center-right parties in developed democracies, the GOP is dangerously far from normal.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Conservative media is setting the stage for delegitimizing a Biden victoryConservative media is setting the stage for delegitimizing a Biden victory
    Politics

    A “coup” against Trump. Postal workers stealing the election. Welcome to 2020 according to right-wing media.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Donald Trump is inciting violenceDonald Trump is inciting violence
    Politics

    “His audience is tens of millions of people. Only a tiny percentage need to act to severely disrupt this country’s politics.”

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The RNC weaponized exhaustionThe RNC weaponized exhaustion
    Politics

    The sheer volume of lies and illegal behavior from Trump and the Republicans is what allowed them to get away with it.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Police Violence
    Why police encouraged a teenager with a gun to patrol Kenosha’s streetsWhy police encouraged a teenager with a gun to patrol Kenosha’s streets
    Police Violence

    Police in Wisconsin told armed militia members that “we appreciate you guys.”

    By Zack Beauchamp
    2 winners and 3 losers from the third night of the Republican National Convention
    Politics

    Vice President Pence did not impress. Neither did pretaped speeches.

    By Andrew Prokop, Zack Beauchamp and 2 more