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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    The American right’s favorite strongman
    Politics

    Viktor Orbán dismantled Hungary’s democracy. Conservatives love him.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Live results for the August 4 primaries
    Politics

    Voters in Kansas, Arizona, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington are heading to the polls.

    By Ian Millhiser, Dylan Scott and 3 more
    Politics
    How Washington state primaries reflect the perilous position of the national GOPHow Washington state primaries reflect the perilous position of the national GOP
    Politics

    A close look at some under-the-radar races helps us understand the congressional GOP’s electoral woes.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Portland, polarization, and the crisis of the Republican PartyPortland, polarization, and the crisis of the Republican Party
    Politics

    “We are witnessing a crisis of democracy that is perfectly acceptable to a significant portion of the population — as long as it hurts their enemies.”

    By Zack Beauchamp
    The “free speech debate” isn’t really about free speech
    Politics

    The debate over “cancel culture” is about something real. But it’s not about free speech.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    What the police really believe
    Politics

    Inside the distinctive, largely unknown ideology of American policing — and how it justifies racist violence.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The Russian bounties on US troops in Afghanistan scandal, explainedThe Russian bounties on US troops in Afghanistan scandal, explained
    Politics

    Russia seems to have put bounties on US troops in Afghanistan. Trump seems to have been warned — and did nothing.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    A foreign journalist’s warning about American authoritarianismA foreign journalist’s warning about American authoritarianism
    Politics

    Stevan Dojčinović watched democracy fall apart in his country. Now he’s worried about America.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Trump: “The concept of chokehold sounds so innocent, so perfect”Trump: “The concept of chokehold sounds so innocent, so perfect”
    Politics

    Trump’s new Fox interview shows why he’s so terribly unsuited to our moment.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The Mitt Romney martyr mythThe Mitt Romney martyr myth
    Politics

    The conservative “look what you made me do” theory of Republican politics — Democrats were so mean to Romney that they got Trump — has more than a few problems.

    By Zack Beauchamp