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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    The coronavirus killed American exceptionalism
    Politics

    The pandemic has forced us to face a brutal truth: America isn’t as exceptional as it thinks it is. Here’s why we faltered.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Canada succeeded on coronavirus where America failed. Why?Canada succeeded on coronavirus where America failed. Why?
    Politics

    Canada beat the US on coronavirus because its political system works.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    What the Sanders campaign’s defenders get wrong — and right
    Politics

    Some parts of the left aren’t reckoning with what really happened. Others are saying some pretty revealing things.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    A disturbing new study suggests Sean Hannity’s show helped spread the coronavirusA disturbing new study suggests Sean Hannity’s show helped spread the coronavirus
    Politics

    Research links Hannity’s coronavirus misinformation to “a greater number of Covid-19 cases and deaths.”

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The coronavirus fight demands unity. But Republicans just want to own the libs.The coronavirus fight demands unity. But Republicans just want to own the libs.
    Politics

    The GOP was built to fail on coronavirus.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Hungary’s “coronavirus coup,” explainedHungary’s “coronavirus coup,” explained
    Politics

    What’s happened in Hungary over the past few weeks is a case study of how the pandemic threatens democracy. It’s also a warning for the US.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Why Bernie Sanders failed
    Politics

    The Sanders campaign and his supporters bet on a theory of class politics that turned out to be wrong.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Trump’s coronavirus purgeTrump’s coronavirus purge
    Politics

    By firing one inspector general and quietly demoting another, Trump has declared war on the very idea of oversight.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Jared Kushner, Peter Navarro, and our epidemic of overconfidenceJared Kushner, Peter Navarro, and our epidemic of overconfidence
    Politics

    The Trump administration is plagued by the Dunning-Kruger effect — the overconfidence of the ignorant. And it’s making the rest of America sick.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Trump is mishandling coronavirus the way Reagan botched the AIDS epidemic
    Politics

    A leading AIDS activist and epidemiologist explains our current crisis — and gives advice on surviving an epidemic.

    By Zack Beauchamp