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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    Politics
    The Constitution was not built for thisThe Constitution was not built for this
    Politics

    Republicans’ vote against Trump’s impeachment reveals a broken system — and a democracy at real risk of failure.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Cory Booker on socialism, “identity politics,” and animal rightsCory Booker on socialism, “identity politics,” and animal rights
    Politics

    “We have to start having policies that are far more conscious to that intersectionality of life itself.”

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    A new paper says candidates don’t pay a price for extremismA new paper says candidates don’t pay a price for extremism
    Politics

    Moderates used to be better at winning elections. New research says that’s changed.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    The fall of Jeremy CorbynThe fall of Jeremy Corbyn
    World Politics

    Why Labour lost — and what it means for Britain.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Trump’s executive order on campus anti-Semitism, explainedTrump’s executive order on campus anti-Semitism, explained
    Politics

    No, Trump isn’t reclassifying Judaism as a nationality. Here’s what he’s doing instead.

    By Zack Beauchamp and Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The shamelessness of Bill BarrThe shamelessness of Bill Barr
    Politics

    In a new interview, Barr said it’s bad when the government tries to affect “the outcome of the election.” Yes, seriously.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The Trump-Ukraine scandal, explained in one minuteThe Trump-Ukraine scandal, explained in one minute
    Politics

    A witness in Monday’s hearing broke Trump’s impeachable offenses down really, really clearly.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    There is no culture war peace treatyThere is no culture war peace treaty
    Politics

    What a challenging new National Review piece gets wrong about Democrats, evangelicals, and Trump.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The most clarifying moment from the House Judiciary impeachment hearingThe most clarifying moment from the House Judiciary impeachment hearing
    Politics

    An expert witness gave an incredibly helpful explanation of why Trump’s behavior is impeachable.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    The key moment from Fiona Hill’s testimony
    Politics

    Republicans accidentally got Hill to decry the White House’s “political errand” in Ukraine.

    By Zack Beauchamp