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Zachary Crockett

Zachary Crockett

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Zachary Crockett

    Terrorism
    A suspected terrorist can buy a gun more easily than Steph Curry can make a free throwA suspected terrorist can buy a gun more easily than Steph Curry can make a free throw
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    What happens after a mass shooting? Americans buy more guns.What happens after a mass shooting? Americans buy more guns.
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    In the words of one firearms executive, mass shootings are “lucrative.”

    By Zachary Crockett
    Politics
    Most Americans don’t view Hillary Clinton’s presidential nomination as “historic”Most Americans don’t view Hillary Clinton’s presidential nomination as “historic”
    Politics

    Just 19 percent of Republican women say so.

    By Zachary Crockett and Jeff Stein
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    The Orlando massacre was one of 43 shootings on SundayThe Orlando massacre was one of 43 shootings on Sunday
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    Across America, 218 people were killed or injured by guns yesterday.

    By Zachary Crockett
    Politics
    Poll: Americans want Bernie Sanders to stay in the race even though he’s already lostPoll: Americans want Bernie Sanders to stay in the race even though he’s already lost
    Politics

    Only 36 percent of Americans think Sanders should throw in the towel — compared with 48 percent who want him to keep fighting.

    By Jeff Stein and Zachary Crockett
    Culture
    The worst movie sequels of the 2000sThe worst movie sequels of the 2000s
    Culture

    Here’s what 20 years of data says.

    By Zachary Crockett
    It’s not just transgender people: public restrooms have bred fear for centuries
    Criminal Justice

    Fear created the gender-segregated bathroom. And today, an apparition of that same fear prevents us from abandoning it.

    By Sarah Frostenson and Zachary Crockett
    What I learned analyzing 7 months of Donald Trump’s tweets
    Politics

    Plastered with exclamation points, ALL-CAPS, and demeaning adjectives, Trump’s Twitter offers a fascinating study on rhetoric.

    By Zachary Crockett
    Politics
    Carly Fiorina’s “vice presidential bid” was the shortest in modern US historyCarly Fiorina’s “vice presidential bid” was the shortest in modern US history
    Politics

    Though Fiorina was never truly a serious contender, her seven-day VP bid was the shortest in modern US history.

    By Zachary Crockett
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    If cows staged a revolt against humans, these 9 states would be udderly screwedIf cows staged a revolt against humans, these 9 states would be udderly screwed
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    We calculated the cow to human ratio in every U.S. state — and some are quite surprising.

    By Zachary Crockett