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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    Policy
    The Trump executive orders that threaten democracyThe Trump executive orders that threaten democracy
    Policy

    Amid the flurry of executive orders on Day 1, these could prove the most damaging to the republic’s health.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Trump’s real inaugural address started when the teleprompter stoppedTrump’s real inaugural address started when the teleprompter stopped
    Politics

    During an impromptu speech after his formal inaugural address, the new president revealed what really animated him: revenge.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    What’s in the Gaza ceasefire deal? And can it last?What’s in the Gaza ceasefire deal? And can it last?
    Politics

    The agreement that hopes to end the Israel-Hamas war, explained.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    On the Right
    The deeply American roots of Trump’s imperial ambitionsThe deeply American roots of Trump’s imperial ambitions
    On the Right

    The new president’s designs on Canada and Greenland fit into a very old American tradition.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    On the Right
    9 predictions for Trump’s second term9 predictions for Trump’s second term
    On the Right

    What the author of Vox’s newsletter on conservatism thinks will happen — and why.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    On the Right
    Why conservatives condemn Luigi Mangione and celebrate Daniel PennyWhy conservatives condemn Luigi Mangione and celebrate Daniel Penny
    On the Right

    A tale of two killings.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    A far-right publication just got tricked into publishing Communist Manifesto excerptsA far-right publication just got tricked into publishing Communist Manifesto excerpts
    Politics

    A silly prank that actually says a lot about the right’s internal fault lines.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    I listened to hours of Trump’s FBI pick on Steve Bannon’s podcast. Oh boy.I listened to hours of Trump’s FBI pick on Steve Bannon’s podcast. Oh boy.
    Politics

    Kash Patel believes a lot of wild — and disturbing — stuff.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Trump’s win is part of a mysterious — and ominous — worldwide trendTrump’s win is part of a mysterious — and ominous — worldwide trend
    Politics

    Why are people all over the world angry at “the system”?

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Trump 2.0, explained
    Trump’s coalition is a mess of contradictions — and they’re about to be exposedTrump’s coalition is a mess of contradictions — and they’re about to be exposed
    Trump 2.0, explained

    There’s a brewing fight over what Trumpism really stands for, one that pits Trump’s top allies against each other.

    By Zack Beauchamp