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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    The Gray Area
    America’s reactionary moment is hereAmerica’s reactionary moment is here
    Podcast
    The Gray Area

    How Trump’s Republican Party left conservatism behind.

    By Sean Illing and Zack Beauchamp
    Trump 2.0, explained
    The Trump Cabinet picks who seriously threaten democracy — and the ones who don’tThe Trump Cabinet picks who seriously threaten democracy — and the ones who don’t
    Trump 2.0, explained

    Some of Trump’s picks are normal. Others look a lot like choices made by authoritarians abroad.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Did Trump win in 2024 because of racism? It’s complicated.Did Trump win in 2024 because of racism? It’s complicated.
    Politics

    Trump’s gains with Black and Latino voters tell us something important. But so does his very white base.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Why the attempt to deplatform Trump failed so utterlyWhy the attempt to deplatform Trump failed so utterly
    Politics

    From Trump’s victories to the rise of Nick Fuentes, it’s clear that right-wing radicalism can’t be forced back into the fever swamps.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    2024 Elections
    The global trend that pushed Donald Trump to victoryThe global trend that pushed Donald Trump to victory
    2024 Elections

    Incumbents everywhere are doing poorly. America just proved it’s not exceptional.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    2024 Elections
    Donald Trump has won — and American democracy is now in grave dangerDonald Trump has won — and American democracy is now in grave danger
    2024 Elections

    Trump’s second term poses an existential threat to the republic. But there’s still good reason for hope.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Policy
    It’s not alarmist: A second Trump term really is an extinction-level threat to democracyIt’s not alarmist: A second Trump term really is an extinction-level threat to democracy
    Policy

    Why a second Trump term is a mortal threat to democracy — though perhaps not in the way you think.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Inside Trump’s ominous plan to turn civil rights law against vulnerable Americans
    2024 Elections

    A look at Trump’s ideas for a key Justice Department division uncovers the potentially disastrous consequences of his assault on democracy.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The ugly truth behind the Trump rally’s Puerto Rico “joke”The ugly truth behind the Trump rally’s Puerto Rico “joke”
    Politics

    It’s not just a quip. It’s a culture.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The banality of ElonThe banality of Elon
    Politics

    When it comes to politics, Elon Musk’s ideas are utterly, revealingly conventional.

    By Zack Beauchamp