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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    Politics
    This is how you get escalationThis is how you get escalation
    Politics

    Political leaders should try to douse the flames. The right’s leaders are fanning them.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    America is not ready for what comes nextAmerica is not ready for what comes next
    Politics

    The attempt on Donald Trump’s life has put the republic in peril.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    What the world can learn from Indian liberalismWhat the world can learn from Indian liberalism
    Politics

    The intellectual Pratap Bhanu Mehta explains how liberalism grew out of 3,000 years of Indian history.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The real lesson for America in the French and British electionsThe real lesson for America in the French and British elections
    Politics

    The European elections tell us little about Biden’s chances — but a lot about his choices.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    How white victimhood is shaping a second Trump termHow white victimhood is shaping a second Trump term
    Politics

    As the GOP’s voting base diversifies, conservative elites are doubling down on white identity politics.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    You’re a liberal and you don’t even know itYou’re a liberal and you don’t even know it
    Politics

    A new book explains how liberalism shapes all of our lives — and lights a way toward a better political future.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The silver lining to Biden’s debate disasterThe silver lining to Biden’s debate disaster
    Politics

    The president’s performance prompted calls for a radical change. That might be just what America needs.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    France’s far right is on the brink of power. Blame its centrist president.France’s far right is on the brink of power. Blame its centrist president.
    World Politics

    How Emmanuel Macron accidentally helped the far right normalize itself.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Vox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policies
    Donald Trump is getting away with itDonald Trump is getting away with it
    Vox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policies

    The debate proved that Donald Trump is still a threat to democracy. How have we lost sight of that?

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    Why Israel acts the way it doesWhy Israel acts the way it does
    World Politics

    Its catastrophic war policy is driven by a national ideology of trauma.

    By Zack Beauchamp