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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

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    The president’s grim, anti-democratic address, explained.

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    I spent months studying how authoritarians like Trump lose. The answer is shockingly simple.

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    What Brazil got right that America got wrong.

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    Politics
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    Politics

    The unbearable hypocrisy of pro-gun conservatives defending the Minneapolis killing.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Policy
    The killing of Alex Pretti is a grim turning pointThe killing of Alex Pretti is a grim turning point
    Policy

    Trump’s authoritarianism is becoming less subtle — and more vicious.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
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    Politics

    How critics of American interventionism fell for a myth.

    By Zack Beauchamp
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    Future Perfect

    From the state of democracy to the chance of a recession, here’s what could happen in 2026.

    By Bryan Walsh, Izzie Ramirez and 11 more
    Politics
    The revealing pointlessness of Trump’s primetime speechThe revealing pointlessness of Trump’s primetime speech
    Politics

    The president is a desperate man.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
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    Politics

    And it’s his own fault.

    By Zack Beauchamp

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