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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    Policy
    Chris Rufo’s dangerous fictionsChris Rufo’s dangerous fictions
    Policy

    The right’s leading culture warrior has invented a leftist takeover of America to justify his very real power grabs.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Elon Musk’s strange new feud with a Jewish anti-hate group, explainedElon Musk’s strange new feud with a Jewish anti-hate group, explained
    Politics

    Elon Musk is venturing into some dangerous territory about Jews.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    2024 Elections
    Trump’s Tucker Carlson interview was a taste of the chaos to comeTrump’s Tucker Carlson interview was a taste of the chaos to come
    2024 Elections

    The most important moment of the night wasn’t on the Republican debate stage.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Investigations into Donald Trump
    The Trump indictments reveal a paradox at the heart of American democracyThe Trump indictments reveal a paradox at the heart of American democracy
    Investigations into Donald Trump

    The Trump cases help us understand how America’s democracy can be both strong and weak at the same time.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The constitutional case that Donald Trump is already banned from being presidentThe constitutional case that Donald Trump is already banned from being president
    Politics

    Two conservative lawyers make a strong 14th Amendment argument. But the politics of their theory are very, very dicey.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Policy
    I regret to report the economic anxiety theory of Trumpism is backI regret to report the economic anxiety theory of Trumpism is back
    Policy

    In David Brooks’s new column, he asks the American elite if they’re the baddies. But he’s actually telling them a comforting fiction.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Policy
    What the new Trump indictment has already provenWhat the new Trump indictment has already proven
    Policy

    The indictment may or may not lead to a conviction. But the facts it lays out show that Trump is utterly unfit for high office.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Future Perfect
    Republicans are threatening to sabotage George W. Bush’s greatest accomplishmentRepublicans are threatening to sabotage George W. Bush’s greatest accomplishment
    Future Perfect

    A program that’s saved 25 million lives is at risk of losing its congressional authorization for the first time.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    What Israel’s new judicial law reveals about its democracyWhat Israel’s new judicial law reveals about its democracy
    Politics

    A democracy long under pressure is now on the brink of collapse. But it’s not over yet.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The world’s largest democracy is collapsing before our eyesThe world’s largest democracy is collapsing before our eyes
    Politics

    Narendra Modi’s war on India’s democracy, explained.

    By Zack Beauchamp