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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    Politics
    Cassidy Hutchinson just changed everythingCassidy Hutchinson just changed everything
    Politics

    The January 6 hearings have been damning. Hutchinson’s testimony took them to a new level.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Think polarization is bad now? Wait till the post-Roe abortion wars get started.Think polarization is bad now? Wait till the post-Roe abortion wars get started.
    Politics

    Dobbs is the next stress test for America’s teetering democracy.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    What happens when the public loses faith in the Supreme Court?
    Politics

    Overturning Roe will likely weaken already-low public trust in the Court. In a contested election, that’s a recipe for disaster.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Could Clarence Thomas’s Dobbs concurrence signal a future attack on LGBTQ rights?Could Clarence Thomas’s Dobbs concurrence signal a future attack on LGBTQ rights?
    Politics

    Samuel Alito’s majority opinion striking down Roe v. Wade insists LGBTQ rights are safe. Thomas’s disturbing concurrence exposes the incoherence of that claim.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    “Do you know how it feels to have the president of the United States target you?”“Do you know how it feels to have the president of the United States target you?”
    Politics

    Powerful January 6 testimony from Georgia poll workers reveals a serious — and ongoing — threat to democracy.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The January 6 hearings showed why it’s reasonable to call Trump a fascistThe January 6 hearings showed why it’s reasonable to call Trump a fascist
    Politics

    We now know Trump expressed support for hanging Pence and did little to stop the violence — actions that suggest some very dark historical parallels.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The January 6 committee’s biggest task is getting people to careThe January 6 committee’s biggest task is getting people to care
    Politics

    The committee’s evidence against Trump could well be damning. It still might not be enough to overcome polarization and public fatigue.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Mass shootings typically lead to looser gun laws, not stronger onesMass shootings typically lead to looser gun laws, not stronger ones
    Politics

    Scholars of gun politics have found a striking — and disturbing — pattern.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    Australia confiscated 650,000 guns. Murders and suicides plummeted.Australia confiscated 650,000 guns. Murders and suicides plummeted.
    World Politics

    It was one of the world’s largest mandatory gun buybacks — and it was a smashing success.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Criminal Justice
    A child can’t be a “good guy with a gun”A child can’t be a “good guy with a gun”
    Criminal Justice

    How a gun rights myth paved the way for nightmares like Uvalde.

    By Zack Beauchamp