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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

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    The coronavirus fight demands unity. But Republicans just want to own the libs.The coronavirus fight demands unity. But Republicans just want to own the libs.
    Politics

    The GOP was built to fail on coronavirus.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Hungary’s “coronavirus coup,” explainedHungary’s “coronavirus coup,” explained
    Politics

    What’s happened in Hungary over the past few weeks is a case study of how the pandemic threatens democracy. It’s also a warning for the US.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Why Bernie Sanders failed
    Politics

    The Sanders campaign and his supporters bet on a theory of class politics that turned out to be wrong.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Trump’s coronavirus purgeTrump’s coronavirus purge
    Politics

    By firing one inspector general and quietly demoting another, Trump has declared war on the very idea of oversight.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Jared Kushner, Peter Navarro, and our epidemic of overconfidenceJared Kushner, Peter Navarro, and our epidemic of overconfidence
    Politics

    The Trump administration is plagued by the Dunning-Kruger effect — the overconfidence of the ignorant. And it’s making the rest of America sick.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Trump is mishandling coronavirus the way Reagan botched the AIDS epidemic
    Politics

    A leading AIDS activist and epidemiologist explains our current crisis — and gives advice on surviving an epidemic.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    New poll finds Fox News viewers think the coronavirus threat is exaggeratedNew poll finds Fox News viewers think the coronavirus threat is exaggerated
    Politics

    Republicans who watch Fox are less likely to stay at home during the crisis than non-Fox-watching Republicans.

    By Zack Beauchamp and Christina Animashaun
    Politics
    The myth of authoritarian coronavirus supremacyThe myth of authoritarian coronavirus supremacy
    Politics

    China wants you believe its political system stopped coronavirus. That’s a lie.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    How polarization shaped Americans’ responses to coronavirus, in one chartHow polarization shaped Americans’ responses to coronavirus, in one chart
    Politics

    New data suggests Trump’s early virus denialism changed the way his supporters thought about their personal response to the pandemic.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Tulsi Gabbard’s presidential campaign is officially overTulsi Gabbard’s presidential campaign is officially over
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    The controversial Democrat has dropped out of the presidential race.

    By Zack Beauchamp