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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    Tuesday’s impeachment hearings were a disaster for Republicans
    Politics

    Even their own witnesses said damaging stuff.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The GOP counsel’s xenophobic attack on Vindman’s patriotismThe GOP counsel’s xenophobic attack on Vindman’s patriotism
    Politics

    Perhaps the grossest moment of the impeachment hearings to date.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    Mike Pompeo’s big announcement about Israeli settlements, briefly explainedMike Pompeo’s big announcement about Israeli settlements, briefly explained
    World Politics

    What he said and why it matters.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Accelerationism: the obscure idea inspiring white supremacist killers around the world
    Politics

    A bizarre academic philosophy has transfixed the fringe. The goal? To collapse the government itself.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The media’s biggest bias is its centrismThe media’s biggest bias is its centrism
    Politics

    A dean of DC reporting admits an uncomfortable truth about the press.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    What the right fears about Warren’s wealth taxWhat the right fears about Warren’s wealth tax
    Politics

    Conservatives don’t just think a wealth tax is inefficient. They think it’s deeply unfair.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    One of the most famous incidents of campus outrage was totally misrepresentedOne of the most famous incidents of campus outrage was totally misrepresented
    Politics

    A single article in Oberlin’s student paper about food turned into a national controversy.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    How the Pittsburgh shooting changed American Jews
    The Highlight

    My Jewish wedding was the day of the Tree of Life killings. On the first anniversary, a reflection of what’s happened to our community — both our pain and our strength.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Trump’s defense on Ukraine has completely collapsedTrump’s defense on Ukraine has completely collapsed
    Politics

    After William Taylor’s testimony, Trump’s allies are reduced to saying things like “abuse of power is not a crime.”

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The Hillary Clinton-Tulsi Gabbard feud, explainedThe Hillary Clinton-Tulsi Gabbard feud, explained
    Politics

    Neither of them come out looking particularly good.

    By Zack Beauchamp