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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    Games of Thrones season 8
    How Game of Thrones did Daenerys wrongHow Game of Thrones did Daenerys wrong
    Games of Thrones season 8

    The problem isn’t that Daenerys went mad. It’s how the show got there.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Hungary’s leader is waging war on democracy. Today, he’s at the White House.Hungary’s leader is waging war on democracy. Today, he’s at the White House.
    Politics

    It’s arguably the most revealing White House visit yet — and not in a good way.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Games of Thrones season 8
    Game of Thrones’ series finale preview teases one final fightGame of Thrones’ series finale preview teases one final fight
    Games of Thrones season 8

    Spoilers, obviously.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Games of Thrones season 8
    Game of Thrones says goodbye to two of its biggest characters, badlyGame of Thrones says goodbye to two of its biggest characters, badly
    Games of Thrones season 8

    What the hell was that?

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    What should a left foreign policy look like? An Elizabeth Warren adviser offers his vision.What should a left foreign policy look like? An Elizabeth Warren adviser offers his vision.
    World Politics

    “We’re at a moment where there’s a lot of flux in how people are thinking about foreign policy.”

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    400 former DOJ prosecutors: Mueller had enough evidence to charge Trump400 former DOJ prosecutors: Mueller had enough evidence to charge Trump
    Politics

    They don’t even think it was a close call.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Games of Thrones season 8
    The political science of why Game of Thrones’ Daenerys may be a terrible queenThe political science of why Game of Thrones’ Daenerys may be a terrible queen
    Games of Thrones season 8

    Targaryens and “personalist” dictatorships.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Poway and Pittsburgh: the rise in murderous anti-Semitism, explainedPoway and Pittsburgh: the rise in murderous anti-Semitism, explained
    Politics

    A dangerous breed of anti-Semitism, at once very old and very modern, is on the rise.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Our incel problem
    Politics

    How a support group for the dateless became one of the internet’s most dangerous subcultures.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    3 winners and 3 losers from CNN’s marathon Democratic presidential town hall3 winners and 3 losers from CNN’s marathon Democratic presidential town hall
    Politics

    A great night for the progressive movement — and Harvard.

    By Zack Beauchamp, Tara Golshan and 1 more