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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    Politics
    Trump was asked to defend his Syria policy. His answer is incoherent nonsense.Trump was asked to defend his Syria policy. His answer is incoherent nonsense.
    Politics

    “But we didn’t have Syria whereas we had Iraq” is an actual line from the interview.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The real politics behind the Covington Catholic controversy, explainedThe real politics behind the Covington Catholic controversy, explained
    Politics

    The Covington Catholic fight is American politics in microcosm.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Social media is rotting democracy from withinSocial media is rotting democracy from within
    Politics

    How social platforms enable far-right politicians’ campaigns to undermine democracy.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    Theresa May lost the Brexit vote because Brexit was a lieTheresa May lost the Brexit vote because Brexit was a lie
    World Politics

    May was tasked with negotiating a deal that neither she nor anyone else could deliver on.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Rep. Steve King wonders how the phrase “white supremacist” became “offensive”Rep. Steve King wonders how the phrase “white supremacist” became “offensive”
    Politics

    Yes, this is a sitting member of Congress.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The controversy over laws punishing Israel boycotts, explainedThe controversy over laws punishing Israel boycotts, explained
    Politics

    A bill encouraging a crackdown on the BDS movement just failed in the Senate.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Trump’s immigration speech was an insult to the nation’s intelligenceTrump’s immigration speech was an insult to the nation’s intelligence
    Politics

    Trump’s speech failed fact-checks. It misinformed and persuaded no one. Why was it aired?

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    “He’s not hurting the people he needs to be”: a Trump voter says the quiet part out loud“He’s not hurting the people he needs to be”: a Trump voter says the quiet part out loud
    Politics

    A Trump voter hurt by the shutdown reveals the real reason the president attracts hardcore supporters.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    “Call me a radical”: Ocasio-Cortez reveals how much the Democratic Party has changed“Call me a radical”: Ocasio-Cortez reveals how much the Democratic Party has changed
    Politics

    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is more in line with the party’s base than establishment Democrats might think.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The 9 thinkers who made sense of 2018’s chaosThe 9 thinkers who made sense of 2018’s chaos
    Politics

    To understand what really happened this year — on everything from Brett Kavanaugh to big tech — read these writers.

    By Zack Beauchamp