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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    World Politics
    Hungary’s prime minister stole the country’s democracy. Now Hungarians are rising up.Hungary’s prime minister stole the country’s democracy. Now Hungarians are rising up.
    World Politics

    A ray of hope in a country where democracy has died.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    The Republican Party versus democracy
    Politics

    In 2018, we learned how Trump’s GOP behaves after losing elections. It could prove disastrous in 2020.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    New Jersey Democrats are threatening to undermine their state’s democracyNew Jersey Democrats are threatening to undermine their state’s democracy
    Politics

    New Jersey Democrats have a new gerrymandering plan. It is indefensible — and national Democrats need to stop it.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    Trump: Rex Tillerson is “dumb as a rock” and “lazy as hell”Trump: Rex Tillerson is “dumb as a rock” and “lazy as hell”
    World Politics

    The tweet is crude even by Trump standards.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The Wisconsin power grab is part of a bigger Republican attack on democracyThe Wisconsin power grab is part of a bigger Republican attack on democracy
    Politics

    The GOP’s turn against democracy may be a greater threat to the American experiment than President Trump.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Milo Yiannopoulos’s collapse shows that no-platforming can workMilo Yiannopoulos’s collapse shows that no-platforming can work
    Politics

    The former conservative media star is broke, saddled with as much as $4 million in debt. There’s a reason for that.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    An assault on a Hungarian university shows authoritarianism in actionAn assault on a Hungarian university shows authoritarianism in action
    World Politics

    Hungary forcing out a university founded by George Soros reveals the authoritarian rot inside the modern West.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Trump’s Khashoggi statement is a green light for murderTrump’s Khashoggi statement is a green light for murder
    Politics

    A man who would issue a statement like this is not fit for office.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    5 countries besides America where people celebrate Thanksgiving5 countries besides America where people celebrate Thanksgiving
    World Politics

    What do Canada, Grenada, Liberia, and a town in the Netherlands have in common? Thanksgiving.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Trump’s extremely misleading tweet on Osama bin Laden, decodedTrump’s extremely misleading tweet on Osama bin Laden, decoded
    Politics

    President Trump’s tweet fabricates an alternative history where he’s a far-seeing genius.

    By Zack Beauchamp