Skip to main content

The context you need, when you need it

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own.

We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?

Join now
Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    Politics
    Trump quietly claimed a power even King George wasn’t allowed to haveTrump quietly claimed a power even King George wasn’t allowed to have
    Politics

    A truly scary new revelation about Trump’s effort to circumvent the TikTok ban.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Liberalism’s enemies are having second thoughtsLiberalism’s enemies are having second thoughts
    Politics

    Why Trump 2.0 is giving some anti-liberals second thoughts.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    On the Right
    Canada: More American than the United States?Canada: More American than the United States?
    On the Right

    How a 1965 prediction of impending Canadian doom sheds light on Trump’s talk of the 51st state.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    Why the US is attacking Iran nowWhy the US is attacking Iran now
    World Politics

    And six other big questions about the bombing, explained.

    By Zack Beauchamp, Joshua Keating and 1 more
    World Politics
    Three ways Trump’s attack on Iran could spin out of controlThree ways Trump’s attack on Iran could spin out of control
    World Politics

    How does this war end?

    By Zack Beauchamp
    On the Right
    Trump doesn’t have a foreign policyTrump doesn’t have a foreign policy
    On the Right

    What he has instead is the promise of chaos.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Trump’s military parade is a warningTrump’s military parade is a warning
    Politics

    Trump has caused a crisis in civil-military relations — one that could eventually threaten democracy’s foundations.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    The Israel-Iran war hinges on three big thingsThe Israel-Iran war hinges on three big things
    World Politics

    It’s impossible to know how this war will end. But here’s how to make sense of it.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    On the Right
    The LA protests reveal what actually unites the Trump rightThe LA protests reveal what actually unites the Trump right
    On the Right

    For Trump’s ideological allies, it’s always 2020.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    On the Right
    The fascinating backstory behind a bizarre State Department Substack postThe fascinating backstory behind a bizarre State Department Substack post
    On the Right

    How a Catholic theocrat started speaking for Trump’s State Department.

    By Zack Beauchamp