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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    Politics
    The Supreme Court’s legitimacy crisis is hereThe Supreme Court’s legitimacy crisis is here
    Politics

    Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation will likely turn many Americans against the Court itself.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Explainers
    8 takeaways from the knock-down, drag-out fight over Kavanaugh’s confirmation8 takeaways from the knock-down, drag-out fight over Kavanaugh’s confirmation
    Explainers

    America will be forever changed after Kavanaugh’s divisive entry to the Court.

    By Andrew Prokop, Li Zhou and 5 more
    Politics
    A leading Holocaust historian just seriously compared the US to Nazi GermanyA leading Holocaust historian just seriously compared the US to Nazi Germany
    Politics

    “If the US has someone whom historians will look back on as the gravedigger of American democracy, it is Mitch McConnell.”

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Brett Kavanaugh proves the Never Trump movement was a sham all alongBrett Kavanaugh proves the Never Trump movement was a sham all along
    Politics

    This is actually how we got Trump.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump, and the chilling power of sexual violenceBrett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump, and the chilling power of sexual violence
    Politics

    Trump’s defense of his Supreme Court nominee reveals the fundamental role sexual violence plays in keeping women oppressed.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    New poll shows that Republicans have become the party of #MeToo backlashNew poll shows that Republicans have become the party of #MeToo backlash
    Politics

    A majority of Republicans would support a candidate whom multiple women have accused of sexual assault (again).

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Why conservatives don’t care that Brett Kavanaugh is a liarWhy conservatives don’t care that Brett Kavanaugh is a liar
    Politics

    An experiment shows why partisans discount lies — like Kavanaugh’s.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Lindsey Graham, Brett Kavanaugh, and the unleashing of white male backlashLindsey Graham, Brett Kavanaugh, and the unleashing of white male backlash
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    Politics

    “I’m a single white male from South Carolina, and I’m told I should just shut up, but I will not shut up.”

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    5 crucial questions the Ford-Kavanaugh hearings left unanswered5 crucial questions the Ford-Kavanaugh hearings left unanswered
    Politics

    The biggest things we don’t know call Brett Kavanaugh’s credibility into serious question.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The Ford hearing isn’t about finding the truth. It’s just a cross-examination.The Ford hearing isn’t about finding the truth. It’s just a cross-examination.
    Politics

    The Republican approach to Christine Blasey Ford is at once cruel and ineffective.

    By Zack Beauchamp