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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

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    Study: 11 million white Americans think like the alt-rightStudy: 11 million white Americans think like the alt-right
    Politics

    The Unite the Right marchers aren’t alone, according to brand new research.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Aubtin Heydari was nearly killed at Charlottesville last year. This is his story.
    Politics

    “The TV’s on to CNN, and it’s just replaying video of us being hit.”

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Twitter’s CEO doesn’t get how conspiracy theories workTwitter’s CEO doesn’t get how conspiracy theories work
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    Jack Dorsey’s argument for not banning Alex Jones reveals the limits of his understanding — and a major problem with big tech’s outsize role in our society.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Trump’s Republican Party, explained in one photoTrump’s Republican Party, explained in one photo
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    A monument to what political scientists call “negative partisanship,” one of the most important phenomena of our political time.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    In defense of Sarah JeongIn defense of Sarah Jeong
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    Why Andrew Sullivan and the conservative media are wrong to call the New York Times’s latest hire “racist” for attacking white people.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Data shows a surprising campus free speech problem: left-wingers being fired for their opinionsData shows a surprising campus free speech problem: left-wingers being fired for their opinions
    Politics

    Does “political correctness” really crush conservative speech on campus? The data suggests no.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Trump approvingly tweets video of his rally crowd harassing a journalistTrump approvingly tweets video of his rally crowd harassing a journalist
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    Trump’s Tampa rally turned ugly. Trump tweeted to support the rallygoers.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    We have the first documented case of Russian hacking in the 2018 electionWe have the first documented case of Russian hacking in the 2018 election
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    Claire McCaskill, one of the most vulnerable Senate Democrats, appears to have been a Russian target, the Daily Beast reports.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Steve Bannon’s bold plan to start a populist revolution in EuropeSteve Bannon’s bold plan to start a populist revolution in Europe
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    Bannon’s plan to start an organization called “the Movement” says more about him than about Europe.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    This conversation explains a vital reason Trump is so popular on the rightThis conversation explains a vital reason Trump is so popular on the right
    Politics

    “It’s about the survival of the Christian nation,” said one woman — expressing the white backlash politics at the heart of Trumpism.

    By Zack Beauchamp