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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    On the Right
    Why the left gets the far right wrongWhy the left gets the far right wrong
    On the Right

    The left’s attachment to thinking of politics in “material” terms is causing it to misread the moment.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Two terrible truths about the antisemitic murders in DCTwo terrible truths about the antisemitic murders in DC
    Politics

    How violence like this became thinkable — and what it means for the future of Palestine.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    On the Right
    The forgotten book that foretold Trump’s power grabThe forgotten book that foretold Trump’s power grab
    On the Right

    In 2015, right-wing intellectual Charles Murray wrote a book laying the groundwork for DOGE’s reign of terror.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    On the Right
    The anti-woke right won in 2024. Now they’re turning on each other.The anti-woke right won in 2024. Now they’re turning on each other.
    On the Right

    A glimpse into the bitter infighting consuming MAGA’s intellectual ranks.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    Americans have tuned out Gaza at the worst possible momentAmericans have tuned out Gaza at the worst possible moment
    World Politics

    Israel has a horrifying new plan for “the concluding moves” of the Gaza war. Yet it’s flying under the American radar.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    On the Right
    The warped reality of the elites shaping Trump’s administrationThe warped reality of the elites shaping Trump’s administration
    On the Right

    White House policy is being hatched in elite conservative bubbles.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    Trump is losingTrump is losing
    Politics

    His administration is great at breaking things — but it’s failing in its bigger goal.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Politics
    The most surprising things from Trump’s first 100 daysThe most surprising things from Trump’s first 100 days
    Politics

    The first 6.8 percent of Trump 2.0, briefly explained.

    By Sean Collins, Andrew Prokop and 4 more
    Politics
    How Trump lost CanadaHow Trump lost Canada
    Politics

    Trump’s “51st state” talk brought Canada’s Liberals back from the dead — and undermined a key American alliance.

    By Zack Beauchamp
    Today, Explained newsletter
    Today’s Canadian elections are most important in decades — thanks to TrumpToday’s Canadian elections are most important in decades — thanks to Trump
    Today, Explained newsletter

    It could be a brand-new day for Canadian politics.

    By Sean Collins and Zack Beauchamp