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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

Zack Beauchamp is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he covers challenges to democracy in the United States and abroad, right-wing populism, and the world of ideas. He has received funding awards from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to report on democratic decline in Israel and Hungary in the field, and is the author of On The Right, a newsletter on the American conservative movement. He has appeared on a wide range of television and radio networks, including MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, BBC, CBC, ABC (Australia), and Al Jazeera.

His book on democracy, The Reactionary Spirit, was published 0n July 16 — and you can purchase it here.

Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

A far-right publication just got tricked into publishing Communist Manifesto excerptsA far-right publication just got tricked into publishing Communist Manifesto excerpts
PoliticsMember Exclusive

A silly prank that actually says a lot about the right’s internal fault lines.

By Zack Beauchamp
I listened to hours of Trump’s FBI pick on Steve Bannon’s podcast. Oh boy.I listened to hours of Trump’s FBI pick on Steve Bannon’s podcast. Oh boy.
Politics

Kash Patel believes a lot of wild — and disturbing — stuff.

By Zack Beauchamp
Trump’s win is part of a mysterious — and ominous — worldwide trendTrump’s win is part of a mysterious — and ominous — worldwide trend
PoliticsMember Exclusive

Why are people all over the world angry at “the system”?

By Zack Beauchamp
Trump’s coalition is a mess of contradictions — and they’re about to be exposedTrump’s coalition is a mess of contradictions — and they’re about to be exposed
Trump 2.0, explainedMember Exclusive

There’s a brewing fight over what Trumpism really stands for, one that pits Trump’s top allies against each other.

By Zack Beauchamp
America’s reactionary moment is hereAmerica’s reactionary moment is here
Audio
The Gray Area

How Trump’s Republican Party left conservatism behind.

By Sean Illing and Zack Beauchamp
The Trump Cabinet picks who seriously threaten democracy — and the ones who don’tThe Trump Cabinet picks who seriously threaten democracy — and the ones who don’t
Trump 2.0, explained

Some of Trump’s picks are normal. Others look a lot like choices made by authoritarians abroad.

By Zack Beauchamp
Did Trump win in 2024 because of racism? It’s complicated.Did Trump win in 2024 because of racism? It’s complicated.
Politics

Trump’s gains with Black and Latino voters tell us something important. But so does his very white base.

By Zack Beauchamp
Why the attempt to deplatform Trump failed so utterlyWhy the attempt to deplatform Trump failed so utterly
Politics

From Trump’s victories to the rise of Nick Fuentes, it’s clear that right-wing radicalism can’t be forced back into the fever swamps.

By Zack Beauchamp
The global trend that pushed Donald Trump to victoryThe global trend that pushed Donald Trump to victory
2024 Elections

Incumbents everywhere are doing poorly. America just proved it’s not exceptional.

By Zack Beauchamp
Donald Trump has won — and American democracy is now in grave dangerDonald Trump has won — and American democracy is now in grave danger
2024 Elections

Trump’s second term poses an existential threat to the republic. But there’s still good reason for hope.

By Zack Beauchamp