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 puchase it here.
Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp
The president’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 race is a jolt to our ailing democracy.
How the Trumpified GOP resembles Frankenstein’s monster.
The “reactionary spirit” and the roots of the US authoritarian moment.
The convention showcases Trumpian instincts — but few policies to back them up. Project 2025 fills the gap.
The dark worldview of Trump’s choice for vice president, explained.
Political leaders should try to douse the flames. The right’s leaders are fanning them.
The attempt on Donald Trump’s life has put the republic in peril.
The intellectual Pratap Bhanu Mehta explains how liberalism grew out of 3,000 years of Indian history.
The European elections tell us little about Biden’s chances — but a lot about his choices.
As the GOP’s voting base diversifies, conservative elites are doubling down on white identity politics.