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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, will publish in July and is currently available for pre-order.

Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

You’re a liberal and you don’t even know itYou’re a liberal and you don’t even know it
Politics

A new book explains how liberalism shapes all of our lives — and lights a way toward a better political future.

By Zack Beauchamp
The silver lining to Biden’s debate disasterThe silver lining to Biden’s debate disaster
Politics

The president's performance prompted calls for a radical change. That might be just what America needs.

By Zack Beauchamp
France’s far right is on the brink of power. Blame its centrist president.France’s far right is on the brink of power. Blame its centrist president.
World Politics

How Emmanuel Macron accidentally helped the far right normalize itself.

By Zack Beauchamp
Donald Trump is getting away with itDonald Trump is getting away with it
Politics

The debate proved that Donald Trump is still a threat to democracy. How have we lost sight of that?

By Zack Beauchamp
Why Israel acts the way it doesWhy Israel acts the way it does
World Politics

Its catastrophic war policy is driven by a national ideology of trauma.

By Zack Beauchamp
Taking the right seriouslyTaking the right seriously
Politics

On the Right tracks how the dreams of conservative intellectuals are becoming reality.

By Zack Beauchamp
Israel’s “war cabinet” just fell apart. What happens now?Israel’s “war cabinet” just fell apart. What happens now?
World Politics

Benny Gantz’s departure from the war cabinet won't change much immediately. But it could end up mattering a lot.

By Zack Beauchamp
India just showed the world how to fight an authoritarian on the riseIndia just showed the world how to fight an authoritarian on the rise
Politics

Three big lessons from Narendra Modi's shocking underperformance in the 2024 election.

By Zack Beauchamp
Why the ludicrous Republican response to Trump’s conviction mattersWhy the ludicrous Republican response to Trump’s conviction matters
Politics

Republicans are busy attacking the legitimacy of the American legal and political system. We've seen where that leads.

By Zack Beauchamp
The slaughter in Rafah and Israel’s moral nadirThe slaughter in Rafah and Israel’s moral nadir
World Politics

Israel is massacring Palestinians — and undermining its own security in the process.

By Zack Beauchamp