Zack Beauchamp

1 week ago | vox.com | Zack Beauchamp

Conservatives frequently accuse liberals of being out of touch with Americans. It’s an accusation that stings partly because there’s truth behind it: Real evidence suggests that liberal institutions, the Democratic Party chief among them, inhabit a moral universe distinct from that of the median voter. Yet far less attention has been paid to the disconnect between the right’s intellectual elite and the American public.

2 weeks ago | vox.com | Zack Beauchamp

In the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term, his administration has proven exceptionally good at breaking things. The Department of Government Efficiency’s total demolition of USAID, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s depopulation of America’s public health agencies, the total chaos at Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon — there is little doubt that the Trump team has accomplished policy vandalism at an unprecedented scale.

2 weeks ago | vox.com | Zack Beauchamp

LONDON, Canada — Canada’s Liberals just pulled off one of the greatest upsets in modern democratic history: going from a predicted wipeout in December to victory on Monday night. To understand why, you need to look at the signs on the sidewalk. I don’t mean the ones advertising Prime Minister Mark Carney’s triumphant party, though there were plenty of those. Rather, I’m referring to the ones outside many businesses, containing long lists of the Canadian-made products on offer.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Zack Beauchamp

19 hours ago Amazon accidentally told the truth about what Trump's tariffs are costing us | Opinion With its genetic predisposition to rejecting facts, the administration quickly lashed out at Amazon, with the White House press secretary calling it 'a hostile and political act.' Online retailer Amazon just committed one of the worst crimes imaginable under the Trump administration: It told the … 16 hours ago FDA chief says they're looking at whether to approve COVID shots for next winter The...

2 weeks ago | vox.com | Sean Collins |Zack Beauchamp

Canada’s Election Day is here. It’s been a short, hectic campaign season, marked by startling reversals — most notably a massive decline in support for the current opposition Conservative Party — and ignited by the resignation of longtime Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The race has also been reshaped by the politics of the United States, namely the aggressively expansionist vision and chaotic economic policy of President Donald Trump.