Zack Beauchamp
Senior Correspondent, Vox. Host of the Worldly podcast. (((Globalist))). "Low serotonin lobster."
Last synced from Twitter 1017d ago
How an Israeli thinker became one of Trumpism’s foremost theorists
The Israeli writer Yoram Hazony is one of the American right’s most celebrated thinkers — and the personification of a quietly influential Israel-American right-wing world of ideas.
American Democracy on the Eve of the 2020 Election | Bright Line Watch
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Zack Beauchamp
"Our experts think that President Trump’s public statements questioning the legitimacy of the 2020 election and refusing to commit to a peaceful transfer of power constitute a genuine crisis of U.S. democracy"
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The controversy over Donald Trump's ties to Russia, explained
Here’s what’s actually going on.
The controversy around hoax studies in critical theory, explained
The "Grievance Studies" or "Sokal Squared" hoax aimed to discredit gender and critical race studies. Did it work?
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In 2018, James got really mad at me for suggesting his work helped the political right. In 2020, he's voting for Trump. vox.com/2018/10/15/179… pic.twitter.com/Imxf6TUAyp
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Sen. Mike Lee’s tweets against "democracy," explained
A prominent Republican senator set off a controversy by tweeting that "we’re not a democracy." Here’s what he actually meant — and why the seemingly minor controversy actually matters.
Scraping the Bottom of the Progressive Barrel – Israel Policy Forum
Last Friday, liberal Zionists received an unwelcome and unpleasant surprise with the announcement that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was reconsidering, eventually to officially withdraw, her participation in an Americans for Peace Now...
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Excellent @mkoplow on the AOC/Rabin saga, a minor episode that I nonetheless find very depressing
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The emergency is happening right now
Trump’s Proud Boys and voting comments in the first 2020 debate reveal a country in the midst of a democratic crisis.
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I’ve followed American and international politics for quite a few years now. Trump’s debate performance used the kind of rhetoric you typically from dictators and warlords.
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I was harassed at the New Republic. I spoke up. Nothing happened.
Leon Wieseltier, The New Republic, and the myth of silence.
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Ah I see that Leon Wieseltier has a new publication. Forgiveness is important — yesterday was Yom Kippur! — but I still don't believe he's done enough to apologize for his frankly horrifying behavior
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The Republican Party is an authoritarian outlier
Compared to center-right parties in developed democracies, the GOP is dangerously far from normal.
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Most Americans are not aware of how far off the deep end their major right-wing party is when compared to allegedly similar parties in other advanced democracies
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Social democracy in one corner of the world – Branko Milanovic
Branko Milanovic argues that ‘stop the world, we want to get off’ is no basis for a revival of progressive politics.
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Zack Beauchamp
Really liked this take from @BrankoMilan on what a 21st century progressivism needs to look like socialeurope.eu/social-democra… pic.twitter.com/Zo4D5ctxZ1
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Hungary's Orban Endorses Trump In November U.S. Election
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on September 21 endorsed U.S. President Donald Trump in his reelection bid, saying his rivals from the Democratic Party have forced "moral imperialism" on the world.
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Zack Beauchamp
A leader who has seized control of the judiciary and turned it into a rubber-stamp for his authoritarianism endorsing Trump at this specific juncture is maybe a little too on the nose
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Conservative media is setting the stage for delegitimizing a Biden victory
A "coup" against Trump. Postal workers stealing the election. Welcome to 2020 according to right-wing media.
Why countries with oil are so messed up
Oil isn't just heating up the earth. It's also making the world less free, more corrupt, and more violent.
Domestic Violence
Reckoning with America's abusive past
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A fabulous piece by @profmusgrave on the little-known but vitally important role of militia and mob violence in the long arc of American history
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The Next Reconstruction
The United States has its best opportunity in 150 years to belatedly fulfill its promise as a multiracial democracy.
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Strong case from @AdamSerwer that Andrew Johnson is the best historical analogue for Trump theatlantic.com/magazine/archi… pic.twitter.com/yysuJX3pKQ
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Donald Trump is inciting violence
"His audience is tens of millions of people. Only a tiny percentage need to act to severely disrupt this country’s politics."
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I had some really troubling conversations with experts about the consequences of Trump’s rhetoric
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Trump’s ‘plane loaded with thugs’ rumor matches months-old conspiracy theory
Evidence-free social media posts about groups of people coming to terrorize suburbs have thrived in recent months, inspiring some people to arm themselves.
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Zack Beauchamp
I was wondering where Trump got this bizarre idea about men in black uniforms boarding a plane to get him. According to @oneunderscore__, the idea started with three-month-old viral Facebook post from Idaho
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The RNC weaponized exhaustion
The sheer volume of lies and illegal behavior from Trump and the Republicans is what allowed them to get away with it.
Why police encouraged a teenager with a gun to patrol Kenosha’s streets
Police in Wisconsin told armed militia members that "we appreciate you guys." Some new research helps us understand the racial roots of their irresponsible behavior.
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I review some new research that helps us understand one of the most disturbing parts of the Kenosha shootings: the police support for militia activity
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Revisiting the Weberian Presumption: Gun Militarism, Gun Populism, and the Racial Politics of Legitimate Violence in Policing | American Journal of Sociology
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@jbouie There's a really good new paper on the racialized way police see the use and possession of firearms
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