Why America’s Israel-Palestine debate is broken — and how to fix it

You may have heard of Shai Davidai, the Israeli professor at Columbia University who has launched a crusade against the school’s pro-Palestinian...

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Zack Beauchamp

Canada’s polite Trumpism

“Are we a country that looks out for each other ... or do you go down a path of amplifying anger, division and fear?” That’s how Canadian Prime...

26.04.2024 9

Zack Beauchamp

Tucker Carlson went after Israel — and his fellow conservatives are furious

The New York Times once described Tucker Carlson’s Fox News hour as “the most racist show in the history of cable news.” In the past week,...

16.04.2024 20

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Israel beat Iran — for now

When Iran launched a large retaliatory drone and missile assault on Israel on Saturday night, it raised fears that the Middle East was on the...

15.04.2024 5

Zack Beauchamp

“Civil War” has little to say about America — but a lot to say about war

You might think the new movie Civil War is a warning about America’s deepening political divide. The film’s trailer certainly suggests so, and...

12.04.2024 10

Zack Beauchamp

The right-wing scammers who paved the way for Trump

During his time atop the Republican Party, Donald Trump’s lifetime habits of fraud and grifting have fused seamlessly with conservative politics. In...

06.04.2024 30

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The crisis that could bring down Benjamin Netanyahu, explained

This Sunday, Israel is scheduled for a political crisis. At midnight Israel time on April 1, the government will hit a deadline for changing its...

29.03.2024 7

Zack Beauchamp

How MAGA broke the media

Two of the biggest stories in the American media at this moment are about staffing choices: former Republican National Committee chair Ronna Romney...

28.03.2024 30

Zack Beauchamp

Are men and women growing apart politically? Not so fast.

13.03.2024 10

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Are Biden and the Democrats finally turning on Israel?

For years, there have been signs that the Democratic Party’s historic support for Israel might be wavering. Joe Biden’s staunch support for Israel...

08.03.2024 5

Zack Beauchamp

Biden’s State of the Union got one big thing right

During Thursday night’s State of the Union address, President Joe Biden issued an unmistakable warning about the threat Donald Trump poses to...

08.03.2024 30

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Biden has been bad for Palestinians. Trump would be worse.

During the war in Gaza, President Joe Biden has taken a consistently pro-Israel line. He traveled to Israel after the October 7 attack, provided the...

27.02.2024 30

Zack Beauchamp

The South Carolina primary is a joke. It tells us something deadly serious.

Tonight, South Carolina will hold its Republican presidential primary, in which Donald Trump is all but certain to crush rival Nikki Haley in her home...

24.02.2024 50

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How Israel’s war went wrong

20.02.2024 9

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The moral and strategic case for arming Ukraine

As the Senate considered approving $61 billion to Ukraine this weekend, Donald Trump published an all-caps rant making his opposition clear. “FROM...

13.02.2024 9

Zack Beauchamp

Narendra Modi is celebrating his scary vision for India’s future

On Monday, tens of millions across India celebrated the opening of the Ram Mandir — a huge new temple to Ram, one of Hinduism’s holiest figures,...

27.01.2024 30

Zack Beauchamp

2 winners and 2 losers from the New Hampshire primary

After Iowa, Nikki Haley proclaimed that her third-place finish had made it a two-person race between her and Donald Trump. After New Hampshire, it...

24.01.2024 4

Zack Beauchamp

Is Nikki Haley a moderate or a conservative? Yes.

People often refer to Nikki Haley as a “moderate.” But what does that really mean? In the traditional three main policy areas in US politics —...

22.01.2024 4

Zack Beauchamp

Ron DeSantis got the Republican Party wrong

After Iowa, it’s time to put a fork in Ron DeSantis’s campaign. The Florida governor had staked his entire run on the first-in-the-nation caucus:...

16.01.2024 10

Zack Beauchamp

How a horny beer calendar sparked a conservative civil war

While most people were enjoying the holidays, extremely online conservatives were fighting about a pinup calendar. Last month, Ultra Right Beer — a...

10.01.2024 10

Zack Beauchamp

Israel’s Supreme Court just overturned Netanyahu’s pre-war power grab

If it weren’t for the war, the latest ruling by Israel’s Supreme Court would be the biggest news in the country in quite some time. The ruling,...

03.01.2024 9

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How death threats get Republicans to fall in line behind Trump

02.01.2024 6

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What Trump has already taken from us

In the long arc of human history, the modern democratic era is a mere blip. Humans first began residing in city-like agricultural settlements about...

15.12.2023 60

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The return of liberal Zionism?

12.12.2023 20

Zack Beauchamp

Nikki Haley’s “rise” and the Republican flight from reality

On Tuesday, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley won the coveted endorsement of Americans for Prosperity Action — the primary vehicle that the...

29.11.2023 2

Zack Beauchamp

The Israel-Hamas deal is not a real ceasefire

For anyone concerned about the people of Israel and Gaza, the just-announced deal for a break in the fighting between Israel and Hamas should be...

22.11.2023 6

Zack Beauchamp

When Trump tells you he’s an authoritarian, believe him

Historically, the erosion of American democracy has happened subtly. In a country where democracy is basically a civic religion, politicians generally...

14.11.2023 5