Zach has written about arts, entertainment, techology, and politics for The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Slate, Los Angeles Times, and other publications.
Selected Writing Projects
Why does Trump like ‘Les Mis’? The many meanings of the megamusical.
The Washington Post | June 2025
They all starred in ‘Godspell.’ Then they became comedy legends.
The Washington Post | June 2022
Spending the pandemic talking to yourself? If you live alone, you’re not alone.
The Washington Post | January 2021
The rise of the rational do-gooders: Inside the culture of effective altruism
The Washington Post Magazine | September 2020
The unlikely greatness of ‘The Shawshank Redemption,’ 25 years later
The Washington Post | August 2019
‘It’s the president we all want’: The melancholy world of liberals watching ‘The West Wing’ in 2018
The Washington Post | July 2018