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Alex Shephard

Alex Shephard is senior editor of The New Republic, where he has covered politics and culture since 2015. His work has also appeared in New York, GQ, The Atlantic, The Nation, and other publications.  

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February 16, 2023
Alex Shephard
Joe Biden Has Found the Perfect Enemy
The president’s war on the purveyors of junk fees is his most popular idea yet.
February 15, 2023
Alex Shephard
The 2024 Republican Primary Is Already Exhausting
Even though there are only two candidates in the race, it’s clear that we are in for one long marathon of grievance politics.
February 14, 2023
Alex Shephard
The Chinese Spy Balloon Furor Isn’t Really About Foreign Policy
The Republican uproar about the balloons is pure political theater.
February 13, 2023
Alex Shephard
Is the Republican Primary Heading Toward a Repeat of 2016?
Donald Trump is weak! That may be good for him.
February 9, 2023
Alex Shephard
Trump Gives DeSantis a Taste of His Own Medicine
After years of tarring his opponents as groomers and pedophiles, the Florida governor is on the receiving end of his favorite slur.
February 8, 2023
Alex Shephard
Relegate Manchester City
The Premier League needs to punish its most successful team if it wants to save itself from disrepute.
February 4, 2023
Alex Shephard
European Soccer Is Spending Itself to Death
The English Premier League transformed itself into the predatory “Super League” that fans thought they had defeated.
January 31, 2023
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump Is Boring Now
There’s no reason to worry about the former president’s imminent return to Facebook—yet.
January 31, 2023
Alex Shephard
Mike Pompeo Is Not Going to Be President
The former secretary of state is not-so-subtly launching a campaign. It won’t end well for him.
January 25, 2023
Alex Shephard
How the Right Turns Every Mass Shooting Into a Mass Distraction
Conservatives are using identity politics in the wake of the California killings to divert attention from a universal fact: All of these tragedies are fueled by the easy access to guns.
January 24, 2023
Alex Shephard
America’s Messiest Senate Race Is Already Underway
The Arizona election in 2024 could feature a three-way battle royal between Kyrsten Sinema, Ruben Gallego, and Kari Lake.
January 20, 2023
Alex Shephard
We Still Don’t Know Who Leaked Dobbs. Good!
Why we should root against leak investigations.
January 20, 2023
Alex Shephard
Actually, George Santos Has Been Pretty Good for the Republican Party
It may not last forever, but the scandal-plagued congressman is helpfully distracting attention from the House’s bona fide extremists and their weird ideas.
January 13, 2023
Alex Shephard
How Right-Wing Gasbags Cooked Up a Fantastically Dumb Culture War
The incredible story of how conservatives took a consumer product warning about stoves and fried their brains to a crisp.
January 11, 2023
Alex Shephard
The GOP Has Sunk So Low That Marjorie Taylor Greene Is the Establishment Now
The “QAnon Congresswoman” now enjoys a cozy relationship with Kevin McCarthy. But is it a sign of her evolution or the GOP’s devolution?
January 6, 2023
Alex Shephard
The Idiot Dream of the Unity Speaker
McCarthy’s epic struggle briefly gave the punditocracy a chance to indulge in one of its most persistent—and persistently stupid—fantasias.
January 5, 2023
Alex Shephard
The Anti-McCarthy Right Has No End Goal Other Than Humiliating Him
The fringiest members of the House Republican caucus aren’t mounting a coup d’état, they’re staging a coup de vibes.
January 3, 2023
Alex Shephard
The NFL Has a Damar Hamlin Problem
The league has historically quickly brushed aside tragedies and catastrophic injuries. The Bills’ safety’s shocking cardiac arrest is different.
January 3, 2023
Alex Shephard
How Does Soccer Work?
A conversation with Ryan O’Hanlon, author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution”
December 29, 2022
Alex Shephard
Was 2022 the High-Water Mark of Sportswashing?
The Qatar World Cup never should have happened. But there are signs that the world is finally waking up to the corrupt arrangements that brought it about.

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