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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 24, 2016
Alex Shephard
Melania speaks!
February 24, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump loves the poorly educated.
February 24, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump has won the 2016 Nevada Republican caucuses.
February 24, 2016
Alex Shephard
This is a bad hat.
February 24, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is maybe getting a little too into this whole “I could kill somebody and still win” thing.
February 24, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Nevada caucuses are always a mess but this year they seem really messy.
February 24, 2016
Alex Shephard
Who will win tonight’s Nevada Republican caucuses by losing?
February 23, 2016
Alex Shephard
Sepp Blatter has written a book about how he’s the real victim.
February 23, 2016
Alex Shephard
President Obama is finally unveiling a plan to close Guantanamo.
February 23, 2016
Alex Shephard
Fed up with merely inciting violence, Donald Trump wants to get in on the action.
February 23, 2016
Alex Shephard
Casey Affleck did not want Stephen Colbert to pick on him last night.
February 22, 2016
Alex Shephard
Karl Ove Knausgaard’s fans are weird.
February 22, 2016
Alex Shephard
Rihanna’s sexy “Work” video is actually two sexy “Work” videos.
February 22, 2016
Alex Shephard
Marco Rubio is no Harry Potter.
February 22, 2016
Alex Shephard
Trump: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, maybe Marco also isn’t eligible to be president.
February 22, 2016
Alex Shephard
Anthony Davis is playing like $23 million is on the line. (Which it is.)
February 21, 2016
Alex Shephard
Hey, looks like Ted Cruz also won South Carolina!
February 21, 2016
Alex Shephard
Marco Rubio has somehow given two victory speeches this election cycle, despite not having won an election.
February 21, 2016
Alex Shephard
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are pivoting to Super Tuesday.
February 20, 2016
Alex Shephard
After blowing a massive lead, Hillary Clinton prevails in Nevada.

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