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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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October 31, 2022
Alex Shephard
The Right-Wing Media Is a Conspiracy Engine That Enables Political Violence
Conservatives’ despicable reactions to the attack on Paul Pelosi tell a horrific story about how dark the far-right’s media ecosystem has become.
October 31, 2022
Alex Shephard
What’s the Matter With New York’s Democrats?
The party’s unforeseen struggles in the bluest of blue strongholds portend tumult to come.
October 26, 2022
Alex Shephard
Fetterman’s Debate Struggles Provoke Wild Speculation About Hypothetical Voters
While the pundits don’t seem to know much about the candidate’s stroke-related impairment, they’re convinced that imaginary Pennsylvanians have some very specific opinions about it.
October 25, 2022
Alex Shephard
House Progressives’ Ukraine Letter Was a Self-Inflicted Disaster
A tedious and tepid missive did more to damage its writers’ reputations than advance the cause of peace.
October 25, 2022
Alex Shephard
The Midterms Are Shaping Up as a Dry Run for Trump’s Next Coup
Having learned a thing or two from his failed effort to overturn the 2020 election, the former president will test new, bolder strategies next month.
October 23, 2022
Alex Shephard
Congressional Republicans Look to Sow Chaos in Ukraine if They Retake Congress
If Kevin McCarthy is to be taken seriously, the Biden administration should plan ahead for the GOP to try to break Europe.
October 20, 2022
Alex Shephard
The Spectacular Failure of Right-Wing Social Media Platforms
From Kanye West (maybe?) buying Parler (but why?) to Donald Trump’s flailing (and scammy) Truth Social, the “free-speech” revolution is floundering.
October 19, 2022
Alex Shephard
Democrats May Have Made the Wrong Bet on Inflation
The party rode a little bit of midterm luck to get back in the running, but it might have waited too long to make its case on the economy.
October 14, 2022
Alex Shephard
Will World Cup Reporters Let Qatar Get Away With Its Human Rights Abuses?
As Saudi Arabia’s takeover of English soccer club Newcastle proves, the media is highly susceptible to sportswashing by corrupt regimes.
October 12, 2022
Alex Shephard
The Best Time to Change the U.S.-Saudi Relationship Was Decades Ago. The Second-Best Time Is Now.
The United States has an opportunity to permanently shift its alliance with this despotic regime. It should take it.
October 10, 2022
Alex Shephard
The Right’s Cynical Embrace of Kanye West
Why Republicans are sticking with him, even after his antisemitic social media posts.
October 6, 2022
Alex Shephard
Annie Ernaux Is a Perfect Nobel Laureate
Finally, the Swedish Academy got it right.
October 6, 2022
Alex Shephard
Twitter Will Be an Albatross Around Elon Musk’s Neck
It’s not clear whether the billionaire mogul wants the company to flourish financially or just become subservient to his whims—but it can’t do both.
October 5, 2022
Alex Shephard
Of Course Republicans Are Sticking With Herschel Walker
The Georgia Senate candidate’s campaign has involved one scandal after another. Republicans deserve to go down with him.
October 3, 2022
Alex Shephard
Who Will Win the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature?
If Haruki Murakami wins, I will eat one of his fancy T-shirts.
September 27, 2022
Alex Shephard
The Danger of Republican Extremism Extends to the Economy
Democrats should press the case against the GOP’s radicalism even further.
September 26, 2022
Alex Shephard
Are the Democrats About to Blow Their Big Chance to Oust Ron Johnson?
They have a charismatic young candidate and are facing the worst the GOP has to offer. Why isn’t the party doing more to win?
September 20, 2022
Alex Shephard
What If Ron DeSantis’s Martha’s Vineyard Stunt Wasn’t Actually Good Politics?
When the Florida governor shipped dozens of migrants to Massachusetts, many in the press excitedly credited him for making a savvy political play. They were wrong.
September 19, 2022
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump Is More Deranged Than Ever
As his approval ratings sink, the former president is growing more and more unhinged—and more willing to indulge his most dangerous followers.
September 16, 2022
Alex Shephard
Ron DeSantis’s Cruel Treatment of Migrants Is the Future of GOP Policymaking
The Republican Party’s platform is all about trolling the libs.

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