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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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November 14, 2015
Alex Shephard
Ben Carson says he will fight terrorism with "things-that-they-don't-know-about resources."
November 14, 2015
Alex Shephard
Novelist Hari Kunzru is calling out the worst tweets about the Paris attacks.
November 13, 2015
Alex Shephard
French President Hollande has declared a state of emergency and closed the country's borders.
November 13, 2015
Alex Shephard
President Obama calls Paris siege "an attack on all of humanity."
November 13, 2015
Ryu Spaeth, Alex Shephard
Multiple deaths reported in Paris attacks.
November 13, 2015
Alex Shephard
Ben Carson is beating Donald Trump in the race to sell lots of books.
November 13, 2015
Alex Shephard
Barack Obama wants you to know that he did not sing "Freak on a Leash."
November 13, 2015
Alex Shephard
People with nothing better to do are protesting New York's decision to ban daily fantasy sports games.
November 13, 2015
Alex Shephard
Mitt Romney’s buddies won’t let go of the dream of just … one … more … presidential run.
November 13, 2015
Alex Shephard
Artist Bryan Zanisnik, who was almost sued by Philip Roth in 2012, will try to get sued by him again.
November 13, 2015
Alex Shephard
Jezebel tracked down the woman who read Claudia Rankine's "Citizen" at a Trump rally.
November 12, 2015
Alex Shephard
George Saunders, author of zero novels, is working on a novel.
November 12, 2015
Alex Shephard
Your cheap roommate Marco Rubio has been leeching Wi-Fi from the pizza place next door.
November 12, 2015
Alex Shephard
The Arcade Fire's Will Butler reviewed Grimes's new album and I have no idea what he's talking about.
November 3, 2015
Elspeth Reeve, Alex Shephard
Teens for Trump!
At a recent Donald Trump book-signing in New York, minors were out in force
October 30, 2015
Alex Shephard, Mark Krotov
A Eulogy for Grantland
The beloved sports and pop culture website produced "ecstatic criticism"
October 29, 2015
Alex Shephard
The Ben Carson Paradox
The same qualities that attract voters to Ben Carson make him a terrible debater
October 23, 2015
Alex Shephard
Harry Potter and the Diversified Brand
Seven years after "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the Harry Potter franchise continues to expand
October 19, 2015
Alex Shephard
How Amazon Quietly Became America's Biggest Publisher of Translated Literature
October 13, 2015
Alex Shephard
Marlon James Wins 2015 Man Booker Prize

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