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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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August 27, 2020
Alex Shephard
Why the GOP Didn’t Write a New Platform
It isn’t just that the party has surrendered to Trump. It’s also because its policies are deeply unpopular.
August 27, 2020
Alex Shephard
The Republican National Convention’s War on Reality
Up is down, the coronavirus pandemic is over, and Donald Trump is normal.
August 25, 2020
Alex Shephard
Carl Hiaasen’s Secret to Writing a Good Trump Novel
The comic thriller “Squeeze Me” is set, like Hiaasen’s other books, in Florida—which turns out to make a big difference.
August 21, 2020
Alex Shephard
Joe Biden Has Found His Big Idea
It’s not just about defeating Donald Trump, but providing an off-ramp from this all-consuming political moment.
August 20, 2020
Alex Shephard
A Night of Magical Thinking at the Democratic Convention
Democrats are already in love with their future, in spite of the fact that Joe Biden has glossed over how he will get them there.
August 18, 2020
Alex Shephard
Newsweek and the Rise of the Zombie Magazine
How a decaying legacy magazine is being used to launder right-wing ideas and conspiracy theories.
August 17, 2020
Alex Shephard
Why the Media Is Uniquely Terrible at Covering the U.S. Postal Service
By embracing conservative talking points, the press missed the hollowing-out of one of America’s great institutions.
August 13, 2020
Alex Shephard
Fox News Is Leading the Attack on Kamala Harris
Donald Trump’s criticisms of the Democratic vice presidential nominee don’t make a lot of sense. As usual, his favorite network is stepping in.
August 11, 2020
Alex Shephard
Is the Media About to Screw Up Coverage of Biden’s Vice Presidential Pick?
The press hasn’t taken the bait on Trump’s attacks on Biden. That doesn’t mean that it has learned the right lessons from the 2016 election.
August 6, 2020
Alex Shephard
The Problem With MSNBC Isn’t That It’s Too Liberal
It’s that it’s not very good.
August 4, 2020
Alex Shephard
The Washington Media Is Starting to Treat Trump Like a Clown
A new interview between the president and Axios’s Jonathan Swan showcases the merits of giving the president the “Veep” treatment.
August 4, 2020
Alex Shephard
Hugh Hewitt Has Always Been a Hack
The pundit was never a rational, thoughtful conservative. He just played one on TV.
July 31, 2020
Alex Shephard
Conservative Media Is Really Struggling With the Possibility That Trump Killed Herman Cain
The idea that Cain’s death shouldn't be politicized is absurd—and impossible.
July 31, 2020
Alex Shephard
Let’s Cancel the Presidential Debates Forever
Like political conventions, they serve the interests of cable news programmers and no one else.
July 29, 2020
Alex Shephard
The Emperor’s New Tone
Despite five years of Donald Trump doing the same thing over and over again, political journalists keep falling for the same tricks.
July 28, 2020
Alex Shephard
The Bloody, Manufactured Crisis in Portland
The president is sending federal agents into American cities to instigate violence as a last-ditch effort at political survival.
July 24, 2020
Alex Shephard
Trump and the GOP Are About to Push the Economy off a Cliff
While the deadline to extend unemployment benefits neared, the president insisted on an impractical payroll tax cut.
July 22, 2020
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump Has Permanently Changed the Publishing Industry
The business of bookselling is more political and partisan than ever before. Things won’t go back to normal after Trump leaves office.
July 20, 2020
Alex Shephard
The Only Person Who’s Figured Out How to Interview Trump
Chris Wallace showed it isn’t that hard to ask tough questions and fact-check in real time.
July 16, 2020
Alex Shephard
Twitter Is Not Prepared for the 2020 Election
This week’s unprecedented security breach revealed the platform’s terrifying flaws, and the potential chaos hackers could cause in the future.

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