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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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April 30, 2020
Alex Shephard
Turns Out Andrew Cuomo Isn’t America’s Governor After All
Under pressure for his coronavirus response, the former media darling of the crisis is sounding a bit like Donald Trump.
April 29, 2020
Alex Shephard
There Is No Hiding Trump
Recent attempts to sideline a self-imploding president have failed miserably.
April 24, 2020
Alex Shephard
The Media Is Blowing the Coverage of the Coronavirus Protests
Maybe there really is nothing to see here.
April 24, 2020
Alex Shephard
Can Michael Jordan Fill the Huge Sports-Size Hole in Our Hearts?
A new 10-part documentary about the NBA legend is unexpectedly poignant now that sports are gone.
April 16, 2020
Alex Shephard
Is This the End of the Indie Bookstore?
How booksellers are coping with the coronavirus crisis—and what comes next
April 10, 2020
Alex Shephard
Joe Biden’s New Podcast Is So Bad
"Here’s the Deal" captures a listless campaign that is uncertain of how to respond to an unfolding crisis.
April 8, 2020
Alex Shephard
How Hydroxychloroquine Became Conservative Media’s Coronavirus Miracle Drug
Weeks after dismissing the virus as a hoax, right-wing media is pushing a cure.
April 4, 2020
Alex Shephard
Keeping Up With the Cuomos
Andrew Cuomo and Chris Cuomo’s family sitcom is competing with President Trump’s daily reality show.
April 1, 2020
Alex Shephard
Sunderland ’Til I Die Is TV’s Best Show About Failure
The Netflix documentary series is the next best thing to watching sports themselves.
March 30, 2020
Alex Shephard
A Tale of Two Stimulus Packages
There was a lot of hand-wringing in the media over the 2009 stimulus. The 2020 stimulus? Not so much.
March 26, 2020
Alex Shephard
How Andrew Cuomo Became a Media Darling
The New York governor has been cast as the anti-Trump and the leader of the Democratic opposition.
March 24, 2020
Alex Shephard
Tucker Carlson Is Leading the White House’s Coronavirus Response
Mike Pence is technically the head of the coronavirus task force, but Donald Trump is taking cues from the Fox News host.
March 20, 2020
Alex Shephard
The Pandemic Movie of Our Time Isn’t Contagion. It’s Jaws.
The 1975 Spielberg flick captures the dread of facing an invisible enemy—and the incompetence of the politicians in charge.
March 18, 2020
Alex Shephard
Don’t Let Trump Off the Hook for the Coronavirus Crisis
In its rush to praise the president for his response to the pandemic, the press is forgetting how we got into this mess in the first place.
March 13, 2020
Alex Shephard
It’s the End of Trump’s Presidency—Again
Pundits say things are looking bad for the president. But they always do.
March 12, 2020
Alex Shephard
Cable News for the Left?
Frustration over coverage of Bernie Sanders’s campaign has led to an explosion of alternative television.
March 9, 2020
Alex Shephard
In 2020, Endorsements Matter More Than Ever
How endorsements have hardened the primary’s left-moderate binary
March 4, 2020
Alex Shephard
Joe Biden Should Thank the Media for His Super Tuesday Win
Sometimes it helps to be counted out.
March 3, 2020
Alex Shephard
Chris Matthews Was Everything Wrong With Cable News
The longtime MSNBC host might be gone, but his influence is everywhere.
March 3, 2020
Alex Shephard
Conservatives’ Coronavirus Denial Is Going to Get People Killed
By dismissing the disease as a Democratic hoax, right-wing pundits are putting their elderly audience in danger.

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