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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 28, 2020
Alex Shephard
Bernie Sanders Is Winning His War on Cable News
Bypassing traditional media, his campaign is directly reaching voters while networks play catch-up.
February 25, 2020
Alex Shephard
Will the Democrats’ Russia Obsession Hurt Bernie Sanders?
The Trump administration’s claims that the Kremlin is backing Sanders are catnip for cable news.
February 19, 2020
Alex Shephard
How Michael Bloomberg Owned New York Media
The billionaire is skyrocketing in the presidential polls—thanks to tricks he learned as mayor.
February 13, 2020
Alex Shephard
How Pundits Manipulate Math to Dismiss Sanders
His rise has led the media to look everywhere except the ballot box for the real winner of elections in Iowa and New Hampshire.
February 12, 2020
Alex Shephard
Bernie Sanders Has an MSNBC Problem
Cable news networks, particularly the "liberal" one, are a growing barrier to his surging campaign.
February 6, 2020
Alex Shephard
How to Mess Up Black History Month
With Diverse Editions, the publishing industry tried to fix its diversity problem. Whoops
February 6, 2020
Alex Shephard
What the Spotify Acquisition of The Ringer Says About Online Media
Podcasts practically print money. Text? Not so much
February 4, 2020
Alex Shephard
The Washington Post Has Gotten Off Easy for Too Long
Why hasn't the paper received the same scrutiny as The New York Times or CNN?
February 3, 2020
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Oligarch of the Month: Elon Musk
The Silicon Valley magnate's vision is less futuristic—and more solipsistic—than it seems.
January 31, 2020
Alex Shephard
Warren Buffett Was a Terrible Newspaper Owner
The billionaire's decision to sell his local newspapers could not have come at a worse time for the industry.
January 29, 2020
Alex Shephard
John Bolton Is Trying to Make a Buck. So Is Everyone Else in Washington.
An explosion of political book deals is warping incentives for both government officials and journalists.
January 28, 2020
Alex Shephard
Charles Murray Is Never Going Away
The author of "The Bell Curve" has a new book about race and genetics—because of course he does.
January 22, 2020
Alex Shephard
How Not to Write a Book Review
The fallout over "American Dirt" reveals the publishing industry's biases and blind spots.
January 20, 2020
Alex Shephard
The New York Times’ Endorsement Charade
A weeklong song-and-dance routine ends in farce.
January 16, 2020
Alex Shephard
Can Amazon Finally Crack the Bestseller Code?
The retail giant is publishing commercial fiction by famous authors. Publishers should be terrified.
January 10, 2020
Alex Shephard
Why Tucker Carlson Is Obsessed With Trash
His new docuseries on San Francisco highlights the right's attempts to link homelessness and urban decay to Democratic rule.
January 7, 2020
Alex Shephard
What the Media Is Getting Wrong About Soleimani’s Killing
A lying president and a timid Democratic opposition make for bad reporting and analysis.
December 27, 2019
Alex Shephard
The Daily Show’s Rally to Restore Sanity Predicted a Decade of Liberal Futility
The pathologies that have plagued the left were all on display one October day in 2010.
December 18, 2019
Alex Shephard
Facebook Is a Right-Wing Company, Part One Million
Peter Thiel's growing influence over the social network underscores its increasingly conservative bent.
December 17, 2019
Alex Shephard
How the GOP Bamboozled The New York Times’ Politics Desk
The paper's “both sides” approach to Donald Trump's impeachment hearings has been a disaster.

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