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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 10, 2023
Alex Shephard
The Crucial Lesson the Political Media Missed on Trump
Coverage of the former president may have improved, but at this week’s Stop Trump Summit, we’ll be discussing the critical piece that’s still missing.
October 6, 2023
Alex Shephard
House Republicans Finally Did Something Smart
Republicans wanted to have a televised House speaker debate. Then they came to their senses.
October 5, 2023
Alex Shephard, Mark Krotov
With Jon Fosse’s Win, the Nobel Prize in Literature Is So Back
The once wild-and-woolly literary award has entered its steady and serious era.
October 5, 2023
Alex Shephard
The Republicans Booted Their Leader, so of Course It’s Democrats’ Fault
To say that anyone outside of the House GOP caucus had a hand in McCarthy’s downfall requires superhuman amounts of ignorance.
October 3, 2023
Alex Shephard
Kevin McCarthy Got What He Deserved
The House speaker’s short reign is over. He only has himself to blame.
September 21, 2023
Alex Shephard
Rupert Murdoch Made the World Worse
The media pioneer announced he was stepping back on Thursday. Good riddance.
September 18, 2023
Alex Shephard
Kevin McCarthy Has (Once Again) Lost Control
With the radical right calling the shots, the government is likely to shut down. McCarthy seems powerless to do anything.
September 14, 2023
Alex Shephard
Joe Biden’s Impeachment Opportunity
Republicans are giving the president a foil and the chance to reset his own narrative.
September 7, 2023
Alex Shephard
Biden’s Bad Poll Numbers Won’t Turn Themselves Around
It’s too early for Democrats to start panicking, but now is the time to mobilize an effort to shift the public’s perception on the economy.
September 1, 2023
Alex Shephard
The Republican Presidential Primary Is a Race for Second Place
Vivek Ramaswamy might be the flavor of the month, but Donald Trump owns the ice cream shop.
August 15, 2023
Alex Shephard
It’s All One Huge Indictment
The right way to think about Trump’s four indictments is as one grand narrative of grotesque and all-encompassing corruption.
August 11, 2023
Alex Shephard
Is This the Year English Soccer Faces Its Plutocratic Reckoning?
The Premier League returns for another season of footballing glory, financial excess, and existential crisis.
August 10, 2023
Alex Shephard
Trump Has a Big Weakness, but His Rivals Don’t Want to Exploit It
The former president has been an electoral liability three cycles in a row. Why not mention it?
August 7, 2023
Alex Shephard
The Real Reason the U.S. Women’s National Team Lost
It wasn’t because they were “woke,” of course. There’s a much simpler explanation.
August 4, 2023
Alex Shephard
Another Reason to Worry About the Judge in Trump’s Documents Case
Aileen Cannon makes a lot of mistakes—some of which suggest a lack of familiarity with the Constitution.
August 4, 2023
Alex Shephard
Ron DeSantis’s Reset Needs a Reset
The struggling presidential candidate is banking on Iowa to win the nomination. It’s not going well.
August 3, 2023
Alex Shephard
This Is the 2024 Field’s Best Chance to Take Trump Down
Alas, they probably won’t take it.
August 1, 2023
Alex Shephard
The Most Important Trump Indictment Yet
Donald Trump is finally facing consequences for his most dastardly acts.
August 1, 2023
Alex Shephard
The End of “Trumpism Without Trump”
The former president’s primary rivals thought that they could pass themselves off as a better version of the real thing. They thought wrong.
July 27, 2023
MagazineAlex Shephard
Saudi Arabia’s Dizzying Scheme to Devour the Sports World
The kingdom’s insatiable appetite and bottomless riches are remaking global culture.

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