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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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July 25, 2023
Alex Shephard
The False Hope That the Law Will Finally Catch Up to Trump
The former president’s pending third arrest will buoy the hearts of his opponents, only to cruelly break them—again.
July 20, 2023
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump Hasn’t Lost His Superpower
And it’s proving to be a real problem for Ron DeSantis and the rest of the GOP 2024 field.
July 17, 2023
Alex Shephard
Ron DeSantis Has a Ron DeSantis Problem
The Florida governor’s biggest issue in the 2024 Republican primary? Nobody likes him.
July 11, 2023
Alex Shephard
Biden’s Immoral, Indefensible Decision to Send Cluster Bombs to Ukraine
These munitions have no place in war. Just because Moscow is using them doesn’t mean the U.S. should provide them to Ukraine.
July 3, 2023
Alex Shephard
Elon Musk Finally Broke Twitter
Over the weekend, the social network began limiting how many posts its users could see.
June 30, 2023
Alex Shephard
Will Rudy Giuliani Flip on Trump?
The slavishly devoted Giuliani just met with Jack Smith. How worried should Donald Trump be?
June 29, 2023
Alex Shephard
How Worried Should Democrats Be About 2024?
The presidential election may come down to just three states.
June 29, 2023
Alex Shephard
What Is Robert F. Kennedy Doing in the Democratic Primary?
Republicans love him. Democrats? Not so much.
June 29, 2023
Alex Shephard
Trump’s Emotional Insecurity May Be Why He Endangered National Security
The damning audiotape demonstrates how pathetic and abject the former president really is.
June 28, 2023
Alex Shephard
After a Week in Limbo, Turner Classic Movies Seems Safe
Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and Paul Thomas Anderson will help curate content for the network.
June 27, 2023
Alex Shephard
The Failed Wagner Revolt in Russia Vindicates Biden
The U.S. seems likely to stay cautious and deliberate.
June 26, 2023
Alex Shephard
Fox News Enters Its Post–Tucker Carlson Era
Its ratings have rebounded, and it has finally found its Tucker Carlson replacement.
June 24, 2023
Alex Shephard
He Made a Mess of CNN. Now He’s Ruining Turner Classic Movies Too.
David Zaslav, whose Chris Licht hire butchered CNN, is vandalizing TCM, a beloved cultural institution.
June 22, 2023
Alex Shephard
Even Kevin McCarthy Knows Impeaching Biden Is a Bad Idea
Republican hard-liners are endangering their swing-district colleagues.
June 20, 2023
Alex Shephard
The Media Cares More About the Titanic Sub Than Drowned Migrants
U.S. media has largely ignored a shipwreck with hundreds of migrant deaths but has focused intently on a missing submersible full of rich people.
June 20, 2023
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump Could’ve Gotten the Hunter Biden Deal
The former president thinks his successor’s son got off with a “traffic ticket.” He could have too—if he had listened to his lawyers.
June 19, 2023
Alex Shephard
There Is No Democrat’s Case for Ron DeSantis
A Orlando Sentinel op-ed falls into familiar traps in making the case for Florida’s governor.
June 19, 2023
Alex Shephard
Don’t Debate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Elon Musk and Joe Rogan aren't interested in the "truth" about vaccines. They just want a circus.
June 16, 2023
Alex Shephard
DeSantis Super PAC: The Trump Campaign is “Obsessed With Men’s Genitalia”
The DeSantis-Trump feud keeps getting weirder, grosser, and more intense.
June 16, 2023
Alex Shephard
It Turns Out Being Indicted is Not Good for Donald Trump
A growing number of Independents—and Republicans—are concerned by the former president's handling of classified information.

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