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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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June 16, 2023
Alex Shephard
Trump Was Begging to Be Indicted
He passed on opportunities to bury his classified documents scandal, and now he’s paying for his mistake.
June 15, 2023
Alex Shephard
Kevin McCarthy Is Losing His Grip on House Republicans—and Power
The far right thinks it has a “power-sharing agreement” to control the House, a terrifying prospect.
June 13, 2023
Alex Shephard
Cormac McCarthy, One of America’s Greatest Novelists, Has Died
He takes his place with Melville, Faulkner, and Twain in the pantheon.
June 13, 2023
Alex Shephard
Democrats Are Letting a Perfectly Good Indictment Go to Waste
The party is sitting on its hands instead of pressing the case that the Republican Party’s leader is a brazen criminal.
June 12, 2023
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The Rise of Independent Voters Is a Myth
A recent poll found that nearly half of Americans identify as independent. But they’re hiding the real truth about how they vote.
June 9, 2023
Alex Shephard
The Trump Indictment Is a Phenomenal Self-Own
Trump’s handling of classified material was reckless, startlingly stupid, and ultimately very funny.
June 9, 2023
Alex Shephard
Mike Pence’s Presidential Campaign Makes No Sense
Pence thinks Donald Trump violated the Constitution but also shouldn’t be prosecuted.
June 8, 2023
Alex Shephard
Saudi Arabia Just Took Over Golf. Is Soccer Next?
The brutal kingdom had a very good, if not perfect, week.
June 8, 2023
Alex Shephard
CNN’s Problems Go Way Beyond Chris Licht
The news network faces bigger issues than its incompetent former boss.
June 6, 2023
Alex Shephard
The PGA Bends the Knee to Saudi Arabia
The lesson from the LIV Golf takeover of pro golf is that sportswashing works.
June 5, 2023
Alex Shephard
Trump’s Challengers Are Making the Same Mistakes All Over Again
They only want to talk about policy. That’s a huge error.
June 2, 2023
Alex Shephard
Nancy Mace Is Just Another Republican
The South Carolina representative talks moderation but votes with the crazies.
May 31, 2023
Alex Shephard
The Big Problem With Chris Christie’s Presidential Announcement
The former New Jersey governor’s anti-Trump New Hampshire bet isn’t likely to pay off.
May 31, 2023
Alex Shephard
Joe Biden Won the Debt Ceiling Negotiation but Lost the War
Yes, the deal he struck with Kevin McCarthy could have been worse. But its long-term implications are dire.
May 30, 2023
Alex Shephard
The Right’s War on Brands Is Stupid and Terrifying
The anti-LGBTQ attacks of Bud Light and Target are no mere boycotts—the aim is to intimidate companies into submission.
May 25, 2023
Alex Shephard
CNN Is Tanking After Its Unforgivable Trump Town Hall
Chris Licht’s master plan has already run aground—as have the news channel’s ratings.
May 24, 2023
Alex Shephard
The Ron DeSantis Twitter Campaign Launch Was a Disaster
The Florida governor’s attempt to kick off his presidential candidacy from deep within Elon Musk’s collapsing empire went exactly as well as you’d expect.
May 24, 2023
Alex Shephard
Ron DeSantis’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Donald Trump
An ever-increasing field of candidates is circling the fray—and smelling the Florida governor’s blood.
May 22, 2023
Alex Shephard
The Democrats Have Already Lost the Debt Ceiling Fight
Party leaders thought they had set a trap for Republicans. It hasn’t worked out that way at all.
May 17, 2023
Alex Shephard
Ron DeSantis and Mike Pence Are Running Scared
It’s amateur hour as Trump’s two big rivals follow the same bad strategy as the last batch of Republican presidential primary losers.

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