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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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December 2, 2016
Alex Shephard
The history of the 2016 presidential campaign is already being rewritten.
December 1, 2016
Alex Shephard
Now that it’s their problem, Republicans are realizing that Obamacare might not be so bad after all.
December 1, 2016
Alex Shephard, Theodore Ross
“There’s No Check on Trump Except Reality”: A Q&A With Wayne Barrett
The veteran New York journalist dishes on Trump, Giuliani, and more.
December 1, 2016
Alex Shephard
The confirmation hearings for Steven Mnuchin are going to be something.
November 30, 2016
Alex Shephard
Even though it failed, Tim Ryan’s bid for the House Democratic leadership should be applauded.
November 30, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump’s plan to keep his businesses separate from his presidency doesn’t do that at all.
November 30, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Carrier “deal” is proof that Donald Trump is a terrible negotiator.
November 29, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Trump campaign will never end.
November 29, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump wants to revoke the citizenship of flag-burners. What?
November 28, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump can’t stop calling Barack Obama. Is that a good thing?
November 28, 2016
Alex Shephard
Maybe Donald Trump’s Twitter account is more than just a smoke screen.
November 28, 2016
Alex Shephard
Here’s how to understand Trump’s Mitt Romney subplot.
November 23, 2016
Alex Shephard
There isn’t any evidence to justify auditing the election.
November 23, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Obama White House has no business criticizing any of the changes that may or may not come to the DNC.
November 22, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump knows he can tell The New York Times whatever he wants.
November 22, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Trump Foundation reportedly admits that it operated as Trump’s personal piggybank.
November 22, 2016
Alex Shephard
Evergreen question: Does Donald Trump not know how government works or does he not care?
November 22, 2016
Alex Shephard
Now that the campaign is over, the media is the perfect foil for Donald Trump.
November 22, 2016
Nicole Narea, Alex Shephard
The Democrats’ Biggest Disaster
Forget Washington—the party is weaker at the state level than it’s been in nearly a century.
November 22, 2016
Alex Shephard
Cable news isn’t prepared to handle anti-semitism.

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