Alex Shephard

@alex_shephard

Perhaps this is the beginning of holding Trump accountable for a multitude of crimes.

Spoiler alert: It (almost definitely) won’t work.

The GOP used to do its wonky best to make the case that it was the party of the pocketbook. But it’s all wokeness, all the time now.

The Florida governor and presumptive presidential candidate is falling in the polls and making the same mistakes as Trump’s past rivals.

He promised a “digital town square” when he bought Twitter. He has instead promoted right-wing conspiracy theories about Covid-19, Democrats—and even Twitter itself. Welcome to the libertarian superhero capitalist’s conception of the commons.

Many are arguing that criminal charges would help the former president’s reelection campaign. They’re wrong.

A growing array of shows hype up the feel-good drama of modern sports—while tuning out the controversy.

The party wants to move on from Trump and his preferred MAGA candidates. They haven’t convinced their base to go along.

Donald Trump’s rivals don’t want to talk about the riot at the Capitol. They’re going to have to.

The former vice president has some brand new criticisms of Trump’s conduct on January 6. They all ring hollow.

For years, journalists have fretted over what Carlson actually believed. The truth was always right in front of them.

The Fox News host’s attempt to recast the Capitol rioters as “peaceful sightseers” is ludicrous and cynical even by his low standards.

It’s the end of an era as former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan realizes there’s no future in Republican politics unless you’re a rabid culture warrior.

As Rupert Murdoch’s brainchild reels from legal disclosures, Democrats have a big opportunity to take their fight against the network right to its airwaves.

In 2016, Trump won by promising not to cut Social Security and Medicare. Republicans refuse to learn from him.

Programs such as ChatGPT have been greeted with an unholy amount of hyperbole, but they just can’t live up to the hype.

But here’s how Biden, Buttigieg, and the rest of the party can take control of the narrative about the train disaster in Ohio.

The GOP is turning against continued support for Ukrainians fighting off a Russian invasion.

Tucker Carlson and his coworkers don’t care about the train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio—except as a means to push a deranged narrative about Democrats.

Party elites are anxious because he’s too old and she’s too unseasoned. But it’s not as bad as all that.