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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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February 27, 2019
Alex Shephard
The Overdue Death of Democratic “Pragmatism”
Centrism in disguise is the wrong strategy for stopping Trump.
February 22, 2019
Alex Shephard
“Socialism” Has Lost All Meaning in American Politics
Bernie Sanders rehabilitated the word. Now Trump is using it as a slur—and the press is following his lead.
February 12, 2019
Alex Shephard
Jeff Bezos Is No Hero
The Amazon CEO's adventures in journalism deserve more critical scrutiny.
February 8, 2019
Alex Shephard
The Media Is Blowing Its Coverage of Warren’s Native American Claim
There is a real controversy here—just not the one that conservatives see.
February 1, 2019
Alex Shephard
Howard Schultz Is Democrats’ Chance to Bury Clintonism Forever
Liberals have dismissed the former Starbucks CEO's potential White House bid. They should start taking it seriously.
January 29, 2019
Alex Shephard
Run, Howard, Run!
A failed 2020 bid by the former Starbucks CEO would prove that Americans aren't clamoring for a centrist businessman as president.
January 25, 2019
Alex Shephard
Regulating Facebook and Google Won’t Save Journalism
It will help. But the industry needs much more to survive.
January 16, 2019
Alex Shephard
Who’s Afraid of Bernie Sanders? A Lot of Democrats, Apparently.
Despite his huge success in 2016, many are dismissing his chances in 2020.
January 15, 2019
Alex Shephard
Stop Indulging the Fantasy of a Trump Primary Challenge
The Never Trump viewpoint is popular in Washington, but nowhere else.
January 8, 2019
Alex Shephard
Joe Biden’s Presidential Delusions
The former vice president thinks his appeal with white working-class voters makes him the best Democrat to take on Trump. He's mistaken.
December 21, 2018
Alex Shephard
Trump Thinks Democrats Have an Immigration Problem. Is He Right?
The Republicans are the party of the border wall. The Democrats' stance is much less clear.
December 19, 2018
Alex Shephard
Here Comes the 2020 Election Interference. It Will Be Worse.
Congress and Big Tech are still litigating 2016. Meanwhile, foreign actors are ramping up to disrupt the next presidential election.
December 12, 2018
Alex Shephard
Trump Owns a Government Shutdown. So What?
Pelosi and Schumer are being portrayed as masterminds who schooled the president, but Trump might have gotten exactly what he wanted.
December 7, 2018
Alex Shephard
Trump’s Reelection Doesn’t Hinge on a Recession
Once again, the conventional wisdom doesn't apply to this president.
December 6, 2018
Alex Shephard
Slim Pickings for the Democratic Establishment
Deval Patrick is the latest moderate to announce he won't run for president, leaving Joe Biden and Beto O'Rourke as the favorites of Team Obama.
December 3, 2018
Alex Shephard
No Labels is a corporate shill.
November 29, 2018
Alex Shephard
What Is Chuck Schumer Thinking?
The Democrat keeps trying to make deals with Donald Trump—even if it might mean funding the president's odious border wall.
November 21, 2018
Alex Shephard
Can a Republican Lose in Mississippi?
When the Republican in question is Cindy "Public Hanging" Hyde-Smith, the answer is: maybe?
November 20, 2018
Alex Shephard
The Truth Behind the Toothless Rebellion Against Nancy Pelosi
Conservative Democrats once threw their weight around in the House. Now they're reduced to howling from the sidelines.
November 8, 2018
Alex Shephard
Mitt Romney Is the New Jeff Flake
The incoming Republican senator from Utah has been critical of Trump in the past. Will that change once he gets to Washington?

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