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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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January 12, 2018
Alex Shephard
Are Conservatives Trustbusters Now?
How the James Damore case catalyzed a backlash against Google and Silicon Valley from the right
January 10, 2018
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump, Davos Man
Why a supposed economic populist will fit right in at the annual conference for the ultra-elite
December 28, 2017
Alex Shephard
Silicon Valley Won’t Save Books
The Amazon Kindle didn’t change books ten years ago, and it won't change them in the next ten years, either.
December 21, 2017
Alex Shephard
We will never be rid of the Uranium One “scandal.”
December 18, 2017
Alex Shephard
The End of Economic Nationalism
The Alabama Senate race and the tax bill represent the death throes of what was billed as a new path for the Republican Party.
December 14, 2017
Alex Shephard
Next week is going to be chaos on Capitol Hill.
December 11, 2017
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Paper Tiger
Why the media shouldn’t be distracted by Trump’s attacks on them
November 29, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump’s Islamophobia has entered a dangerous new phase.
November 16, 2017
Alex Shephard
National Book Awards go to Masha Gessen and Jesmyn Ward.
November 14, 2017
MagazineAlex Shephard
Anti-Sanctuary Armies
How local officials across the country are working for the Trump administration’s clampdown on undocumented immigrants
November 8, 2017
Alex Shephard
After Virginia, Republicans Are Staring Into the Abyss
A lot can happen before the 2018 midterms. But the evidence from Tuesday's election suggests the GOP is facing a historic voter backlash.
November 7, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is having the CIA chief investigate conspiracy theories of the DNC hack.
October 31, 2017
Alex Shephard
Trump’s “No Collusion” Defense Is Falling Apart
The latest developments in Robert Mueller's Russia probe suggest that the president is running out of excuses.
October 23, 2017
Alex Shephard
2018 is sure starting to look like a wave election for Democrats.
October 19, 2017
Alex Shephard
The Clinton Foundation’s ties to a Russian uranium deal doesn’t come close to Russian intervention in the election.
October 18, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is back to insulting Gold Star families.
October 17, 2017
Alex Shephard
The downfall of Trump’s proposed drug czar would be a huge scandal in any other administration.
October 3, 2017
Alex Shephard
Who Will Win the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature?
This time we know one thing for sure: It won't be Bob Dylan.
September 28, 2017
Alex Shephard
Why Democrats Should Throw the Kitchen Sink at Roy Moore
Moore will likely be Alabama's next U.S. senator. But investing in his Democratic opponent will pay other dividends.
September 26, 2017
Alex Shephard
As long as Republicans are in power, Obamacare will never be safe.

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