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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 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 30, 2019
Alex Shephard
Howard Schultz Learned All the Wrong Lessons From His Childhood
Why is the former Starbucks CEO obsessed with the national debt? Because his father fell on hard times.
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 24, 2019
Alex Shephard
Why Are Democrats Freaking Out About “Electability”?
The 2020 primary will be long and hard fought, but whoever wins the nomination will be in a strong position to defeat Trump.
January 23, 2019
Alex Shephard
This Is Nancy Pelosi’s Finest Hour
The House speaker is making a fool of Trump and proving her Democratic skeptics wrong.
January 17, 2019
Alex Shephard
Welcome to the Next Two Years in America
The government is partially shut down, Congress is paralyzed, and Trump is hobbling the economy. Prepare for the worst.
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 11, 2019
Alex Shephard
Republicans Have Learned Nothing From the Midterms
They stood with Trump as he demonized undocumented immigrants, and got clobbered for it. They're doing it again—and will get clobbered again.
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
The Merciful End of the “Adults in the Room” Fantasy
Jim Mattis was supposed to restrain Trump. He failed.
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 18, 2018
Alex Shephard
This Is As Good As It Gets for Joe Biden
He's among the most popular politicians in America. So was Hillary Clinton before her 2016 campaign for president.
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 12, 2018
Alex Shephard
Big Tech’s Reckoning May Be Imminent After All
Tuesday's Google hearing suggested there's growing support for European-style regulation of Silicon Valley's monopolies.
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 5, 2018
Alex Shephard
Netflix Won’t Save Prestige Cinema
The streaming service desperately wants to win a Best Picture Oscar. But its foray into costly, artistic films is about more than just respect.

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