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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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May 27, 2021
Alex Shephard
Amazon Devours MGM in the Latest Merger of the Content Armageddon
The e-commerce giant covets the Hollywood studio’s sweet, sweet cache of intellectual property.
May 26, 2021
Alex Shephard
CNN Fired Rick Santorum and Forgave Chris Cuomo. Ethics Had Nothing to Do With It.
Good luck trying to figure out what the network’s journalistic standards are.
May 21, 2021
Alex Shephard
The Associated Press Gives in to Right-Wing Trolls
A bad-faith smear campaign over college activism cost a news associate her job.
May 21, 2021
Alex Shephard
Blake Bailey Had Exclusive Access to Philip Roth’s Personal Papers. Roth’s Estate Plans on Destroying Them.
In the wake of Roth’s biography being pulled by its publisher, the author’s most dedicated scholars are concerned about the fate of his private documents—and his legacy.
May 18, 2021
Alex Shephard
Apple Cares More About Appeasing China Than It Does About Protecting Your Privacy
It turns out that the tech company with a commitment to civil liberties is really just committed to profits.
May 18, 2021
Alex Shephard
The Great Streaming Rebundling Is Here
The deal between AT&T, Time Warner, and Discovery is just the latest shift toward consolidation as media companies fight hopelessly for market supremacy.
May 14, 2021
Alex Shephard
Simon & Schuster Staffers Are Still Very Pissed About Mike Pence’s Book Deal
Tensions boiled over at a town hall meeting with CEO Jonathan Karp about the company’s decision to publish former Trump officials.
May 14, 2021
Alex Shephard
Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Really Great at Her Job: Professional Troll
With the GOP giving up on governing, the future belongs to the cranks.
May 12, 2021
Alex Shephard
The Republican “Civil War” Is Actually Just the Trump GOP Against a Few Losers
Liz Cheney and Miles Taylor refuse to accept the obvious truth: They lost their battle for the soul of the party years ago.
May 10, 2021
Alex Shephard
Thanks to a Horse, the Cancel Culture Debate Just Got Even Dumber
How Medina Spirit’s positive drug test before the Preakness drew the ire of Donald Trump and Fox News
May 7, 2021
Alex Shephard
Why the GOP Is Backing Elise Stefanik in Her War Against Liz Cheney
It’s not Stefanik’s record that matters. It’s her devotion to Donald Trump.
May 5, 2021
Alex Shephard
The Media Still Doesn’t Know How to Cover the Big Lie
Four months after the Capitol riot, Republicans continue to push wild conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
May 3, 2021
Alex Shephard
Why the Chaotic Protest at Manchester United’s Stadium Was Good, Actually
It turns out that soccer’s pundit class doesn’t really want to hear from the fans, even after the Super League debacle.
April 30, 2021
Alex Shephard
What Does Book Publishing Stand For?
A series of controversies has called the industry’s supposed values into question.
April 27, 2021
Alex Shephard
How The Daily Mail Is Feeding the Right-Wing Culture War
In the first 100 days of Biden’s administration, the British tabloid has excelled in pushing bogus stories that end up on Fox News.
April 23, 2021
Alex Shephard
Why the Super League “Dirty Dozen” Are Obsessed With Fortnite
A changing culture lies at the heart of soccer’s existential crisis.
April 21, 2021
Alex Shephard
The Right-Wing Media’s Shameful Defense of Derek Chauvin
Tucker Carlson wants his viewers to believe that the convicted killer is the real victim.
April 20, 2021
Alex Shephard
Soccer Is Broken. The European Super League Proves It.
Even if the breakaway competition fails, it illustrates that the beautiful game was long ago captured by the rich.
April 19, 2021
Alex Shephard
Republicans Have Ruined Sports for Republicans
The favorability of the MLB, NBA, and NFL has sharply dropped on the right, thanks to culture warriors like Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson.
April 14, 2021
Alex Shephard
No One Is Going to Stop Tucker Carlson
In the past week, the Fox News host has invoked a racist conspiracy theory and questioned vaccines—and his bosses keep backing him.

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