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Alex Shephard

Alex Shephard is a staff writer at 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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March 16, 2018
Trump’s Economic Trap
Going into the 2018 midterms, the Republican Party's message on the economy is dangerously similar to Hillary Clinton's 2016 platform.
March 15, 2018
Facebook Has a Genocide Problem
A U.N. report on Myanmar's campaign against the Rohingya reveals the ways in which oppressive regimes can use social media for ill.
March 13, 2018
Don’t Look to Democrats to Regulate Big Tech
Why the party of regulation is taking a hands-off approach to Silicon Valley
March 12, 2018
MoviePass Doesn’t Know How to Make Money ... Yet
The super-cheap theater subscription service has two million customers and counting, but it's unclear where it goes from here.
March 7, 2018
Everything Wrong With the Democrats, in One Bill
The bipartisan push to roll back parts of Dodd-Frank reveals a minority party that can’t get it right on the policy or the politics.
March 6, 2018
The Rise of Corporate Social Responsibility
While Congress dithers, companies are taking action on issues like gun control. But is it all just an exercise in branding?
March 5, 2018
Ryan Holiday on Gawker: “These Are Nasty People”
The writer talks about his new book, “Conspiracy,” an in-depth look at the Hulk Hogan lawsuit that brought down the gossip website.
March 1, 2018
Is Amazon Too Big to Tax?
The e-commerce giant paid zero federal taxes in 2017. And it's being rewarded with further tax breaks at the state and local level.
February 23, 2018
YouTube’s Fake News Problem Isn’t Going Away
The vulnerabilities that Parkland conspiracy theorists are exploiting are baked into the video site’s DNA.
February 22, 2018
How News Outlets Became Lifestyle Brands
Fox News’s new streaming service is evidence that media organizations are catering to their most devoted fans, instead of casting a wide net.
February 16, 2018
Peter Thiel’s Lonely Culture War
Is the billionaire, libertarian, tech luminary being oppressed?
February 14, 2018
The White House’s Rob Porter Defense Is Falling Apart
But don't expect the administration to change its story.
February 13, 2018
The GOP Deficit Scam Will Never Die
Sure, Republicans are only part-time deficit hawks. It's all part of the plan.
February 12, 2018
Facebook’s Purpose Is Digital Addiction
How concerns about the social-media platform's targeting of younger users apply to everything it does
February 6, 2018
Trump’s Stock Market Trap
The Dow's recent woes are a lesson for a president who has claimed credit for its historic successes.
January 31, 2018
Facebook and Google Won’t Save Local News
There are plenty of reasons to be skeptical of the two giants' latest attempts to fill a void in local reporting.
January 31, 2018
Donald Trump’s Big, Boring State of the Union
The president, for the most part, gave an unremarkable speech. That was the point.
January 29, 2018
Republicans Must Pick a Side in the Mueller Investigation
The GOP claims to support the probe, even as the party undermines it at every turn.
January 26, 2018
The Case Against Facebook’s Neutrality
How the social network's laissez-faire ideology plunged it into crisis
January 24, 2018
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