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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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September 19, 2017
The Insidious Ideology of Ken Burns’s The Vietnam War
Burns and co-director Lynn Novick take a "many sides" approach to history at a time when "many sides" is a tool of obfuscation.
September 18, 2017
Magazine
Art of the Steal
How Trump boosted his book sales and gamed the New York Times best-seller list.
September 15, 2017
Americans Didn’t Ruin the Man Booker Prize. Book Publishers Did.
If the prize has become indistinguishable from every other book prize, it’s because the industry has become increasingly homogenous.
September 12, 2017
One Last Tour of Hillaryland
At a book signing in New York City, Hillary Clinton staged an event that was a throwback to 2016.
September 12, 2017
The Increasingly Isolated World of Conservative Media
Regnery's decision to shun The New York Times bestsellers list shows just how little conservative publishers need their mainstream counterparts.
September 6, 2017
Trump’s Repeal of DACA Is the GOP’s Pathology in a Nutshell
An entire country is being held hostage by a thin slice of the Republican electorate, and they answer to no one.
September 5, 2017
Do You Miss Obama Yet?
Two books by former Obama staffers are a reminder of what it’s like to have a sane administration.
September 2, 2017
Will the Fantasy of a Unity Ticket Just Die Already?
The prospect of a John Kasich-John Hickenlooper run appeals to journalists and donors and virtually no one else.
August 31, 2017
Is Big Tech Breaking Up With the Left?
Google's reported involvement in New America's decision to end an antimonopoly program points to a larger schism in the Democratic Party.
August 29, 2017
Game of Thrones Learned All the Wrong Lessons From George R.R. Martin
The author has taken too long finishing his magnum opus. The show, in contrast, has been too quick.
August 4, 2017
Meet the Reporter Driving Fox News’s Biggest, Craziest Stories
The author of Fox News's debunked Seth Rich story was a familiar one: Malia Zimmerman.
August 1, 2017
Why Jeff Flake’s Conscience of a Conservative Rings Hollow
The senator’s new book is a lucid examination of everything that’s wrong with the GOP in the Trump era. Too bad Flake is part of the problem.
July 28, 2017
Trump Wants a Culture War. Are Democrats Ready to Fight Back?
In the same week that Democrats dropped their “Better Deal” economic agenda, Trump made it clear he’s banking on cultural issues.
July 26, 2017
Try Running for Governor in the Shadow of Chris Christie and Donald Trump
Why Kim Guadagno has basically no shot of winning New Jersey’s gubernatorial election.
July 20, 2017
Magazine
Ultimate Salesman
How Trump is helping to revive the publishing industry.
July 19, 2017
How Anti-Clintonism Gave Birth to Trumpism
“Devil’s Bargain,” a new book about Steve Bannon, traces Trump’s presidency to a decades-old project to bury the Clintons.
July 17, 2017
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How Andrew Cuomo Keeps the Left in Check
There is plenty of room to mount a progressive challenge against the Democratic governor. Why hasn't anyone stepped up?
July 12, 2017
Chris Christie Is Bad at Talk Radio, Too
The abysmally unpopular governor of New Jersey is talking sports this week. It’s not going well.
July 10, 2017
Why Silicon Valley Is So Bad at Politics
A new initiative to revitalize the Democratic Party betrays the tech industry's blind spots.
July 6, 2017
The GOP Needs Trump’s Tweets
Republicans say the president should step away from the smartphone. But his Twitter habit is a useful foil for a discredited party.

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