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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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March 20, 2023
The Soapbox
Arresting Donald Trump Would Not Be Good for Donald Trump
Many are arguing that criminal charges would help the former president’s reelection campaign. They’re wrong.
March 20, 2023
Critical Mass
How Ted Lasso Took Over the World of Sports Documentaries
A growing array of shows hype up the feel-good drama of modern sports—while tuning out the controversy.
March 16, 2023
Magazine
Republicans Are Starting to Regret Cultivating a Base of Extremist Voters
The party wants to move on from Trump and his preferred MAGA candidates. They haven’t convinced their base to go along.
March 15, 2023
The Soapbox
Republicans Can’t Run Away From January 6 Forever
Donald Trump’s rivals don’t want to talk about the riot at the Capitol. They’re going to have to.
March 13, 2023
The Soapbox
Mike Pence Is the Least Self-Aware Politician in America
The former vice president has some brand new criticisms of Trump’s conduct on January 6. They all ring hollow.
March 13, 2023
The Soapbox
Tucker Carlson’s Fascist Frothing Was Always a Fraud
For years, journalists have fretted over what Carlson actually believed. The truth was always right in front of them.
March 8, 2023
The Soapbox
Tucker Carlson’s Pathetic Whitewashing of the January 6 Insurrection
The Fox News host’s attempt to recast the Capitol rioters as “peaceful sightseers” is ludicrous and cynical even by his low standards.
March 7, 2023
The Soapbox
There Will Be No “Establishment Lane” in the 2024 GOP Primary
It’s the end of an era as former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan realizes there’s no future in Republican politics unless you’re a rabid culture warrior.
March 3, 2023
The Soapbox
There’s Never Been a Better Time to Take on Fox News
As Rupert Murdoch’s brainchild reels from legal disclosures, Democrats have a big opportunity to take their fight against the network right to its airwaves.
March 2, 2023
The Soapbox
Trump Has One Good Campaign Idea, and It’s Wrecking the GOP
In 2016, Trump won by promising not to cut Social Security and Medicare. Republicans refuse to learn from him.
March 1, 2023
The Soapbox
Artificial Intelligence Is Dumb
Programs such as ChatGPT have been greeted with an unholy amount of hyperbole, but they just can’t live up to the hype.
February 24, 2023
The Soapbox
Republicans Won the East Palestine Messaging War Because Democrats Never Showed Up for Battle
But here’s how Biden, Buttigieg, and the rest of the party can take control of the narrative about the train disaster in Ohio.
February 23, 2023
The Soapbox
Republicans Are Ready to Abandon Ukraine
The GOP is turning against continued support for Ukrainians fighting off a Russian invasion.
February 22, 2023
The Soapbox
On Fox News, the Cynicism Is the Point
Tucker Carlson and his coworkers don’t care about the train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio—except as a means to push a deranged narrative about Democrats.
February 20, 2023
The Soapbox
Democrats Are Probably Stuck With Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and That’s Okay
Party elites are anxious because he’s too old and she’s too unseasoned. But it’s not as bad as all that.
February 16, 2023
The Soapbox
Joe Biden Has Found the Perfect Enemy
The president’s war on the purveyors of junk fees is his most popular idea yet.
February 15, 2023
The Soapbox
The 2024 Republican Primary Is Already Exhausting
Even though there are only two candidates in the race, it’s clear that we are in for one long marathon of grievance politics.
February 14, 2023
The Soapbox
The Chinese Spy Balloon Furor Isn’t Really About Foreign Policy
The Republican uproar about the balloons is pure political theater.
February 13, 2023
The Soapbox
Is the Republican Primary Heading Toward a Repeat of 2016?
Donald Trump is weak! That may be good for him.
February 9, 2023
The Soapbox
Trump Gives DeSantis a Taste of His Own Medicine
After years of tarring his opponents as groomers and pedophiles, the Florida governor is on the receiving end of his favorite slur.

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