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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 15, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is proving to be an inconvenience to his own childcare/paid leave plan.
September 15, 2016
Alex Shephard
It’s the young people, stupid.
September 15, 2016
Alex Shephard
Colson Whitehead leads the National Book Award’s fiction longlist.
September 15, 2016
Alex Shephard
Is this Donald Trump’s worst idea?
September 14, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are still both old.
September 14, 2016
Alex Shephard
Colin Powell clearly doesn’t respect Donald Trump. But what about his “friend” Hillary Clinton?
September 14, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump won’t reveal his medical records on Dr. Oz after all.
September 14, 2016
Alex Shephard
Is Donald Trump actually getting more disciplined, or is it Wednesday?
September 14, 2016
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What Occupy Wall Street Got Wrong
Cecily McMillan was arrested during the protest in Zuccotti Park and spent 58 days in jail. Five years after it began, she considers what Occupy achieved—and why it didn’t go far enough.
September 13, 2016
Alex Shephard
Julian Assange has medical records, too.
September 13, 2016
Alex Shephard
Paul Ryan is still playing a double game with Donald Trump.
September 13, 2016
Alex Shephard
Bad prize releases good shortlist.
September 13, 2016
Alex Shephard
Now would be a pretty good time for Hillary Clinton to have a press conference.
September 12, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump wants to turn “basket of deplorables” into Hillary Clinton’s “47 percent” moment. It won’t work.
September 12, 2016
Alex Shephard
JT LeRoy can’t stop being controversial.
September 12, 2016
Alex Shephard
This is how low the bar is for Donald Trump.
September 12, 2016
Alex Shephard
Why was Hillary Clinton so cavalier about the question of her health?
September 9, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is wrong: Putin isn’t a strong leader.
September 8, 2016
Alex Shephard
Someone should buy Gary Johnson a map.
September 8, 2016
Alex Shephard
Hillary Clinton has to do better.

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