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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 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.
September 7, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Dallas Morning News’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton may be a sign of things to come.
September 7, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is still a birther.
September 6, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is wrong: People do care about his tax returns.
September 6, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is ahead of Hillary Clinton in a poll, but it’s still not time to panic.
September 6, 2016
Alex Shephard
Today is a big day for Fox News.
September 6, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump thinks campaign contributions influence the way elected officials act—just not when they’re made by Donald Trump.
September 2, 2016
Alex Shephard
Henry Kissinger won’t endorse Hillary Clinton for president. (Or anyone else.)
September 2, 2016
Alex Shephard
Ron Fournier’s goodbye is the most Ron Fournier article of all time.
September 2, 2016
Alex Shephard
Why did it take Donald Trump a year to hire David Bossie?
September 1, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Trump-Peña Nieto meeting increasingly looks like it should be called the Jerk Store Summit.
September 1, 2016
Alex Shephard
This is Joe Biden’s worst gaffe yet.
September 1, 2016
Alex Shephard
Is the Clinton campaign setting a trap for Trump or does it really think it can win Arizona?
September 1, 2016
Alex Shephard
Enrique Peña Nieto screwed up.
September 1, 2016
Alex Shephard
What is Donald Trump doing?
September 1, 2016
Alex Shephard
It’s OK to Politicize Huma Abedin and Anthony Weiner’s Marriage
August 31, 2016
Alex Shephard
Some friendly advice for Enrique Peña Nieto, courtesy of Jeb Bush.
August 31, 2016
Alex Shephard
Is Trump’s jaunt to Mexico the best (fake) state visit ever?

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