Alex Shephard

New York

Senior Editor at The New Republic

staff writer @newrepublic. cohost @mrdifficultpod. founded @fullstopmag with my friends. [email protected]

Articles

Donald Trump Is Hellbent on Destroying the Economy

2 days ago | newrepublic.com | Alex Shephard

Sometime in the next year, the United States will almost certainly slide into a recession, if not something altogether worse. Last week, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that “there isn’t a modern experience of how to think about” the current economic situation: an unprecedented trade war, anemic growth, rising unemployment, and ballooning inflation—a recipe for potentially catastrophic stagnation.
Two Good Reasons Democrats Should Fight for Kilmar Abrego Garcia

6 days ago | newrepublic.com | Alex Shephard

Six months ago, voters in rural Lee County, Iowa, voted for Donald Trump by a nearly 2-to-1 margin. But on Tuesday, residents filled Senator Chuck Grassley’s town hall there with heckles and jeers. “If I get a court order to pay $1,200 can I ignore it like Trump ignored the Supreme Court?” one attendee asked Grassley, referring to the administration’s defiance of the court’s order to “facilitate” the return of Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia, mistakenly deported to an El Salvadoran gulag.
Elon Musk’s DOGE Isn’t Stopping Fraud. It’s Making It Easier.

1 week ago | newrepublic.com | Alex Shephard

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has slashed thousands of federal jobs and decimated entire departments and agencies, leaving a trail of chaos and dysfunction in its wake. One thing it hasn’t done, however, is meaningfully cut spending.
Elon Musk’s DOGE Isn’t Stopping Fraud. It’s Making It Easier.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Alex Shephard

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has slashed thousands of federal jobs and decimated entire departments and agencies, leaving a trail of chaos and dysfunction in its wake. One thing it hasn’t done, however, is meaningfully cut spending.
Trump Is Dumb. Is Wall Street Even Dumber?

2 weeks ago | newrepublic.com | Alex Shephard

President Donald Trump’s stupidity, incompetence, and self-delusion—all of which were on full display this past week, as he singlehandedly pushed the country toward economic ruin—are so profound as to make everyone else in the corridors of power, even House Republicans, look downright masterful. But the stock market’s attendant seesawing is a reminder that the bigwigs on Wall Street also have absolutely no clue what they’re doing.
Trump Is Dumb. Is Wall Street Even Dumber?

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Alex Shephard

President Donald Trump’s stupidity, incompetence, and self-delusion—all of which were on full display this past week, as he single-handedly pushed the country toward economic ruin—are so profound as to make everyone else in the corridors of power, even House Republicans, look downright masterful. But the stock market’s attendant seesawing is a reminder that the bigwigs on Wall Street also have absolutely no clue what they’re doing.
Trump Is Being Normalized at the Worst Possible Time

2 weeks ago | newrepublic.com | Alex Shephard

As President Trump addressed the 2024 World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House on Monday, he broke from his prepared remarks to single out the baseball team’s star shortstop. “Mookie Betts, aww is he good,” Trump said after shaking his hand. “That guy can play, can’t he?
Trump Is Being Normalized at the Worst Possible Time

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Alex Shephard

As President Trump addressed the 2024 World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House on Monday, he broke from his prepared remarks to single out the baseball team’s star shortstop. “Mookie Betts, aww is he good,” Trump said after shaking his hand. “That guy can play, can’t he?
The Backlash to Trump’s Immigration Policies Is Here

3 weeks ago | newrepublic.com | Alex Shephard

Over the last two and a half months, the Trump administration has purged the government of those it deems disloyal, fired tens of thousands of federal workers, enacted a fascistic immigration policy built around mass deportations, embarked on a nationwide crackdown on free speech and dissent, and more or less legalized corruption. Where courts have pumped the brakes these moves, the administration has sometimes openly defied their orders.
Forget Expensive Eggs. Here’s the “Bigger Picture” of Trump’s Misrule.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Alex Shephard

Over the last two and a half months, the Trump administration has purged the government of those it deems disloyal, fired tens of thousands of federal workers, enacted a fascistic immigration policy built around mass deportations, embarked on a nationwide crackdown on free speech and dissent, and more or less legalized corruption. Where courts have pumped the brakes these moves, the administration has sometimes openly defied their orders.