Mike Lee is the most interesting Republican in Washington

Meet the man who's working to make the GOP the smart party again

Sen. Mike Lee
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Of the four senators who were elected in the Tea Party wave that unseated establishment-backed Republican primary candidates in 2010, only one is not running for president. He's the one you should be paying attention to.

Sen. Mike Lee of Utah says he doesn't want to be president. Instead, it seems like he's trying something that would be even more meaningful if it succeeds: reshaping conservatism for the 21st century.

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Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry

Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry is a writer and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. His writing has appeared at Forbes, The Atlantic, First Things, Commentary Magazine, The Daily Beast, The Federalist, Quartz, and other places. He lives in Paris with his beloved wife and daughter.