Matt K. Lewis
Matt K. Lewis is a contributing editor at TheWeek.com and a senior contributor for The Daily Caller. He has written for outlets including GQ Politics, The Guardian, and Politico, and has been cited or quoted by outlets including New York Magazine, the Washington Post, and The New York Times. Matt co-hosts The DMZ on Bloggingheads.TV, and also hosts his own podcast. In 2011, Business Insider listed him as one of the 50 "Pundits You Need To Pay Attention To Between Now And The Election." And in 2012, the American Conservative Union honored Matt as their CPAC "Blogger of the Year." He currently lives in Alexandria, Va.
Latest articles by Matt K. Lewis
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The working class epidemic of demoralization
feature While coastal elites overindulge, struggling Americans in flyover country feel they have little to live for or believe in
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The honesty and dignity of Lindsey Graham
opinion The South Carolina Republican can leave the 2016 race with his head held high. He didn't earn a lot of voter support, but he earned the respect of Americans on all points of the political spectrum.
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The political charade of Obama's Keystone rejection
opinion The president's decision on this controversial pipeline was about one thing and one thing only: Politics
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Why did Kevin McCarthy quit?
opinion The House majority leader seemed ready to succeed John Boehner as speaker. Then he abruptly dropped out. What happened?
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Ann Coulter's sneering at 'bush-league colleges' is unbecoming of a true conservative
opinion This is who we are now — the defenders of the academic elite?
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Why Scott Walker failed
opinion He was hailed as a potential GOP savior. He turned out to be a phony wimp.
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Rick Perry, George W. Bush, and the death of the cowboy conservative
opinion Texas swagger no longer travels well
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Why I hate Twitter
feature The social sharing tool was once a vision. Now it's a prison
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How angry populism engulfed American politics
opinion It's not just toxic white supremacism on the right...
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How John Roberts abandoned conservatives
opinion Conservatives thought they had a chief justice who would refrain from legislating from the bench. They were wrong.
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Ben Carson's problem is much worse than being politically incorrect
opinion He's talking like a conservative blogger — not a Republican presidential candidate
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Rand Paul is right — toppling Saddam hurt America
opinion And not just because we didn't find WMD
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Is the GOP better off nominating a conservative or a moderate in 2016?
feature The answer isn't as obvious as liberals claim
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How the GOP can out-cool Dems in 2016
opinion Hillary Clinton's campaign is historic. But that doesn't make her cool.
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Will Republicans seek an Obama of their own in 2016?
opinion Or will they veer toward his stylistic opposite?
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Why the secular left should stop trying to change Christianity
opinion Interpretations of the Bible do change with the times. But change it too much, and you're left with something that isn't Christianity.
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The troubling implications of believing our rights don't come from God
opinion Secular liberals think there is no higher law than those created by man. That's an empty and worrying philosophy.
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The Obama-like rhetoric, record, and divisiveness of Ted Cruz
opinion "Imagine" is the new "hope and change"
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The secrets of success for Fox News' ensemble shows
feature Andrea Tantaros opens up
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Is the GOP better off nominating a conservative or a moderate in 2016?
opinion The answer isn't as obvious as liberals claim
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Obama, Rumsfeld, and the language of war
opinion Words matter. A lot.
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Obama, gay marriage, and wrapping a lie in the cloak of faith
opinion More important than the president's gay marriage double-talk is the way he used God to buttress an argument he didn't believe in
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The folly of Obama's National Prayer Breakfast comments
opinion There's a right way and a wrong way to compare ISIS's atrocities to injustices in our collective past
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Scott Walker and the art of winning
opinion Lots of conservative lawmakers abide by their core principles. But most of them lose.
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