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 incredible shrinking manufacturing sector
feature President Obama has an unexpectedly frank message for blue-collar workers: Kiss your jobs goodbye
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In defense of not working
opinion If anything, we need a nation of free agents unafraid to bail on a lousy job
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The big problem with Obama's veto threats
opinion Americans are sick of gridlock — and many no longer care whose fault it is
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I see dead people on Twitter. All the time.
opinion This is definitely a first-world problem — if it's even a problem at all
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Life advice for my sons
opinion Pay attention, kids
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The problem with worshiping romance
opinion Just what we need: Distorted expectations!
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The incredible rise of Robert Griffin III
feature Presidential election? What presidential election? What Washingtonians are really buzzing about is the Redskins' electrifying rookie QB
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Why voters don't care about Mitt Romney's move to the center
feature The Republican nominee has outraged liberals by re-embracing his "Moderate Mitt" persona. But most of the country is shrugging it off
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Let's all stop taking swings at Howard Kurtz
feature The Daily Beast's former media critic certainly made a big mistake. But the unrestrained glee from other journalists is uncalled for and unseemly.
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Hollywood must condemn gratuitous violence
feature Violent video games and movies contribute to violent behavior. It's time the entertainment world stopped pretending otherwise
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5 ways the 'defund ObamaCare' crusade hurts Republicans
opinion #FAIL
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Chris Christie is the big winner of the government shutdown
opinion His 2016 prospects are suddenly looking a whole lot brighter
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In four years, we'll be inaugurating President Marco Rubio
feature The junior senator from Florida has commander-in-chief written all over him
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Was Sarah Palin just a fad?
feature It wasn't so long ago that she was the most talked-about woman in America
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My advice for the class of 2013
feature No one has asked me to deliver a commencement address at a university graduation this spring. But if they did...
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The White House Correspondents' Dinner and the startling ascendance of nerd culture
feature The geeks have truly inherited the Earth
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Why I could never be a liberal
feature I get in fights with my fellow conservatives all the time. But I'm not about to switch sides
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Obama's spectacularly disastrous Syria accomplishment
opinion The president completely botched his chance to win an honorable peace
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Guns, Walmart, and crony capitalism
feature From FDR to Obama, liberals tend to achieve their policy goals when they find a way to co-opt big business
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Why does America get fooled into thinking elite insiders are actually outsiders?
opinion Perception and reality often have a very small overlap
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In defense of the prosperity gospel
opinion Let's cut Victoria Osteen some slack
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In defense of Ted Cruz's 'militaristic pessimism'
opinion No U.S. lawmaker has better learned the lessons of both the Obama and Bush failures
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Why Boehner is right to sue Obama
opinion Congressional incompetence or inaction is not an invitation for an imperial presidency
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Why conservatives feel like Tim Howard
opinion And no, it's not because we're self-aggrandizingly comparing ourselves to an overnight all-American hero
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