Latest articles by Matt K. Lewis
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Why conservatives see rural America as the 'real' America
opinion And how it might hurt the GOP with the country's changing electorate
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How conservatives learned to hate Hollywood
opinion American movie studios are no longer making movies specifically for Americans
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How to become a cable news pundit
opinion It will take some crafty resourcefulness
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The real lesson of David Brooks' lame anti-pot column
opinion News flash: Smoking weed won't stop you from being successful
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7 enduring lessons from It's a Wonderful Life
opinion Forget Love Actually. True wisdom lies in this Christmas classic.
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Obama, drones, and the blissful ignorance of Americans
feature When it comes to the war on terror, most Americans rather conveniently employ an out-of-sight, out-mind attitude
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The biggest lesson Obama failed to learn from Bush
opinion When crisis strikes, you've got to at least look like you give a damn
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To modernize, the GOP must embrace compassionate conservatism
feature Soul-searching Republicans ought to take a second look at George W. Bush's political philosophy
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The danger of the Democrats' lack of desperation
opinion Many liberals seem to think that whomever they nominate will beat whomever the GOP nominates. That's a risky assumption.
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The GOP must become modern — but not moderate
feature If conservatives want to win, we must broaden our appeal. But that doesn't mean abandoning our core principles
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Why the libertarian boom is bad for traditional conservatives
opinion Conservatives and libertarians often get lumped together. But we're not the same.
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Digital direct democracy is crushing representative democracy
opinion Today, everyone has a voice in everything. That's not a good thing.
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Bob McDonnell, and the perils of being famous but not rich
opinion The former governor is accused of corruption. It's not hard to see why he might have been tempted.
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Can Bill Clinton save the Senate for Democrats?
opinion Liberals certainly hope so
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The GOP is losing young Christians
opinion Big-hearted youngsters looking to "do unto others" won't find their calling in today's rancorous politics
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Rand Paul's extraordinarily difficult path to the presidency
feature Pleasing mainstream conservatives without alienating his libertarian base is much easier said than done
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Marco's missed moment: How defunding ObamaCare backfired on Florida's junior senator
opinion When you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing nobody
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How Obama's scandals could swing the GOP primaries
feature And why this is terrible news for Marco Rubio — and good news for Chris Christie
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Why Mitt Romney is perfectly poised for a comeback in 2016
opinion Nobody has ever rooted for that scrappy Romney kid to overcome the odds. Until, maybe, now.
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Hey, GOP: American exceptionalism demands compassion at the border
opinion Other countries may turn away desperate children. But the United States should aim higher.
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Conservatives are engaging in identity politics — and it's working
opinion Oh, the irony
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Time to forgive Glenn Beck?
opinion The former Fox News host recently confessed that he "played a role, unfortunately, in helping tear the country apart." Is it time to let bygones be bygones?
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The conservative case for capital punishment
opinion I believe we should reform our criminal justice system and reduce mandatory minimum sentences. I also believe the state must kill truly terrible criminals.
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Why are U.S. conservatives so obsessed with monarchies?
opinion And what happened to the right's reverence for the Founding Fathers and America's constitution?
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