
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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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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