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.
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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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Conservatives are engaging in identity politics — and it's working
opinion Oh, the irony
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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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Why isn't Alison Lundergan Grimes beating Mitch McConnell among women voters?
opinion A 72-year-old conservative man is running even among women with his 34-year-old Democratic female opponent
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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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What Obama's nakedly political moves say about our screwed-up polity
opinion In today's America, we seem to value transparency over virtue
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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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Why liberal journalists are right to bash Healthcare.gov
opinion Sorry, Joan Walsh. Ezra Klein and Ryan Lizza are just doing their jobs.
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The second coming of Reagan isn't going to save the GOP
opinion It's time to come up with a better plan
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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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Life advice for my sons
feature Pay attention, kids
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Paul Ryan slams IRS commissioner: 'Nobody believes you'
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George Will blames the internet for controversy over column
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Thad Cochran's latest ad in Mississippi's GOP runoff is just brutal
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Why do we assume Hillary Clinton is as politically skilled as Bill?
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Letterman mocks Hillary's not 'truly well off' line
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CNN's Jim Acosta: IRS excuses like saying 'dog ate my homework'
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What Nebraska's Senate primary tells us about conservatives
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Sarah Palin and Paul Ryan: Contrasting symbols of the GOP's future?
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Is it time to retire the 'tea party' label?
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Is it finally safe for conservatives to criticize Sarah Palin?
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David Brooks: 'U.S. faces death by a thousand cuts'
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Heilemann and Halperin pan Hillary's book tour
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The coming debate: Who lost Iraq?
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