Matthew Walther
Matthew Walther is a national correspondent at The Week. His work has also appeared in First Things, The Spectator of London, The Catholic Herald, National Review, and other publications. He is currently writing a biography of the Rev. Montague Summers. He is also a Robert Novak Journalism Fellow.
Latest articles by Matthew Walther
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Don't deprive Americans of the Trump-Biden debate spectacle
opinion Why would anyone want to cancel the best show on TV?
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez picked the wrong statue to criticize
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Josh Hawley's good idea to stop modern slavery
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France needs actual champagne socialism
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Herman Cain was more than pizza and Pokémon
opinion The former CEO and presidential candidate was a character for our times
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Budweiser Zero is an attack on American values
opinion Is there a single living American who wants this?
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Trump is repeating Clinton's mistake in Michigan
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4 tech CEOs walk into Congress ...
opinion The big antitrust hearing shows Congress still doesn't have any real interest in regulating big tech
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Why Olivia de Havilland was the greatest actress of Hollywood's Golden Age
feature What was the secret of her enduring appeal?
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The GOP cancels the convention of Trump's dreams
opinion A Jacksonville RNC would have been a dystopian circus. Trump would have loved it.
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China's empire of cotton
opinion What can Americans do about slave labor in our clothing supply chains?
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What the GOP should put in the new coronavirus relief bill
opinion Trump and the Republicans in Congress have nothing to lose and everything to gain by doing the right thing here
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America is seeing a surge in anti-Catholic vandalism
opinion Catholic buildings are being burned and our sacred images destroyed. But this is not an occasion for despair.
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The GOP's rising tide of unpopularity
opinion It's sink or swim time. Will Republicans keep their heads above water?
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Joe Biden vs. the most interesting man in the world
opinion Is being boring enough to win the presidency?
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The 2020 presidential election is about brands
opinion The fight over Goya is how our politics works now
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America is already losing the new cold war with China
opinion The conflict is inevitable — and morally necessary — but are we even capable of fighting it?
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The sad end of Brooks Brothers
opinion Farewell to one of the last honorable clothiers
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The tragedy of the San Gabriel Mission fire
opinion A historic Catholic church was nearly destroyed in a fire. Why isn't anyone talking about it?
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America's looming housing crisis
opinion The avalanche of housing-related debt is coming. Can anything be done?
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What Kanye gets about America's voters
opinion His presidential posturing is weird, but it tells us a lot about the possible range of shared opinions in America in 2020
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What will happen to the Republican Party after Trump?
opinion The post-Trump GOP will be made up of 2 warring factions
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Trump in 2020 is Obama in 2012
opinion Obama surprised many observers, including some in his own party, by holding on to his presidency. Could Trump do the same?
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Requiem for CHAZ
opinion What we learned from Seattle's short-lived autonomous zone
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