Matt K. Lewis

Contributing editor

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.

Just as God knows what's best for me, I know what's best for my sons.

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Opinion

What being a father taught me about God

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The Bullpen

The working class epidemic of demoralization

The senator will be missed this 2016 race.

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Opinion

The honesty and dignity of Lindsey Graham

President Obama speaks at the southern site of the Keystone pipeline in 2012.

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Opinion

The political charade of Obama's Keystone rejection

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Feature

The death of the cowboy conservative

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Opinion

Why did Kevin McCarthy quit?

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Opinion

Ann Coulter's sneering at 'bush-league colleges' is unbecoming of a true conservative

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Opinion

Why Scott Walker failed

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Opinion

Rick Perry, George W. Bush, and the death of the cowboy conservative

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The Bullpen

Why I hate Twitter

People stand silhouetted against an American flag.

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Opinion

How angry populism engulfed American politics

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Opinion

How John Roberts abandoned conservatives

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Opinion

Ben Carson's problem is much worse than being politically incorrect

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Opinion

Rand Paul is right — toppling Saddam hurt America

Conservatives haven't had a successful run, either.

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Audiophile: Listen Smarter

Is the GOP better off nominating a conservative or a moderate in 2016?

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Opinion

How the GOP can out-cool Dems in 2016

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Opinion

Will Republicans seek an Obama of their own in 2016?

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Opinion

Why the secular left should stop trying to change Christianity

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Opinion

The troubling implications of believing our rights don't come from God

Ted Cruz taps into Obama's campaign lingo.

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Opinion

The Obama-like rhetoric, record, and divisiveness of Ted Cruz

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Feature

The secrets of success for Fox News' ensemble shows

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Opinion

Is the GOP better off nominating a conservative or a moderate in 2016?

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Opinion

Obama, Rumsfeld, and the language of war

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Opinion

Obama, gay marriage, and wrapping a lie in the cloak of faith

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Opinion

The folly of Obama's National Prayer Breakfast comments

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Opinion

Scott Walker and the art of winning

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Audiophile: Listen Smarter

In defense of Biden being Biden

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Opinion

Why did the conservative base embrace George W. Bush but not Jeb Bush?

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Opinion

In defense of not working

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The Bullpen

The incredible shrinking manufacturing sector

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Opinion

The big problem with Obama's veto threats

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Opinion

The problem with worshiping romance

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Opinion

Life advice for my sons

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Opinion

I see dead people on Twitter. All the time.

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The Bullpen

Let's all stop taking swings at Howard Kurtz

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The Bullpen

Why I could never be a liberal