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.

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Opinion

Why does America get fooled into thinking elite insiders are actually outsiders?

The King of the Nerds, President Obama, at the 2012 White House Correspondent's Dinner.

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The Bullpen

The White House Correspondents' Dinner and the startling ascendance of nerd culture

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The Bullpen

Guns, Walmart, and crony capitalism

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The Bullpen

The incredible rise of Robert Griffin III

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The Bullpen

Hollywood must condemn gratuitous violence

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Opinion

What Rand Paul can learn from George W. Bush's daddy issues

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Opinion

The Supreme Court: The last bastion of American leadership?

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) speaks at a Dallas event Tuesday intended to promote his plan to defund ObamaCare.

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Opinion

5 ways the 'defund ObamaCare' crusade hurts Republicans

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The Bullpen

My advice for the class of 2013

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Opinion

What our obsession with Malaysia Flight 370 says about us

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Opinion

In defense of Ted Cruz's 'militaristic pessimism'

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Opinion

Why Boehner is right to sue Obama

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Opinion

In defense of the prosperity gospel

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Opinion

For Christians, a silver lining to losing the culture war?

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The Bullpen

Why voters don't care about Mitt Romney's move to the center

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Opinion

Obama's spectacularly disastrous Syria accomplishment

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The Bullpen

In four years, we'll be inaugurating President Marco Rubio

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The Bullpen

Angels in the newsroom

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The Bullpen

Was Sarah Palin just a fad?

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Opinion

Why conservatives feel like Tim Howard

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Opinion

The real lesson in Thad Cochran's big win

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The Bullpen

Chris Christie is the new Jon Huntsman

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The Bullpen

Why Republicans should shut up about Hillary Clinton's age

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Opinion

Ken Cuccinelli: What might have been

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Opinion

Watch out, Chris Christie: It's a trap!

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Opinion

The dangers of being an ambitious young political or media operative

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The Bullpen

John Boehner: Cat herder

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The Bullpen

The moral and economic benefits of compassionate conservatism

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The Bullpen

The speech that Marco Rubio should give

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Opinion

The best way for conservatives to derail Obama is to shut up and stay out of the news

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Opinion

How Jeb Bush can avoid being the Jon Huntsman of 2016

People gather at a rally honoring Trayvon Martin at Union Square in Manhattan on July 14.

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The Bullpen

Will the George Zimmerman case teach Americans to mind their own business?

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Opinion

The GOP primary is a lot like the NCAA tournament

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Opinion

Why I believe in miracles

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The Bullpen

Why is MSNBC aping George Orwell's villains?

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Opinion

Why is Mike Lee content to play Robin to Ted Cruz's Batman?