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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A predictable catastrophe in Michigan
The Explainer Everyone saw this coming
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The reality of modern slavery
opinion It's not all that different from old slavery
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Coronavirus has exposed all of America's ancient evils
opinion We are not discovering some unguessed consequences of the spread of a novel virus
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Turkmenistan bans use of the word 'coronavirus' ahead of World Health Organization visit
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The great Clearblue shortage of 2020
feature A sudden shortage in natural family planning supplies has thousands of American Catholics scrambling for solutions
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Philip Rivers is the last gunslinger
feature We can be sure the 2020 NFL Draft won't produce anyone like him
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Why can't you go fishing during the pandemic?
opinion Coronavirus enforcers have gone too far
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Empty churches and the empty tomb
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The noble lie about masks and coronavirus should never have been told
opinion Just tell the complicated truth about coronavirus
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The case for cautious optimism about the pandemic
opinion Is the fatality rate falling?
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Bail out classical music
opinion At a time when most of the 1,224 symphony orchestras scattered across the United States were already struggling financially, the cancelation of the spring musical season is nothing short of a disaster
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Pope Francis's dream
opinion The pope's latest treatise is a powerful critique of our modern world
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How to build a perfect snowman
feature A matter of art and science
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The most enjoyable Super Bowl matchup in years
feature I would be happy to see either of these teams win, and nearly as devastated to watch either of them lose.
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This was the best Super Bowl in years
opinion Super Bowl LIII wasn't boring. It was classic football.
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Trump's Iranian diplomacy gambit
opinion That was heartening
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The unlikely joy of Christmas
opinion If Jesus' birth sounds rather quaint now, it is nothing in comparison with how strange this story would have appeared in late antiquity
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The myth of brain-dead parents
opinion Parents are not insensate dolts
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Trump and Macron, soulmates
opinion They squabble because they couldn't be more alike
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Against the smart home
feature Does every last thing we do need to be connected to the internet?
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Why T.I. is right about Michael Jackson
opinion Lots of monsters have made good art. Why is Jackson one of the few to be boycotted?
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How climate change enthusiasts jump the shark
opinion Making people feel guilty about their inhalers isn't going to solve anything
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Who should profit from my kids' Denard Robinson jerseys?
feature The NCAA's endorsements vote won't ruin college sports
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America's consumer paradise means hell on Earth for Chinese Muslims
opinion Would you give up Cyber Monday to save the Uighurs?
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