Matt K. Lewis

Philip Klein is out with a new e-book titled “Conservative Survival in the Romney Era.” (more)

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Back in 2009, Steven F. Hayward, the F.K. Weyerhaeuser fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, lamented the state of conservatism, penning a Washington Post op-ed, asking: "Is Conservatism Brain-Dead?" (more)

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Ever since liberal business magnate George Soros became a bogeyman for the right, it seems more and more conservative donors have found their names in print. Now, with the rise of Super PACs, the trend has been amplified. (more)

As you probably know, Mitt Romney is out with his first TV ad of the general election. (more)

The blogosphere is buzzing today over a New York Times report that a new group reportedly plans to run ads, "linking Mr. Obama to incendiary comments by his former spiritual adviser, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr...." (more)

What caused a young Mitt Romney to bully another student fifty years ago? Assuming the event happened (Romney says he doesn't remember), we will probably never know the full story. (more)

To win in November, Mitt Romney is going to need Karl Rove and Reince Priebus. (more)

According to sources familiar with the campaign's thinking, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is set to endorse Rep. Connie Mack in the Florida Republican primary against George LeMieux. (more)

Yesterday I speculated that Deb Fischer's imminent victory in Nebraska was probably due to the fact that her two primary opponents destroyed each other. (more)

A good rule of thumb in politics is to attack your opponent. But sometimes in a three-way race, the best strategy is to keep your head down. That seems to be what is propelling Deb Fischer to a likely upset win in Nebraska's U.S. senate race today. (more)

Whether driving in your car, walking your dog, or riding the Metro, podcasts are a great way to use what might otherwise be wasted time to be educated and entertained. (more)

David Brooks' assertion today that "Obama has displayed a kind of ESPN masculinity" has raised some eyebrows. For example, the DC Examiner's Byron York, in response, tweeted: "I'm so confused." (more)

Revelations from a new unauthorized biography of President Obama called "The Amateur," continue to trickle out. The latest involves White House adviser Valerie Jarrett. (more)

If Indiana gave conservatives hope, Nebraska could give them heartburn. (more)

Author and columnist Ross Douthat sat for a fascinating interview with Canada's National Post. (more)

The Obama campaign is out with a new two-minute attack ad, hitting Mitt Romney on his past at Bain Capital. The ad, set to run in Pennsylvania, Iowa, Ohio, Virginia and Colorado, plays up the "vulture capitalism" angle. "It was like a vampire," says a former GS Steel worker named Joe Cobb. "They came in and sucked the life out of us." (more)

My efforts to become less like George Will and more like Chuck Klosterman are finally paying off, as evidence by this GQ piece: "What Mitt Romney, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, and Rick Perry Taught Me About Sex (and Settling Down)." (more)

The Romney campaign has released the following excerpts from his upcoming speech at Liberty University: (more)