Matt Lewis

There were once liberal Republicans and conservative Democrats. But hyperpartisanship and extremist activism have made nuance in our politics essentially impossible.

The double-massacre in Maine is an opportunity for the left and right to work toward realistic, achievable goals to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill.

In a moment of global crisis and heated emotions, The Grey Lady and other mainstream media institutions failed in their duties to provide sober, fact-based reporting.

One of the House’s most pugnacious heels has a pressure campaign on uncommitted Republicans. It just might work.

Even if Jordan wins, the GOP caucus is like a Rubik’s cube. If you do what you have to do to fix one side, you are likely to mess up your previous work on the opposite side.

Trump diehards who believe he’ll bring about a Christian nation kind of get everything about Christianity completely wrong.

They could have been leaders who rose above culture war partisan rancor and put the country first. Instead, they voted for chaos and craziness.

A cadre of anarcho-capitalist plutocrats want to remake society through the power of monopoly and a “free market” rigged in their favor.

In 2016, it was “Drain the Swamp.” In 2020, it was “Keep America Great.” Now, it’s “I’m the Victim of a Witch Hunt!”

As an opinion columnist, sometimes my takes end up embarrassing. That includes my past gushing support for the Florida senator.