Matthew Walther is associate editor of the Washington Free Beacon. He was previously assistant editor of the American Spectator. His work has also appeared in the Spectator of London, First Things, the Weekly Standard, National Review, the Daily Beast, and other publications. He lives with his wife, Lydia, and their two daughters in Alexandria, Virginia. His Twitter handle is @matthewwalther.
Matthew Walther’s
Second Philadelphia Story
Feature: The DNC is a mess; plus: the best cheap cocktail in Philly, free cinnamon rolls, and crappy Paul Simon
Matthew Walther’s Philadelphia Story
Feature: Beer and MMA with Paul Manafort; plus: poolside rosé and Kid Rock
Matthew Walther’s
Fourth Cleveland Diary
Feature: Boehner was right about Cruz; plus: why we go to parties, a public health crisis, white nationalists, and the coldest Denny’s in America
Matthew Walther’s
Third Cleveland Diary
Feature: What happens when the media has nothing to do; Plus: diet failure, Uber, the case for deporting Milo, and what I did instead of listening to Third Eye Blind
Matthew Walther’s Second Cleveland Diary
Feature: Cleveland is almost too safe for its own good; plus: my new hero, bad food, my diet resolution, and ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’
Matthew Walther’s Cleveland Diary
Feature: How I became a ghost on Twitter; plus: Pissed-off Newt Gingrich, why shoes shouldn’t be left out in thunderstorms, and vaccines
The Shadow Over Portsmouth
Feature: One Writer Witnesses Bernie Sanders Endorse Hillary Clinton
Shakespeare for Grownups (and Gardeners)
Review: Emma Smith, ‘The Making of Shakespeare’s First Folio’ and Margaret Willes, ‘A Shakespearean Botanical’
War and Peace for Dummies
Review: Richard Cohen, ‘How to Write Like Tolstoy: A Journey Into the Minds of Our Greatest Writers’
I Listened to Roger Clinton’s Debut Record Album
Feature: And it’s not the worst thing I’ve ever heard