Free Beacon Matthew Walther

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.


Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace for Dummies

Review: Richard Cohen, ‘How to Write Like Tolstoy: A Journey Into the Minds of Our Greatest Writers’

Bill Clinton, Roger Clinton

I Listened to Roger Clinton’s Debut Record Album

Feature: And it’s not the worst thing I’ve ever heard

The Satan Bros

Review: John Milton and John Leonard (ed.), ‘Paradise Lost’

Reason Rally

Critique of Pure Reason

Feature: One brave writer attends the Reason Rally at the Lincoln Memorial

Edward VII

The Other Bertie

Review: Richard Davenport-Hines, ‘Edward VII: The Cosmopolitan King’

jukebox

The Jukebox Mafia

Feature: Some rules for listening to music in bars

I Found the Ideal Third-Party Candidate

Feature: This time-traveling, Mars-visiting attorney knows he will be president

Fantasia Mickey

Hocus-Pocus

Review: Brian Copenhaver, Ed., ‘The Book of Magic: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment’

My Week With a Feminist Activity Book

Parental warning: The contents of this feature and of contemporary feminism are not suitable for children

How Barbra Streisand Changed My Life

Review: Neal Gabler, ‘Barbra Streisand: Redefining Beauty, Femininity, and Power’