R ising ▁Star ▁of ▁Polit ics " ▁by ▁Polit ics ▁Magazine ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Conserv ative ▁Union ▁as ▁" B logger ▁of ▁the ▁Year " ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Lewis ' ▁book ▁To o ▁D umb ▁to ▁Fail : ▁How ▁the ▁G OP ▁Bet rayed ▁the ▁Re agan ▁Revolution ▁to ▁Win ▁E lections ▁( and ▁How ▁It ▁Can ▁Rec laim ▁Its ▁Conserv ative ▁Ro ots ) ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁receiving ▁attention ▁from ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁The ▁Week ly ▁Standard , ▁and ▁other ▁publications . ▁ ▁Media ▁appearances ▁Lewis ▁is ▁a ▁frequent ▁comment ator ▁on ▁cable ▁television ▁and ▁radio ▁who ▁has ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁comment ator ▁" from ▁the ▁right " ▁for ▁CNN ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁has ▁appeared ▁multiple ▁times ▁on ▁Real ▁Time ▁with ▁Bill ▁Mah er . ▁Since ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁has ▁represented ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁view point ▁on ▁B logging head s . tv ' s ▁week ly ▁discussion ▁of ▁U . S . ▁politics , ▁opposite ▁Bill ▁Sch er . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Matt ▁Lewis ▁official ▁website ▁ ▁Matt ▁Lewis ▁Town hall ▁blog ▁ ▁Video ▁deb ates ▁featuring ▁Matt ▁Lewis ▁on ▁B logging head s . tv ▁▁▁ ▁Category : American ▁blog gers ▁Category : American ▁column ists ▁Category : American ▁political ▁comment ators ▁Category : Place ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people