Matt Lewis: Leadership Institute Speech

Senior columnist for the Daily Beast, Matt Lewis addresses The Leadership Institute. Lewis shares that you don't need to go to an Ivy League school to make it big. You can hustle, work hard, and achieve the American dream. 

Called a “first-rate talent” in The Washington Post and “super-smart” by John Heilemann, Matt K. Lewis is a center-right critic of American politics and pop culture. He is a senior columnist for the Daily Beast and author of the book Too Dumb to Fail: How the GOP Betrayed the Reagan Revolution to Win Elections (and How It Can Reclaim Its Conservative Roots). Lewis dissects the day’s issues in conversation with other thinkers, authors, and newsmakers on his podcast, Matt Lewis and the News, and co-hosts The DMZ Show with liberal pundit Bill Scher. He has also been a contributor for TheWeek.com and the Daily Caller. Previously, he served as a columnist for AOL’s Politics Daily, and before that as a blogger for Townhall.com.