What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could learn from Ron Paul

How backbenchers with strong principles find success

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ron Paul.
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Today in "English sentences I never thought I would write": I think Nancy Pelosi has a point.

Speaking in a closed-door meeting with her fellow Democrats on Wednesday, the speaker of the House criticized members of her party for their public in-fighting. "You got a complaint? You come and talk to me about it. But do not tweet about our members and expect us to think that that is just okay."

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Matthew Walther

Matthew Walther is a national correspondent at The Week. His work has also appeared in First Things, The Spectator of London, The Catholic Herald, National Review, and other publications. He is currently writing a biography of the Rev. Montague Summers. He is also a Robert Novak Journalism Fellow.