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Matt Berman

Online Editor

Matt Berman is an online editor at National Journal. Before joining National Journal, he managed social media on the communications team at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Prior to Carnegie, Matt worked in digital roles at The Faster Times, Newsweek International, Talking Points Memo, and Salon. Matt graduated from the George Washington University with a B.A. in Political Science.

Matt Berman's Latest Posts

Austerity Has Come for France's Wine

By Matt Berman

Is your government's budget a mess? Popularity sinking? Try a PR stunt. Read More »

13% of Americans Believe President Obama Is the Antichrist

By Matt Berman

New polling shows just how many conspiracy theorists lurk among us—and what they believe. Read More »

Want to Win Your March Madness Pool? Don't Follow Obama's Bracket.

By Matt Berman

If you want to win your NCAA tournament pool, don't go with the guy who has only gotten six out of the last 20 Final Four teams correct. Read More »

Excited About March Madness? Then You Could Be One of the Most Politically Moderate Sports Fans

By Matt Berman

March Madness is officially upon us. As you fill out your bracket, take a look at what your love of college basketball says about your political leanings. Read More »

Joe Biden Finally Tells Us What It's Really Like to Be Joe Biden

By Matt Berman and Brian Resnick

If there's one thing Joe Biden knows, it's how to oblige the Internet. Read More »

Obama State of the Union 2013 Word Cloud

In Dueling Addresses, Marco Rubio and President Obama Use Words You Wouldn't Expect

By Matt Berman and Sarah Hall

Here are the word clouds for tonight's two big addresses: President Obama's State of the Union speech and Sen. Marco Rubio's response. Notice anything, uh, unexpected? Read More »

How To Be an American: Lessons From the British Government

By Matt Berman

The United Kingdom has just released a new guide to the U.K. for recent immigrants. It may be a bit silly, but it holds lessons for the U.S. Read More »

EXPLAINER

What Is Chained CPI?

By Matt Berman

Chained CPI has been a sitcking point in the fiscal cliff talks. So, what exactly is it? Read More »

Hillary Clinton Hospitalized with Blood Clot

By Matt Berman

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was admitted to New York Presbyterian Hospital Sunday after doctors found a blood clot during a follow-up examination for a concussion she suffered on December 13, 2012. Read More »

END TIMES

What Not to Look Forward to in 2013

By Matt Berman

As far as years go, 2012 wasn't too swell. But here are some reasons why you shouldn't be expecting much better out of 2013. Read More »

YEAR END

22 Shocking Political Quotes of 2012

By Matt Berman and Barrett Holmes Pitner

21 moments worth remembering from 2012, ranging from the serious to the comical. Read More »

CURSES

Who Is Brave Enough to Be Commerce Secretary?

By Matt Berman

Who is brave enough to take on the curse at the Commerce Department in Obama's second term? Read More »

NATIONAL SECURITY

CIA Director David Petraeus Resigns Citing Extra-Marital Affair

By Matt Berman

CIA Director David Petraeus resigned on Friday because of an extra-marital affair. Read More »

North Dakota, At-Large House District

For new Rep. Kevin Cramer, the fourth time was the charm. A former state GOP chairman and strong social conservative, he ran for North Dakota’s at-large seat three times before 2012, most recently in 2010, and won this time despi...

How the Battlegrounds Recount

By Matt Berman

While Pres. Obama and Mitt Romney have fought over Bain Capital or the size of the Navy or 47%, a war over voting laws has taken place state to state. These state battles all lead up to an election day that is likely to be conte...

HUMOR

The Final Presidential Debate Drinking Game

By Matt Berman

Settle down with your favorite imported beer or Cold War vodka, it's time for the final presidential debate. Read More »

CAMPAIGN 2012

Bloomberg to Spend Up to $15 Million on Select Races

By Matt Berman

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is planning to spend as much as $15 million of his own money in the final weeks of competitive congressional, state, and local races through a super PAC he is creating, reports The New York...

CAMPAIGN 2012

The Presidential Debate Drinking Game: Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney, Take 2

By Matt Berman

Here are your thorough drinking-game rules for the second presidential debate. It's like Rocky II , but with more low blows. Read More »

DEBATE

VP Debate Drinking Game: Joe Biden Meets Paul Ryan

By Matt Berman

The vice presidency can be a lonely, sorry job. But don't let your empathy for the VP candidates lead you to do heavy drinking during Thursday's debate. Instead, watch it and follow along responsibily with National Journal 's compr...

HUMOR

National Journal's Debate Drinking-Game Guide: Colorado Edition

By Matt Berman

Your official, comprehensive guide for drinking to the first presidential debate. Read More »

CAMPAIGN 2012

What Your Beer Says About Your Politics

By Matt Berman

Drinking a lot of Sam Adams doesn't just make you inebriated and slightly bloated. According to Scarborough Research data , it also likely means you're a Republican. Read More »

CAMPAIGN 2012

Samuel L. Jackson Makes Angry, Vulgar Obama Ad

By Matt Berman

Actor Samuel L. Jackson has teamed up with the Jewish Council for Education and Research to make a new, aggressive ad in support of President Obama that seems designed to generate controversy in addition to votes. Read More »

NATIONAL SECURITY

Global Muslim Protests Spread

By Matt Berman

Muslim protests around the world that began on Tuesday against an anti-Muslim film have continued into the weekend. The protests have been largely focused on the embassies of the United States and its allies ...

CAMPAIGN 2012

Obama and Romney Campaigns Have Busy Weekend

By Matt Berman

There will be no rest this weekend for the presidential candidates, or their running mates. After wrapping up the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte on Thursday, President Obama, Vice President Biden, and their wives travel...

CONVENTIONS 2012

Mitt Romney's Snakebit Summer

By Matt Berman

Mitt Romney hasn't had the easiest summer. It's not just his neck-and-neck poll numbers, despite running against an incumbent mired in a sluggish economy. It's not just that his nominating convention is getting hijacke...

Amazon's 'Electoral Heat Map' Brings Books into 2012 Fray

By Matt Berman

Welcome to a new frontier in American political polarization: book sales. Amazon has launched a new interactive ' Election Heat Map ' that uses sales data from the last 30 days to show what people are buying and (presumably) reading...

SUNDAY SHOWS

Gov. Scott Walker on Ryan: Courageous Pick

By Matt Berman

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has not been particularly easy on Mitt Romney during the 2012 campaign. In July, Walker said that Romney had to act like more of a reformer, not just a Republican. He also took to Morning Joe ...