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Reihan Salam
President, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
Reihan Salam is the president of the Manhattan Institute. He is a National Review Institute Policy Fellow and contributing editor at The Atlantic and National Affairs. From 2014 to 2019, Salam was executive editor of the National Review. Previously, he was associate editor of The Atlantic, an NBC News producer, and editorial researcher at The New York Times. Salam authored Melting Pot or Civil War? and co-authored Grand New Party. His writing has appeared in Slate, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The Spectator, and others, and he has been an analyst on radio and television news programs. In 2017, Salam was named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.
Previously
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Congress’s approval ratings are in the gutter, local candidates routinely campaign against Washington, and voter turnout for national elections rarely tops 60 percent. Politic...
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Midterms are often seen as the first nationwide referendum on a first-term president. Donald Trump’s ratings have ranged from low to medium-low, but a “blue wave” of victories...