1. Reihan Morshed Salam is an American conservative political commentator, columnist and author who, since 2019, has been president of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.
15 Facts About Reihan Salam
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Reihan Salam was previously executive editor of National Review, a columnist for Slate, a contributing editor at National Affairs, a contributing editor at The Atlantic, an interviewer for VICE and a fellow at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics.
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Reihan Salam attended Stuyvesant High School and Cornell University before transferring to Harvard University, where he was a member of the Signet Society and lived in Pforzheimer House.
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Reihan Salam graduated from Harvard in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in social studies.
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Reihan Salam worked as a producer for NBCUniversal's The Chris Matthews Show, and as an associate editor at The Atlantic, thereafter accepting a fellowship at the think tank, New America.
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In 2014, Reihan Salam was named executive editor of National Review.
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In 2008, Reihan Salam co-authored Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream with Ross Douthat.
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Cato Institute immigration expert Alex Nowrasteh argues that Reihan Salam makes numerous factual and logical errors in arguing for reducing immigration.
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In February 2019, it was announced that Reihan Salam had been selected to become the new president of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.
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Reihan Salam was profiled in the Wall Street Journal shortly after taking on the presidency and described his interest in examining topics like urban "political monocultures", and "punitive multiculturalism", while still maintaining the Institute's focus on issues such as school choice, pension reform, limited government, and lower taxes.
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In 2022, Reihan Salam defended Manhattan Institute fellow Christopher Rufo amid his campaigns to ban LGBTQ instruction at schools.
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Reihan Salam has taken a strong interest in congestion pricing and the encouragement of denser living arrangements, the promotion of natural gas and nuclear power, reform of the US tax code, and the fostering of a more competitive and diverse marketplace of educational providers.
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Reihan Salam has defended work requirements for welfare recipients in New York City and elsewhere.
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Reihan Salam has described as "brilliant" figures like Canadian Marxist philosopher Gerald Cohen and Reagan adviser and neoclassical economist Martin Feldstein.
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Reihan Salam has called for reducing immigration levels to encourage assimilation and integration, advocating the end of automatic birthright citizenship.