Reihan Salam is a writer and policy analyst who serves as president of the Manhattan Institute. He contributed political and policy commentary to The Weekly Standard between 2005 and 2008, covering topics including domestic politics, international conservatism, and cultural issues. He is also known as co-author of 'Grand New Party' and for his work at National Review and The Atlantic.
There's the war in Iraq and then there is the war over the war in Iraq. The first is about gaining ground against the sectarian militias and terrorists who plague that country. The second is about storytelling.
Last week's Pennsylvania primary demonstrated that Barack Obama is not unbeatable. This might sound a strange way to put it. Hasn't it always been true that Obama is beatable?
The Abstinence Teacher
British conservatives have spent a decade clawing their way back to respectability, and they finally look like a government-in-waiting. This is thanks to their leader, David Cameron, a baby-faced Old Etonian who listens to indie rock, occasionally rides a bicycle to work, and loves windmills so…
In Our Hands
THE FOLLOWING isn't about Harriet Miers or the collapse of an administration weighed down by scandal. Rather, it's about why I'm planning on moving to Montana in about 10 years. At this point, you have every reason to wonder what this has to do with your life. I'll tell you: I'm going to convince…
THE FOLLOWING isn't about Harriet Miers or the collapse of an administration weighed down by scandal. Rather, it's about why I'm planning on moving to Montana in about 10 years. At this point, you have every reason to wonder what this has to do with your life. I'll tell you: I'm going to convince…