Reihan Salam

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Articles

Anti-Semitic Violence Is an American Problem

1 week ago | theatlantic.com | Reihan Salam |Jesse Arm

On Wednesday night, a young couple left an American Jewish Committee event in Washington, D.C. Moments later, they were gunned down. As police arrested the suspect, he shouted, “Free Palestine.”The victims—Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim—were 20-something Israeli Embassy aides. Lischinsky, a devout Christian born to an Argentinian Israeli father and a German mother, had just bought an engagement ring.
An American Problem

1 week ago | manhattan.institute | Reihan Salam |Jesse Arm

We cannot afford to excuse, indulge, or minimize political violence. On Wednesday night, a young couple left an American Jewish Committee event in Washington, D.C. Moments later, they were gunned down. As police arrested the suspect, he shouted, “Free Palestine.”The victims—Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim—were 20-something Israeli Embassy aides. Lischinsky, a devout Christian born to an Argentinian Israeli father and a German mother, had just bought an engagement ring.
Trump Is Ruining His Supporters’ Dreams

1 month ago | theatlantic.com | Reihan Salam |Charles Lehman

The president won by appealing to strivers, hoping to get rich. His tariffs now threaten that support. In a February interview, Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona observed that when talking with Latino men on the campaign trail, he had been struck by their emphasis on earning money as a source of pride. As he put it in underscoring the point, “Every Latino man wants a big-ass truck.” What more perfect emblem is there for making it in the America of 2025?
Americans Want to Be Rich

1 month ago | manhattan.institute | Reihan Salam |Charles Lehman

The president won by appealing to strivers, hoping to get rich. His tariffs now threaten that support. In a February interview, Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona observed that when talking with Latino men on the campaign trail, he had been struck by their emphasis on earning money as a source of pride. As he put it in underscoring the point, “Every Latino man wants a big-ass truck.” What more perfect emblem is there for making it in the America of 2025?
Trump Is Ruining His Supporters’ Dreams

1 month ago | manhattan.institute | Reihan Salam |Charles Lehman

The president won by appealing to strivers, hoping to get rich. His tariffs now threaten that support. In a February interview, Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona observed that when talking with Latino men on the campaign trail, he had been struck by their emphasis on earning money as a source of pride. As he put it in underscoring the point, “Every Latino man wants a big-ass truck.” What more perfect emblem is there for making it in the America of 2025?
Want Abundance in Housing? Acknowledge that Greed Is Good

2 months ago | city-journal.org | Reihan Salam

Windsor Terrace is a small, leafy, mostly residential neighborhood in Brooklyn, just south of Park Slope. Having grown up nearby, I’m struck by how little it has changed—and how much. The rowhouses and small apartment buildings look much as I remember them, at least from the outside. The key difference is that Windsor Terrace has grown significantly wealthier. Forty years ago, it was home to working- and middle-class Irish and Italian Catholic families, many of whom had lived there for generations.
Trumpism is becoming more pragmatic

Jan 22, 2025 | almendron.com | Reihan Salam

Donald Trump is enjoying a honeymoon. As he wryly observed in December, “[In] the first term, everybody was fighting me. In this term, everybody wants to be my friend.” The president-elect was referring to the ever-growing list of technology CEOs who had made the pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago, his Florida home.
Trumpism Is Becoming More Pragmatic

Jan 16, 2025 | manhattan.institute | Reihan Salam

But not all of the incoming president’s backers buy itDonald Trump is enjoying a honeymoon. As he wryly observed in December, “[In] the first term, everybody was fighting me. In this term, everybody wants to be my friend.” The president-elect was referring to the ever-growing list of technology CEOs who had made the pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago, his Florida home.
The Burning Woman on the Train-and the Future of My City

Jan 6, 2025 | thefp.com | Reihan Salam

The Burning Woman on the Train—and the Future of My CityLawbreaking is an acid that dissolves civic life. Those of us who love New York need to say: no more. If there is an image that will define this anxious moment in the history of New York City, it will surely be of the burning woman on the train. This week, we finally learned her name—Debrina Kawam of Toms River, New Jersey—and the circumstances of her murder.
The Burning Woman on the Train-and the Future of My City

Jan 6, 2025 | manhattan.institute | Reihan Salam

Lawbreaking is an acid that dissolves civic life. Those of us who love New York need to say: No more. If there is an image that will define this anxious moment in the history of New York City, it will surely be of the burning woman on the train. This week, we finally learned her name—Debrina Kawam of Toms River, New Jersey—and the circumstances of her murder. On an otherwise quiet Sunday morning, an illegal immigrant allegedly approached Kawam while she was sitting motionless on an idling F train.