Matthew Continetti
American journalist (1981-)
Matthew Joseph Continetti (born June 24, 1981) is an American journalist and Director of Domestic Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute and as of 2025, a columnist for The Wall Street Journal and a contributor to its Potomac Watch podcast.
Early life and education
Continetti was born in Alexandria, Virginia, on June 24, 1981, the son of Cathy (née Finn) and Joseph F. Continetti. Continetti graduated from Columbia University in 2003. While in college, he wrote for the Columbia Spectator, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute's magazine, CAMPUS, and Columbia Political Review. In summer 2002, he did an internship for the Intercollegiate Studies Institute's student journalism program, Collegiate Network, at National Review, where he was a research assistant to its editor, Rich Lowry.
Career
Following college, he joined The Weekly Standard as an editorial assistant, and later became associate editor. In 2011, he was a Claremont Institute Lincoln Fellow. He is now a contributing editor to National Review. He has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, National Review, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and The Financial Times. He has also been an on-camera contributor to Bloggingheads.tv.
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