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Home - The American MindThe Ideas That Drive American Political Life. A Publication of the Claremont Institute.Home - The American Mind Newsletter Support Claremont Institute Menu From the Editors Salvos Memos Features Podcast Media Dispatch from Colombia Todd Bensman South American ally permits mass migration; Biden/Harris look away. Diversity Ideology Undermines the Military Will Thibeau It sacrifices readiness and cohesion for leftist goals. Could Another 9/11 Happen? Chad Wolf The America Last policies of the Biden-Harris Administration invite more attacks. “Social Justice” and the Right Adam Ellwanger Capturing linguistic territory in a rhetorical war. Rewriters of the Plains Bruce Gilley Soviet history-writing comes to the National Park Service. Our Demographic Disaster Is Here Casey Chalk “Weird” meets the realities of our birth rate debacle. Editors’ Picks Essential Reading 09.13.2024 Dispatch from Colombia Todd Bensman 09.12.2024 Diversity Ideology Undermines the Military Will Thibeau 09.11.2024 Could Another 9/11 Happen? Chad Wolf 09.06.2024 Our Demographic Disaster Is Here Casey Chalk 09.03.2024 Make America an Asylum of Liberty Again Scott Yenor 08.30.2024 Harris and Walz Don’t Think Much of Voters Kenin M. Spivak 08.26.2024 What Do Voters Actually Care About? Jeffrey H. Anderson 08.23.2024 ESG Is Reshaping America’s Institutions Allen Mendenhall 08.19.2024 Is It Okay to Be White? Jeremy Carl 08.16.2024 What Happened to My Party? Joel Kotkin 08.15.2024 Letter from Lockdown Armando Simon 08.13.2024 Home Sweet Home Katya Sedgwick 08.05.2024 The Final GirlBoss Peachy Keenan 08.01.2024 You Are the Enemy Michael Anton 07.30.2024 All the White Dudes Seth Barron 07.23.2024 Disrupting the Right Raw Egg Nationalist 07.21.2024 Democrats Flunk Democracy Carson Holloway 07.18.2024 Eff Bee Why Kyle Shideler 07.15.2024 The Shot Heard ‘Round the World Ryan P. Williams 07.12.2024 Only For a Moral and Religious People Mike Sabo 07.10.2024 Building a Nexus of Culture Johann Straussian 07.03.2024 God Bless America Ryan P. Williams 06.28.2024 The Diminishing Likelihood of a Fair Election Brian T. Kennedy 06.28.2024 Mr. October Surprise Paul Sperry 06.26.2024 TV Is Always Progressive Mary Harrington 06.21.2024 The Post-Constitutional Order TJ Harker 06.19.2024 Allow Artists to Be Artists Jonathan Keeperman 06.18.2024 The Purpose of Art in Wartime James Poulos 06.18.2024 Europe Swings Right Daniel J. Mahoney 06.18.2024 Tastemakers Wanted—Badly Peachy Keenan 06.18.2024 A Matter of Taste Spencer Klavan 06.13.2024 The Prudence of Presidential Immunity Carson Holloway 06.05.2024 The Deutschen Disillusion Dominick Sansone 06.04.2024 My College Commencement Address (If I Gave One) Peachy Keenan 06.03.2024 A Taste of Their Own Medicine Brooke L. Rollins 06.03.2024 Reversible Errors Kenin M. Spivak 05.30.2024 Statement on Trump’s “Conviction” The Editors 05.28.2024 The Way Forward Lafayette Lee 05.21.2024 The Virtues of Settler Colonialism Pavlos Papadopoulos 05.20.2024 Civil Rights Stay Gay Scott Yenor 05.09.2024 Classical Education’s Regime Question John Peterson 05.13.2024 Melting Pot or Salad Bowl? William Voegeli 05.07.2024 Political Violence in America Brooke L. Rollins 05.02.2024 The Unpersoning of John Eastman TJ Harker 05.02.2024 Christian Nationalism and Israel David P. Goldman 04.29.2024 “It’s Afraid” Raw Egg Nationalist 04.26.2024 The Bad Hand James Poulos 04.25.2024 Shedding Light on Governing for Impact Scott Walter 04.23.2024 The Warrior Caste Will Thibeau Salvos The Counter-Revolution Salvo 09.10.2024 “Social Justice” and the Right Adam Ellwanger Capturing linguistic territory in a rhetorical war. Salvo 09.09.2024 Rewriters of the Plains Bruce Gilley Soviet history-writing comes to the National Park Service. Salvo 09.05.2024 “How Much For a Dozen?” Patricia Patnode The new normal of fertility planning. Salvo 09.04.2024 Biden’s Catastrophic Exit From Afghanistan Chase Spears The president’s gut punch to the veterans. Salvo 08.29.2024 A One-Paragraph Defense of Trump Privata With an irked chaser. Salvo 08.28.2024 Big Tech’s Political Extremism Problem Isaac Willour Is Microsoft willing to police violent political speech against the Right? Salvo 08.27.2024 America as the Best Regime Christopher Flannery A modest reflection on the U.S.’s perfection. Salvo 08.22.2024 Subverting the American Family Auguste Meyrat The Right must prioritize the basic pillars of society above all other considerations. Salvo 08.21.2024 Ole Miss Isn’t Safe Cass Rutledge Colleges even in deep red states aren’t immune to the Left. Salvo 08.20.2024 Walz Versus the Electoral College Trent England As governor, he signed legislation to manipulate presidential elections. Salvo 08.14.2024 The Battle Lines of 2024’s Epic Struggle Ben Weingarten Noncitizen voting threatens America’s election integrity. Salvo 08.12.2024 Just Stop Whining Noel Yaxley Enviro protest has taken a turn toward punishing normal people. Salvo 08.09.2024 The Tarnished Democrat Brand Auguste Meyrat Recasting politics as good vibes doesn't close the border or pay the grocer. Salvo 08.07.2024 What Kamala Knew Katya Sedgwick Vice President Harris learned at the side of a brilliant, cynical political master. Salvo 08.07.2024 X Marks the Spot E.J. Hare Intersex people can identify as they wish, but letting them box women in competition is a category failure. Salvo 08.06.2024 Line Up, White Boys! Adam Ellwanger The Democrats infantilize their least likely voters. Salvo 08.05.2024 Iran Beats the Drum Adam Turner Tehran’s progress towards atomic weaponry is a major and distinct threat to global stability. Salvo 08.02.2024 Attacking the Supreme Court Kenin M. Spivak Delegitimization of the justice system is a key step toward progressive domination. Salvo 08.02.2024 The Death of the American Dream Darrell Dow Conservatives must wield political power for the good of their country. Salvo 08.01.2024 American Maoism Cleomenes The contemporary American mode of protest was made in China. Salvo 07.31.2024 Let’s Get Weird Katya Sedgwick The Harris campaign plays the ick card. Salvo 07.31.2024 A National Revival? Joseph Alto The reaction to Trump’s attempted assassination could rekindle the American Spirit. Salvo 07.30.2024 Europe Clamps Down Michael O’Shea A new flavor of authoritarianism infects the continent. Salvo 07.29.2024 The Media Betrays the American Experiment Carson Holloway They are an arm of the Democratic Party. Salvo 07.29.2024 Campus Radicalism Alexander Riley The history of student protest does not point anywhere good. Salvo 07.26.2024 Beyond Lying Daniel J. Mahoney Media deception is ongoing. Salvo 07.26.2024 The Biden Debacle Chase Spears The president needs to resign from office posthaste. Salvo 07.25.2024 Manly Conservatism Titus Techera Combative political journalism lies at the heart of the project to save America.     Salvo 07.25.2024 Kamala’s Mask Katya Sedgwick The Democrat standard-bearer is whatever her bosses order her to be. Salvo 07.24.2024 The Great Renunciation John Mac Ghlionn Ireland no longer belongs to the Irish. Salvo 07.24.2024 The Conservative Dilemma Luke Lattanzi Reviving the Hamiltonian spirit in an era of populism. Salvo 07.23.2024 The Home Depot Lady Must Be Canceled William Benson How can the Right take on the Left without going after its foot soldiers? Salvo 07.22.2024 Palestine Endgame Bruce Abramson The invention of permanent refugee status guarantees perpetual war and misery. Salvo 07.19.2024 An Angry, Cranky Liar Kenin M. Spivak Whether Biden was once upon a time a good man or trustworthy, he no longer is. Salvo 07.19.2024 MAGA’s Future Juan P. Villasmil The movement has been given an heir. Salvo 07.18.2024 Peace in Ukraine Dominick Sansone The West abandoning its ideological imperialism is the first step. Salvo 07.17.2024 The Triumph of Red States Joel Kotkin A look at the Great Migration of the twenty-first century. Salvo 07.17.2024 Equality Properly Understood Guy Shepherd The cure for what ails America. Salvo 07.16.2024 This Stabby Isle Noel Yaxley London knife crime is permitted to take lives because policing has been demonized. Salvo 07.12.2024 Hating Russia Is Not the Point Daniel J. Mahoney Principled critique of Communism or Putinism shouldn't drift into national slander. Salvo 07.11.2024 Transition Integrity, 2024 Adam Ellwanger Will the Democrats give up power if they lose? Salvo 07.11.2024 Confederate California Jason Killmeyer Democratic jurisdictions are preparing for massive resistance. Salvo 07.10.2024 When Life Gives You Lululemons Isaac Willour You cannot serve both ESG activists and shareholders. Salvo 07.09.2024 Oakland, Model City Katya Sedgwick Kamala Harris’s birthplace shows the wrong way for American cities. Salvo 07.09.2024 Sociology’s Descent Into Woke Satire Alexander Riley A once-great discipline falls into disrepair. Salvo 07.08.2024 Correcting an Injustice Trent D. Laviano Public order needs to be maintained in the face of the Left's targeted anarchy. The consequences of a presidential assassination in our fraught year of 2024 are chilling to contemplate. Ryan P. Williams in The Shot Heard ‘Round the World Features Meeting of the Minds View this feature Assassination Averted Ryan Williams and other contributors consider the world-shaking implications of what happened at Donald Trump’s rally this past Saturday. Opening 07.15.2024 The Shot Heard ‘Round the World Ryan P. Williams Donald Trump and America each dodged a bullet. View this feature Red White and Blue Boy Summer Ryan Williams and alumni of our fellowship programs reflect on the meaning of July 4th through food, festivities, and great speeches and documents from American history. Opening 07.03.2024 God Bless America Ryan P. Williams A very happy 4th of July to you and yours. View this feature How the Right Recovers Art Authors respond to Spencer Klavan’s essay, “A Matter of Taste,” which explores what the Right needs to do to revive aesthetics, culture, and art. Opening 06.18.2024 A Matter of Taste Spencer Klavan Conservatives must snub political kitsch for aesthetic greatness. View this feature Racial Reckoning Contributors discuss the core arguments of Jeremy Carl’s new book, The Unprotected Class: How Anti-White Racism Is Tearing America Apart. Opening 05.13.2024 Expropriation: The End Game of Anti-Whiteness Jeremy Carl If they don't act, white Americans will soon be subsidizing their own destruction. View this feature America's Nationalism Authors respond to Charles Kesler’s essay on national conservatism and American conservatism in the Winter 2023/4 Claremont Review of Books. Opening 03.27.2024 National Conservatism vs. American Conservatism Charles Kesler Not all nationalisms are created equal. View this feature The New New Left Authors discuss generational schisms that are causing dysfunction within leftist movements. Opening 01.11.2024 The Revolt of the Kids Inez Feltscher Stepman Angry young extremists are not going away or calming down. They are growing up. View this feature The Nations Rage In the wake of Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, writers discuss the dangerous new landscape of international relations. Opening 12.05.2023 Warfare By Immigration Brian T. Kennedy The attack on Israel and the demoralization of the West. View this feature God and Country Authors discuss the meaning and prospects of a new movement known as Christian Nationalism. Opening 10.26.2023 What Is Christian Nationalism? Mike Sabo It’s far more than the latest ad hoc term for everything the regime despises. View this feature Breaking the Administrative State Authors discuss strategies and challenges for the next presidential administration that seriously endeavors to take the reins of government. Opening 10.11.2023 A Swing and a Miss Theodore Wold Vivek Ramaswamy makes a valiant but doomed proposal to dismantle the administrative state. View this feature The Long March Back Authors discuss the DEI takeover of American institutions, and what can be done to reclaim them. Opening 09.25.2023 Refusing the “Great Refusal” Daniel J. Mahoney An anti-woke manifesto. View this feature Deforming the Constitution Authors assess the damage done to America’s constitutional order and the extent to which court cases can restore it. Opening 08.23.2023 Beheading Leviathan Aaron Kheriaty Curbing censorship will require a full-scale assault on the surveillance state. View this feature Intelligence and Artifice Contributors discuss how we’re shaping our AI tools–and how they’re shaping us. Opening 06.19.2023 The Exterior Darkness Spencer Klavan When it comes to artificial intelligence, what are we really afraid of? View this feature An Appeal to Heaven Authors respond to Kevin Slack’s proposals for the New Right’s future. Opening 06.15.2023 The Constitution, Citizenship, and the New Right Kevin Slack Conservatives must reassert the mores and moral virtues of self-government. View this feature The Reality of Evil Contributors discuss the nature of evil and its supernatural implications in modern politics. Opening 05.23.2023 The Spirit of de Sade Andrew Klavan An evil culture takes on a life of its own. View this feature What Now? Analysts survey the Republican landscape in the wake of the 2022 midterms and the lead-up to 2024. Opening 01.20.2023 What Must Be Done Ryan P. Williams Some non-negotiable qualifications for holding high office as a Republican. View this feature Redirected Funds Contributors discuss the leftward turn of some ostensibly right-leaning or centrist foundations. Opening 04.26.2023 New Koch Adam Kissel A foundation veers left. View this feature Downtown Problems Rising crime, high rents, and record migration from both inside and outside the country’s borders: authors discuss what will become of American cities in this turbulent new era. Opening 03.21.2023 The Rise and Fall of New York The Editors An interview with Matthew Taylor, writer and director of a new documentary about the quintessential American city. View this feature Transmaxxing Authors respond to an excerpt from Spencer Klavan’s new book, How to Save the West, on the meaning of the “trans” phenomenon. Opening 02.01.2023 Soul Dysphoria Spencer Klavan Understanding the “trans” phenomenon means recognizing it’s about more than gender. View this feature On Bread Alone Authors discuss the limitations of classical liberalism and free-market economics. Opening 02.06.2023 Two Cheers for Milton Friedman Inez Feltscher Stepman Under radically new conditions, some of the old insights need modifying. View this feature Gatekeeping the Gatekeepers Contributors discuss pros and cons of trying to clarify who belongs in today’s conservative movement. Opening 12.07.2022 The Purge Paul Gottfried Conservative gatekeeping loses its power as the New Right makes use of new media. View this feature The New Abnormal Contributors respond to an excerpt from Aaron Kheriaty’s new book on COVID and totalitarianism. Opening 11.17.2022 Technocracy and Totalitarianism Aaron Kheriaty The biomedical security state. Memos What Is to Be Done Memo 06.05.2024 A Philosophy of Conservative Good Governance Brian Chau Why Schedule F is necessary to fix software in government. Memo 04.23.2024 An Agenda of Liberty David Randall Higher education’s parasitic infrastructure must be eradicated before a healthy system can be established. Memo 02.22.2024 Our Children Are Not For Sale Bess Blackburn Stopping virtual child pornography does not violate the First Amendment. Memo 02.05.2024 Split the International Energy Agency Mark P. Mills The IEA needs to be restructured for our times. Memo 01.30.2024 UNC Education Lobbyists Damage Higher Education Jameson C. Broggi Crony interests trample self-government. Memo 01.26.2024 Put the Statues Back David Randall A plan to revive the American memory. Memo 12.20.2023 Rebuilding America’s Military Craig Caruana How to re-establish trust in America's armed forces. Memo 12.07.2023 Playing for Keeps Chase Spears Five lessons U.S. military public affairs should learn from IDF’s information fighters. Memo 11.30.2023 Just Say “No” to Sellout Schools David Randall Education reformers should avoid funding institutes that sacrifice principle for hollow bipartisanship. Memo 11.21.2023 How to Reverse Higher Ed’s Decline David Randall A bold plan for education reformers. Memo 11.16.2023 Higher Education Counteroffensive David Randall The Martin Center punches far above its weight. Memo 06.12.2023 Taking Back America’s Colleges and Universities Rep. Jim Banks The Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act attacks wokeness at its core. Memo 05.17.2023 Black-Boxing Democracy Jacob Siegel Putting technology ahead of humanity in decision making will end democratic self-rule. Memo 05.08.2023 Congressional Counteroffensive   Rep. Jim Banks The House Anti-Woke Caucus is rooting out wokeness in the federal government. Memo 03.02.2023 Academy Delenda Est Inez Feltscher Stepman Taxing universities is key to solving our student debt mess. Memo 02.13.2023 Combatting the Woke Education Revolution David Randall Training policy personnel is crucial in mounting a counter-offensive. Memo 01.27.2023 Woke Revolutionaries Versus Americanists Thomas D. Klingenstein and John Fonte Some words of advice for Jim Banks's new anti-woke caucus. Memo 01.13.2023 Fighting the Woke Agenda in Congress Rep. Jim Banks A congressman proposes a bold approach to pushing back against the Progressive infection in our institutions. Memo 11.04.2022 Fire the Secretary of the Army Tim Rose With a recruiting shortfall of 25%, the U.S. Army’s total force will be undermanned by 15,000 soldiers. Leadership needs to be held accountable.   Memo 10.10.2022 This Land is Beijing’s Land Lars Erik Schönander China is buying American farmland at a brisk pace. Memo 07.21.2022 Prohibit DEI Statements for College Faculty Max Eden and Scott Yenor Universities must not set speech codes in the name of tolerance. Memo 06.01.2022 The Origins of the New Right – And its Future Charlie Kirk A true America First platform is the only way forward. Memo 02.25.2022 The Court-Packing Coup Ian Huyett Biden’s “Commission on the Court” quietly sets the terms for the next power grab. Memo 02.02.2022 Why They Can’t Make Trump Go Away Edward J. Erler Post-mortem of a failed hit. Memo 01.28.2022 After Roe Noah Peterson Conservatives must pursue pro-family policies in a post-Roe environment. Memo 12.13.2021 Partisans as Gatekeepers Ed Rollins FCC nominee Gigi Sohn cannot cherry-pick from her checkered record. Memo 01.11.2022 Fighting CRT in the Classroom Kimberly Hermann and Braden Boucek Further steps to take in getting politics out of our schools Memo 12.10.2021 Disrupting Dangerous Algorithms James Poulos Addressing the harms of persuasive technology Memo 12.07.2021 Degrading the Dollar Milton Ezrati America’s inflation has more staying power and deeper roots than Washington admits. Memo 11.22.2021 Back to Basics Auguste Meyrat So you won on education? Now reform it. Memo 10.26.2021 Defund the Education “Deep State” Max Eden and Matt Beienburg Associations of school boards are the latest example of administrative power gone mad. Memo 09.28.2021 Stop “Civil Rights” Abuse Max Eden States must block the federal government from countermanding localities with fake constitutional protections. Memo 09.26.2021 The MAGA Case for the Infrastructure Deal Horatius Republicans have a golden opportunity to stop the Democrats' progressive reconciliation bill. Memo 09.14.2021 Biden’s Radical Feminist Legacy Christina Villegas VAWA never sought to end violence against women so much as to upend the patriarchy. Memo 09.20.2021 Winning the CRT Wars in the Courtroom Kimberly Hermann and Braden Boucek Pernicious indoctrination of our children can be defeated, but you have to proceed strategically. Memo 08.24.2021 Graveyard of Narratives Angelo Codevilla Afghanistan, et al., for the record Memo 08.16.2021 Reining in China John Mac Ghlionn How to make Beijing pay Memo 07.23.2021 Playing Fair with Cheaters Matt Rinaldi It’s time to end the era of shared house leadership in Texas. Memo 07.09.2021 Biden’s Anti-Budget Milton Ezrati The President seeks a larger government, not a larger economy. Memo 07.13.2021 Out of Their League Carson Holloway It’s time to reclaim pro sports from institutionalized activism. Memo 06.14.2021 Fighting Critical Race Theory, One Door at a Time Ross Hunt A vigorous fight in a small Texas city unseated advocates of a pernicious racial theory. 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