The American Mind

The American Mind is an online publication of the Claremont Institute dedicated to the ideas that drive our political life.
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Pretext for a Fedsurrection

The regime broadly employed the absurd notion of Jan 6 as a violent assault like 9/11 to weaponize national security state against its political opponents.

Unrigging Our Elections

The election rigging issues are pressing and dire. The best time to start working on these challenges was about 50 years ago. The second best time is now.

The Marijuana Myth

Marijuana use and culture has been more embedded in black communities than white, as chronicles of urban black life by Brown, Wright, Du Bois, and others make clear.
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Trump’s Virtues – Tom Klingenstein

Tom Klingenstein's assessment of Donald Trump’s vices and virtues in the context of our current political and cultural circumstances.

Afghanistan’s Lesson: Reclaim America

Is the American regime—the real established political order—worthy of Americans’ love and blood? Not today. But it should—and still could—be.

The Administration leaves Afghanistan—and abandons America

It was high government policy that U.S. depart Afghanistan, abandon military equipment, and leave Americans and allies to the Taliban.
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The Axiomatic God of Freedom

Free expression is so central to liberty that its restriction by private megapolies is intolerable. Whether or not Donald Trump wins his...
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The Concierge of Decline

The Biden Administration serves up complacency in the face of deterioration. Weak and negligent, derelict in the most basic duties...