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Claremont Institute
The Claremont Institute is an American conservative think tank based in Upland, California. It was founded in 1979 by four students of the Straussian political theorist Harry V. Jaffa. The institute publishes books and other periodicals and operates fellowship programs that have included prominent conservative figures. Ryan P. Williams has served as president since 2017, and Thomas D. Klingenstein has chaired the board of trustees since approximately 2010.
The institute became an early and influential defender of Donald Trump and has been described by The Daily Beast as having done more than any other organization to build a philosophical case for Trump's brand of conservatism. It played a significant role in the first Trump administration and received the National Humanities Medal from Trump in 2019. Following the 2020 presidential election, senior fellow John Eastman assisted Trump in trying to overturn the election results, including attempting to persuade Vice President Mike Pence to reject the electoral count, and he spoke at the January 6, 2021 rally preceding the Capitol attack.
The institute has attracted substantial criticism. Commentators have cited its fellowship grants to figures associated with conspiracy theories, essays questioning the citizenship eligibility of political figures, and publications by authors affiliated with far-right networks as evidence of its drift toward the political fringe.
Founded by four students of Straussian political theorist Harry V. Jaffa (a professor emeritus at Claremont McKenna College and the Claremont Graduate University), the Claremont Institute has no affiliation with any of the Claremont Colleges.
Under Jaffa and Larry P. Arnn, the institute became a Straussian-influenced conservative think tank, publishing on topics such as statesmanship, Lincoln scholarship, and modern conservative issues.
Arnn served as its president from 1985 until 2000, when he became the twelfth president of Hillsdale College. Thomas Klingenstein has been the chairman of the board of trustees since approximately 2010. Michael Pack was president from 2015 to 2017. Ryan P. Williams assumed the post in 2017.
The Claremont Institute publishes the Claremont Review of Books, The American Mind, The American Story Podcast, and Claremont Books.
Claremont Institute fellowships have gone to prominent figures on the right such as Laura Ingraham, Ben Shapiro, Mark Levin, Mary Kissel, and Charles C. Johnson. The institute granted a fellowship in 2019 to the Pizzagate conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec. National Review columnist Mona Charen wrote that "Claremont stands out for beclowning itself with this embrace of the smarmy underside of American politics." In 2020, Mark Joseph Stern of Slate magazine called the institute "a racist fever swamp with deep connections to the conspiratorial alt-right", citing Posobiec's fellowship and the publication of a 2020 essay by senior fellow John Eastman that questioned Kamala Harris's eligibility for the vice presidency. In 2022, The American Mind published an editorial by Raw Egg Nationalist, an author affiliated with publishing house Antelope Hill.
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Claremont Institute
The Claremont Institute is an American conservative think tank based in Upland, California. It was founded in 1979 by four students of the Straussian political theorist Harry V. Jaffa. The institute publishes books and other periodicals and operates fellowship programs that have included prominent conservative figures. Ryan P. Williams has served as president since 2017, and Thomas D. Klingenstein has chaired the board of trustees since approximately 2010.
The institute became an early and influential defender of Donald Trump and has been described by The Daily Beast as having done more than any other organization to build a philosophical case for Trump's brand of conservatism. It played a significant role in the first Trump administration and received the National Humanities Medal from Trump in 2019. Following the 2020 presidential election, senior fellow John Eastman assisted Trump in trying to overturn the election results, including attempting to persuade Vice President Mike Pence to reject the electoral count, and he spoke at the January 6, 2021 rally preceding the Capitol attack.
The institute has attracted substantial criticism. Commentators have cited its fellowship grants to figures associated with conspiracy theories, essays questioning the citizenship eligibility of political figures, and publications by authors affiliated with far-right networks as evidence of its drift toward the political fringe.
Founded by four students of Straussian political theorist Harry V. Jaffa (a professor emeritus at Claremont McKenna College and the Claremont Graduate University), the Claremont Institute has no affiliation with any of the Claremont Colleges.
Under Jaffa and Larry P. Arnn, the institute became a Straussian-influenced conservative think tank, publishing on topics such as statesmanship, Lincoln scholarship, and modern conservative issues.
Arnn served as its president from 1985 until 2000, when he became the twelfth president of Hillsdale College. Thomas Klingenstein has been the chairman of the board of trustees since approximately 2010. Michael Pack was president from 2015 to 2017. Ryan P. Williams assumed the post in 2017.
The Claremont Institute publishes the Claremont Review of Books, The American Mind, The American Story Podcast, and Claremont Books.
Claremont Institute fellowships have gone to prominent figures on the right such as Laura Ingraham, Ben Shapiro, Mark Levin, Mary Kissel, and Charles C. Johnson. The institute granted a fellowship in 2019 to the Pizzagate conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec. National Review columnist Mona Charen wrote that "Claremont stands out for beclowning itself with this embrace of the smarmy underside of American politics." In 2020, Mark Joseph Stern of Slate magazine called the institute "a racist fever swamp with deep connections to the conspiratorial alt-right", citing Posobiec's fellowship and the publication of a 2020 essay by senior fellow John Eastman that questioned Kamala Harris's eligibility for the vice presidency. In 2022, The American Mind published an editorial by Raw Egg Nationalist, an author affiliated with publishing house Antelope Hill.