The American Mind Podcast

<p>Associate Dean of Hillsdale’s graduate school of government Matthew Mehan joins the guys to discuss his latest work, The American Book of Fables. It’s a richly illustrated tour through the nation’s wonders...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.com<br/><br/><p>The Odyssey: Homer’s epic tale of a man’s harrowing return home from war. Today, the object of gender-critical...

<p>Spencer Pratt, formerly a reality television star on MTV’s The Hills, has entered Los Angeles’s mayoral race as a Republican to challenge incumbent Karen Bass. His campaign’s satirical ads depict opponents as movie...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.com<br/><br/><p>As institutes of higher learning lose public trust, a Yale committee has issued several recommendations for...

<p>In a historic ruling, the Supreme Court has effectively declared it unconstitutional for legislatures to gerrymander based on race. This week, the guys unravel the convoluted history of how we got to Louisiana v...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.com<br/><br/><p>In a new Gallup poll, the number of young men who consider religion “very important” rose dramatically (up 14...

<p>Over the weekend, a California man bolted past security at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, wielding two firearms and a knife. The suspect was operating under a dangerous and widespread notion that Trump is an...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.com<br/><br/><p>In anticipation of an eventual Trump v. Slaughter ruling, Spencer and Ryan follow up last week’s special episode...

<p>In a dramatic leak, The New York Times has published seven private memos from a 2016 exchange between Supreme Court Justices leading up to the now-famous interim order that blocked President Obama's "Clean Power...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.com<br/><br/><p>In this installment of our Trump v. Slaughter mini-series, Spencer and Ryan get to the heart of the Trump...

<p>For the second time in recorded primatology, a civil war has been observed between chimpanzees. This week, the guys get a little philosophical about the unique status of mankind as a political animal and the...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.com<br/><br/><p>Host Spencer Klavan and Claremont president Ryan Williams kick off a new series on Trump v. Slaughter, a Supreme...

<p>Over Easter weekend, as the Iran War approached its sixth week, Trump reissued his ultimatum to Iran: open the Strait of Hormuz or face complete destruction. This week, the guys take some guesses at what Trump...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.com<br/><br/><p>Wrapping up a short series of talks focused on Japanese politics, host Spencer Klavan and Claremont Institute...

<p>Amid an ongoing congressional battle over Department of Homeland Security funding, the House Democrats eked out a bill in the early hours last Friday—excluding ICE and Border Patrol. After a century of Congressional...