The American Mind Podcast

Can’t handle the truth? Identity politics to the rescue. It’s a helluva drug: reviewers use shallow tropes to dismiss two important conservative books.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit claremontinstitute.substack.com

Don’t panic: Our editors are here to discuss the merits and blind spots of some recent calls for civility and caution among conservatives. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit claremontinstitute.substack.com

Our institutions are broken. But are they beyond repair? The editors discuss what can be done to set things right. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit claremontinstitute.substack.com

CNN’s Don Lemon lets the mask slip to reveal his utter contempt for Trump voters. Our editors have some choice words in response. Plus: China’s dysfunction makes globalization a fool’s gambit. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit claremontinstitute.substack.com

The eyes, man. What’s up with the newly restored Lamb of God from the Ghent Altarpiece? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit claremontinstitute.substack.com

What happens to the conservative movement now? We talk social ills and possible solutions. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit claremontinstitute.substack.com

Jeffrey Epstein’s mysterious death opened a window onto a rabbit hole into a conundrum about American disillusionment and corruption. What does it all mean? We peer into the void. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit claremontinstitute.substack.com

Democrats want you to think the impeachment of President Trump is extraordinary. Is it? Our editors discuss. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit claremontinstitute.substack.com

Impeachment is still happening (apparently), Jeffrey Epstein still didn’t kill himself, and we conducted a very scientific poll about how to fix America. Plus: what’s up with the Lamb of Ghent? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit claremontinstitute.substack.com

In this podcast, Matthew Peterson, our Vice President of Education at Claremont and Editor of The American Mind is joined by two exceptional scholars of American politics: David Azerrad and Henry Olsen. We thank them for joining us and for their unique insights.  The American Mind podcast uncovers the ideas and principles that drive American political life.  The American Mind fosters thought-provoking and substantive conversation about the real causes of our current political and cultural reality. We explore these ideas with an eye towards restoring America back to civic health.  In each episode, we engage Claremont institute scholars, co-conspirators, and challengers on the core questions and critical issues of our time. The mission of the Claremont Institute is the recovery of the American idea- the timeless principles that have made America great since its founding.  The American Mind is hosted by Ryan Williams, President of the Claremont Institute and publisher of the Claremont Review of Books and The American Mind, or Matthew Peterson, Vice-President of Education at the Claremont Institute and Editor of The American Mind. Visit our website for essays, editorials, debates, and more. E-mail us at americanmind@claremont.org. Don't forget to subscribe and to spread the word to your friends and colleagues!  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit claremontinstitute.substack.com