
The Claremont Institute's Center for Local Government will be hosting a
California Public Policy 2008 conference on Saturday, May 31, at the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach, California. Topics for discussion include
The Budget Crisis and California Taxation;
Land Use, Redevelopment, and Property Rights;
Federalism and Decentralization; and
The California Economy: What Can Be Done?; and
Major Issues Facing California Today. Seating is limited, so attendance is by invitation only. To receive an invitation, please call the Claremont Institute at (909) 621-6825.
Posted on May 31, 2008 in Events
The Claremont Institute is happy to announce those selected as our 2008 Publius Fellows. Publius Fellowships are offered to recent college graduates and young professionals pursuing careers in the fields of politics, academia, and journalism. Begun in 1979, the Publius Fellows Program now boasts over 200 alumni.
Posted on May 9, 2008 in Publius Fellowship Program
The eight-volume Winston S. Churchill is a biography worthy of a great man, writes Larry P. Arnn in the Spring 2008 issue of the
Claremont Review of Books.
Posted on May 5, 2008 in Claremont Review of Books
Two new books remind us what made William F. Buckley, Jr., so extraordinary, writes Daniel Oliver in the Spring 2008 issue of the
Claremont Review of Books.
Posted on April 29, 2008 in Claremont Review of Books
President Bush is set to convene a summit on inner-city children and faith-based schools this week. William J. Bennett, Washington Fellow of the Claremont Institute, writes that anyone interested in education reform, inner-city reform, and the fate of our youth should recognize the need to preserve the "national treasure" of urban Catholic parochial schools before it is too late. He calls on the President to embrace a model shown to be successful in Wichita.
Posted on April 23, 2008 - Appears in National Review Online
The Spring 2008 issue of the
Claremont Review of Books is now available, featuring Charles R. Kesler and Daniel Oliver on William F. Buckley, Jr., James W. Ceaser on the 2008 presidential primaries, Harry V. Jaffa on Sen. Obama's reply to Rev. Wright, Michael M. Uhlmann on the war powers, Carl J. Schramm on modern economics, Larry P. Arnn on Sir Winston Churchill, Harvey C. Mansfield on charity, plus discussions of Progressivism, atheism, intelligent design, P.G. Wodehouse, Dick Cheney, Joseph Epstein, Henry Adams, the Glorious Revolution, the Civil War, and more.
Posted on April 21, 2008 in Writings
We may understand how Rev. Jeremiah Wright could so awfully misunderstand the American political tradition, inasmuch as it has been so very misunderstood for so long. But this misunderstanding is a cancer which can in the end prove fatal, not only to a political campaign but to our country, writes Harry V. Jaffa in this special preview of the Spring 2008 issue of the
Claremont Review of Books.
Posted on April 16, 2008 in Writings
Charlton Heston loved his family, his profession and his country. He is mourned by the many, many people who loved him. "It was from Chuck Heston that I learned the dimensions of a true 'celebrity.'" writes William Rusher, distinguished fellow of the Claremont Institute.
Posted on April 8, 2008 - Appears in Townhall.com
Investor's Business Daily political cartoonist and Senior Editor Michael Ramirez was yesterday awarded a Pulitzer Prize, his second and the newspaper's first. In awarding Ramirez, the Pulitzer panel lauded his "provocative cartoons that rely on originality, humor and detailed artistry." Michael Ramirez was a 2004
Lincoln Fellow of the Claremont Institute.
Posted on April 8, 2008 - Appears in Investor’s Business Daily
Charles R. Kesler argues that the obituaries for small-government conservatism have been premature, and lays out seven propositions related to the problem of limited government in our day.
Posted on April 7, 2008 - Appears in Imprimis
Public health gun-control activists are getting palpitations over
District of Columbia v. Heller, now before the U.S. Supreme Court, writes Dr. Timothy Wheeler, head of the Claremont Institute's Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership. The only Second Amendment case to come before the court in nearly 70 years will soon settle the question of whether that amendment affirms an individual right to own guns.
Posted on April 7, 2008 - Appears in San Diego Union Tribune
The Claremont Institute is saddened by the recent passing of Charlton Heston. Mr. Heston was a great Hollywood actor and friend of the Claremont Institute. In 2002, we produced an educational website for the PBS documentary "Rediscovering George Washington." As part of that project, Mr. Heston donated his time and voice to us by reading some of George Washington's most important and historic letters. These recordings are available online
here.
Posted on April 7, 2008 - Appears in FoundingFather.com