Give Peace a Chance?
Another Vietnam
The Case for Iowa
Political scientists are beginning to recognize common-sense and fairly obvious reasons for maintaining Iowa's first-to-vote status, writes Jon Lauck.Founder of Modernity
Roots of Pearl Harbor
Could following the Declaration of Independence have prevented the Pacific War, asks Charles C. JohnsonA Very Claremont Christmas - 2011
Recommended reading for the season from Hadley Arkes, Mark Blitz, Denis Boyles, Christopher Caldwell, Matthew Continetti, Lindsay Eberhardt, Matthew Franck, Alonzo Hamby, Steven Hayward, Daniel Walker Howe, John Kienker, Carnes Lord, Daniel Mahoney, Wilfred McClay, Cheryl Miller, Michael Nelson, Jack Pitney, Robert Reilly, Bruce Sanborn, Carl Schramm, Michael Uhlmann, Algis Valiunas, Jean Yarbrough, and John Yoo.
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Standing in the Need of Prayer
Ordinary Americans, when they think about it, take the Constitution seriously, opposing radical devaluations of its text by the living constitutionalists, writes Richard E. Morgan in the Claremont Review of Books.The Boitnott Doctrine
As the various types of paternalism grow, they may burst from the cocoons of government and private enterprise and marry into a new and overwhelming entity, writes Mark Helprin in the Claremont Review of Books.Oprah's World Mission
Oprah Winfrey is a unique, at times indigestible, blend of distinctively American ingredients that nonetheless resonates with people, especially women, in every corner of the globe, writes Martha Bayles in the Claremont Review of Books.
Getting to Democracy
His loyalty to the utopian hopes he shares with his intellectual ancestors has determined his policy goals, even when their relevance for the present United States is highly questionable, writes Stanley Kurtz in the Claremont Review of Books.Hungering for Violence
Hezbollah is an utterly personal phenomenon: unlike secular political movements, it promises its members spiritual fulfillment and a heavenly afterlife, writes James Kirchick.In Every Generation…
Both the Nazis during World War II and the Islamists today aim to eradicate not only the Jewish people, but also the Jewish name, and hope to stamp out any sense of Jewish personhood, writes Michael Rosen.The Art of Persuasion
Without Kristol here to defend it, it's not surprising that neoconservatism has fallen lately into a kind of disrepute, writes Ross Douthat in the Claremont Review of Books.Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence Challenges Obamacare
The Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence has filed a friend of the court brief challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The brief for the Supreme Court can be downloaded here. A previous brief filed in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals can be downloaded here.The Incredible Shrinking Presidency
Administrative power is not the same as executive power, writes Joseph Postell in the Claremont Review of Books.Debating the Debates
If anything resembling a debate takes place in this circle of hell it's a miracle, writes Charles R. Kesler in the Claremont Review of Books.Brian Kennedy with Seth Leibsohn on Bill Bennett's Morning in America
Claremont Institute Fellow Seth Leibsohn hosts President Brian Kennedy on Bill Bennett's Morning in America.A New Birth of Economic Freedom
Far from being the wild invention of unprincipled judges, liberty of contract links together the classical liberal protections that span contract, property, speech, and religion, writes Richard A. Epstein in the Claremont Review of Books.The Lost Decade
Ten years after 9/11, America has neither peace nor victory, writes Angelo M. Codevilla in the Claremont Review of Books.
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Scouts' Honor
Although the Scouts hold on bravely in America, they have lost some of the confident American boyishness that makes for heroes, writes Kathleen Arnn in the Claremont Review of Books.Diane Ravitch Takes It All Back
The widespread belief that tenured public school teachers have lifetime job security is one of those canards that is mostly, um, true, writes William Voegeli in the Claremont Review of Books.Correspondence
Modern Family
Modern assaults on the traditional Western family have not gone unanswered, writes Dorothea Israel Wolfson in the Claremont Review of Books.The Need for Natural Law
May It Please the Court
Harold William Rood, RIP
The Claremont Institute mourns the passing of a great man, friend, and teacher.Moderation in Pursuit of Democracy
Why should trying to boost pre-liberal or extra-democratic forces here at home be more effective than cultivating Americans' liberal democratic ethics, asks John Zvesper in the Claremont Review of Books.A Natural Law Manifesto
Lincoln and the founders did what the spokesmen for conservative jurisprudence in our own day insist should never be done, writes Hadley Arkes in the Claremont Review of Books.Sour Grapes
Napa Valley is California, only more so, writes Michael Anton in the Claremont Review of Books.All the Progressives' Men
In spite of itself, the American President Series from Times Books provides a basis for challenging two central aspects of the progressive narrative, writes Scott Yenor in the Claremont Review of Books.After Racism
Although it persists among scholars and pundits on the Left, the old narrative of black victimization is now, at long last, obsolete, writes Peter C. Myers in the Claremont Review of Books.Conceived in Liberty?
What was the place of slavery in the thought of the American Founders and in the mind of Abraham Lincoln, asks David K. Nichols in the Claremont Review of Books.Writ of Error
Liberals' latest strategy is to argue that the "living constitution," crafted in the days of the Warren Court, was what the founders had intended all along, writes John C. Eastman in the Claremont Review of Books.The Great Debate
With the United States Constitution, for the first time in world history a vast continental populace got to debate and decide by a peaceful vote how they and their posterity would be governed, writes Akhil Amar in the Claremont Review of Books.
The Central Proposition
For a decade, the central proposition in America's foreign relations has been that it is possible to transform one or another Islamic nation and indeed the Arab Middle East or the entire Islamic world, writes Mark Helprin in the Claremont Review of Books.Freedom's March
It is the rise of abolition, not slavery, that is the extraordinary historical development, writes James G. Basker.Conference on Politics & the Constitution, June 2011
See the Event Program and Listen to Professor Hadley Arkes' Keynote AddressAll-American
Henry Clay embodied qualities that characterized the new nation, and his political exertions helped the young republic survive dangerous challenges and resist destructive temptations, writes Kimberly Shankman.Churchill at War
Whatever mistakes Winston Churchill made as a strategist, he never made a deadly mistake, writes Justin D. Lyons.The Guided and the Misguided
Soap operas, like all media, condition us, gradually and over time, to accept, or at least view as normal, attitudes and behaviors we might otherwise reject, writes Martha Bayles in the Claremont Review of Books.Sickness Unto Death
Classical anti-semitism, until recently absent in the Islamic world, is one of the few Western imports Islamic fundamentalists seem eager to accept, writes Benjamin Balint in the Claremont Review of Books.We Gather Together
What holds us together as a nation in spite of the fact that America is both more devout and more religiously diverse than other modern democracies, asks Jon A. Shields in the Claremont Review of Books.In Every Generation...
Disease of Conceit
Delightful Instruction
Hungering for Violence
Restoring Federalism
Today there is virtually no governmental responsibility beyond the reach of federal authority, writes James L. Buckley in the Claremont Review of Books.Victory Watch I: Are We Winning Yet?
What exactly did sweeping away the Taliban do to bring America the peaceful security necessary to our way of life? The proof that it did nothing is that success in Afghanistan coincided with the intensification of the security measures that have darkened American life since September 11. Only the relaxation of the security measures' grip, a return to the habits of trust that had made America unique, would constitute victory.Equality Misunderstood
A new sure-to-be influential book argues that increased economic inequality is the result of public policies that are themselves the result of a fundamental change in American politics that began in the late 1970s, writes R. Shep Melnick in the Claremont Review of Books.You Can Learn a Lot From Libya
Leaving aside the wisdom of this intervention, its execution raises troubling questions about the future of the West, writes Charles R. Kesler in the Claremont Review of Books.Delightful Instruction
Disease of Conceit
At the Zoo
H.L. Mencken's prose whaled the tar out of every native piety he found insufferable, which pretty well covered them all, writes Algis Valiunas in the Claremont Review of Books.Still Fit to Print?
How did the paper of record move to a countercultural and largely anti-American perspective across many fields, and to the deliberate destruction of numerous barriers between opinion and reporting in furtherance of that objective, asks Conrad Black in the Claremont Review of Books.The Chosen One
President Obama is as close as one could imagine to a made-to-order front man for contemporary, upscale, shy-about-itself, nouveau socialism, writes Angelo M. Codevilla in the Claremont Review of Books.Summer 2011 CRB in PDF (7.4 MB)
Days of Rage, Years of Lies
For both the radical fringe and its respectable liberal apologists, "democracy" can be reduced to a single imperative: We get what we want, writes William Voegeli in the Claremont Review of Books.Natural Law Man
In making the case for natural law, Hadley Arkes has a knack for converting the implausible into the irrefutable, writes Michael M. Uhlmann in the Claremont Review of Books.
A Plea for Positivism
Must constitutional originalism really exclude any "higher law" not committed to the parchment of the document, asks Bradley C.S. Watson in the Claremont Review of Books.
Correspondence
Exceptionally American
Is there such a thing as a uniquely American character, asks Wilfred M. McClay in the Claremont Review of Books.King of the Hill, Top of the Heap
When he sang a song, it seemed as if Sinatra were thinking it up as he went along—and feeling what he was thinking, writes Michael Nelson in the Claremont Review of Books.Grand Old Strategy
Foreign policy realists have no monopoly on protecting our country and our way of life, writes Joshua Muravchik in the Claremont Review of Books.Lives of Johnson
Beauty and Truth
Thump, Thump
David Slavitt's new translation of Dante's La Vita Nuova is a painful example of an all too common failure of contemporary literary criticism—a failure of imagination, writes Anthony Esolen in the Claremont Review of Books.Inheritors of Unfulfilled Renown
Politics En Pointe
Ballet is a search for perfection that transports viewers away from the consciousness of their own aching bodies and troubled lives, writes Pia Catton in the Claremont Review of Books.Liberalism and Liberal Education
The most effective resistance to the global trend toward vocationalism is to soldier on locally, making sure that a liberal education is still available when it's once again wanted, writes Eva Brann in the Claremont Review of Books.
Anchors Away
Nothing is better or safer than naval power and presence to preserve the often fragile reserve among nations, and yet America's fleet has been made to wither even in time of war, writes Mark Helprin in the Claremont Review of Books.
Bernard Lewis and the Arab Spring
The denigration of Bernard Lewis is far more politically inspired than anything in his work, writes Robert R. Reilly in the Claremont Review of Books.Not-So-Dismal Science
We have become pretty good at explaining human differences but not very good at explaining social trends over time, writes James Q. Wilson in the Claremont Review of Books.Progressive Fat Cats
What kind of cocoon do you have to be living in to think the rich all dress like the little man from the Monopoly game, asks Gerard Alexander in the Claremont Review of Books.
“Unfriending” Friendship
Only in our day can a friendship be dissolved with a click, writes Diana Schaub in the Claremont Review of Books.
Making Religion Safe for Democracy
Reconciling religious ardor and political order is extremely difficult, writes Jon A. Shields in the Claremont Review of Books.
The Mirage of Enumerated Powers
Limited government rests ultimately on moral reasoning, writes Hadley Arkes in the Claremont Review of Books.Loose Lips Sink Ships
Free speech—especially when it concerns national security—has its limits, writes Robert F. Nagel in the Claremont Review of Books.
Our Borders, Ourselves
Militarization of the Mexican border is misguided, writes Angelo M. Codevilla in the Claremont Review of Books.
Decider-in-Chief
The verdict is still out on the flawed Bush presidency, writes Carnes Lord in the Claremont Review of Books.Explaining Obama
Two new books seek to solve the mystery of President Obama, and both note how frequently he has rewritten his past in the course of relating it, writes Ramesh Ponnuru in the Claremont Review of Books.
America and Islam
In an open society public discussion is essential, and that goes as much for Islam as for any other subject, writes David Foster.
A Decade of CRB
Conservatives need, persistently and farsightedly, to wage the battle of ideas at the level of ideas rather than at the level of particular policies, important as they are, writes Charles R. Kesler in the Claremont Review of Books.
The Tao of Jerry
Once again, the Brown family may determine California's fate, writes William Voegeli in the Claremont Review of Books.Ronald Reagan at 100
What can we still learn from his example, asks Clark S. Judge in the Claremont Review of Books.
Standing Pat
Given his clarity about the liberal collapse, why did Moynihan never seriously consider switching sides, openly joining the conservative opposition, asks Steven F. Hayward in the Claremont Review of Books.
A Golf Story
For the sake of America and the liberal arts, elite colleges need to reform themselves, writes Thomas D. Klingenstein in the Claremont Review of Books.How the Confederates Won
Most Americans have forgotten or take for granted why the Civil War was fought, writes Mackubin T. Owens in the Claremont Review of Books.Winter 2010-Spring 2011 CRB in PDF (9.8MB)
The Ultimate Social Network
What's the next step in social networking, asks Martha Bayles in the Claremont Review of Books.
Jefferson, Adams, and the American Future
Their lively correspondence reveals tensions still at work in our politics, writes Richard Samuelson in the Claremont Review of Books.
The Original Revolutionary
Was his voice American, or was it a unique expression of the multiple allegiances Paine owned over his lifetime, asks Jack Rakove in the Claremont Review of Books.
Condition Critical
Sally Pipes is one of Obamacare's foremost—and most effective—critics, writes Tevi Troy in the Claremont Review of Books.
Back to Basics
What the new Congress needs is a good guide to the Constitution, writes Matthew Spalding in the Claremont Review of Books.
The Common Defense
The costs of providing an undauntable defense, whatever they may be, pale before blood and defeat, writes Mark Helprin in the Claremont Review of Books.
Conservatism's Indispensable Man
He was conservatism's indispensable man, writes George H. Nash in the Claremont Review of Books.
Uneven Progress
How well do the social sciences explain human behavior, asks James Q. Wilson in the Claremont Review of Books.
Birth of a Nation
Theodore Roosevelt was an amateur historian for whom "race" and "stock" were central to his analysis, writes Jean M. Yarbrough in the Claremont Review of Books.
Feminist Action Hero
In the hands of another author, the Millennium trilogy might have been an entertaining if slightly ridiculous crime caper, writes Cheryl Miller in the Claremont Review of Books.
Providence and Democracy
For Tocqueville, political liberty requires a foundation in reasonable religion, writes Harvey C. Mansfield in the Claremont Review of Books.
The Utopian Fallacy
Too many liberals turn genuine hopefulness about the human condition, a good thing, into utopian expectations and demands, a very bad one, writes Daniel J. Mahoney in the Claremont Review of Books.Reconstructing the Public Philosophy
If you want to be challenged to think seriously about America's foundations, its history, its predicaments, and its future, read Designing a Polity, writes William Kristol in the Claremont Review of Books.
Thinking About the Unthinkable, Again
Reductions in nuclear arms make America less safe, argues Mark Helprin in the Claremont Review of Books.God of War and Will
It is far more likely that a reopening of the Muslim mind would occur through political reflections rather than strictly or narrowly theological ones, writes to Hillel Fradkin in the Claremont Review of Books.Correspondence
A Handshake Across the Centuries
Postcolonial literature's most famous novel owes more to European culture than critics think, writes Paul A. Cantor in the Claremont Review of Books.
Radio Liberty
Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Problem
Germany has not yet solved the German problem—and neither have we, writes Michael Knox Beran in the Claremont Review of Books.
Poet of the Street
Walt Whitman was a better poet than prophet, writes John E. Alvis in the Claremont Review of Books.
All Sail, No Anchor
The court-packing episode still matters because it raises some of the hardest problems of American constitutionalism, even of law itself, writes Ken I. Kersch in the Fall 2010 issue of the Claremont Review of Books.
Not Lost in Translation
Simone de Beauvoir's feminist classic, The Second Sex, is painful to read in any language, writes Christina Hoff Sommers in the Fall 2010 issue of the Claremont Review of Books.
Balance is All
In a world filled with so many smart-alec political analysts, sober teachers like James Q. Wilson are in exceedingly short supply, writes R. Shep Melnick in the Claremont Review of Books.
God and Country
Several new books remind us of religion's role in the American Founding, writes Patrick Allitt in the Fall 2010 issue of the Claremont Review of Books.
Front Row of the Second Rate
There is much to delight from in Somerset Maugham's expert craftsmanship, tight plotting, decisive endings, clarity of style, and economical, closely motivated characterization, writes Cheryl Miller in the Fall 2010 issue of the Claremont Review of Books.
Live Free or Die
The effort to turn the United States into a European-style welfare state is misguided on several fronts, not least because a majority of Americans opposes it, writes James Piereson in the Fall 2010 issue of the Claremont Review of Books.
Our Kind of Guy
Not since John F. Kennedy's "best and brightest" has there been a presidential coterie so impressed with its own intellect, writes Matthew Continetti in the Fall 2010 issue of the Claremont Review of Books.
The New Frontier and the Neoconservatives
Neoconservatism, like so many other features of the 21st-century American landscape, is a product of the convulsions and contradictions of the 1960s, writes William Voegeli in the Fall 2010 issue of the Claremont Review of Books.Ronald Reagan at 100
Reflections from the pages of the Claremont Review of Books by Annelise Anderson, Andrew E. Busch, Steven F. Hayward, Charles R. Kesler, and John O'Sullivan.
Know Thy Enemy
Pitting America against mainstream Islam is a self-defeating a policy, writes Judith Miller in the Fall 2010 issue of the Claremont Review of Books.
Lives, Fortunes, and Sacred Honor
Jack Rakove's Revolutionaries is the single best treatment to date of the American struggle for independence, writes Darren Staloff in the Fall 2010 issue of the Claremont Review of Books.
Neither Civil Nor Servants
Will a deep recession, mounting fiscal crises, and new revelations of gross abuse finally lead citizens to say "Enough!" to unionized public employees who have amassed power and benefits at the expense of the common good, asks Kenneth P. Miller in the Fall 2010 issue of the Claremont Review of Books.
So Sorry
As more and more nations find some reason to embrace ritual public apologies, we lose any sense of distinction between the regrettable, the deplorable, and the truly inhuman, writes Jeremy Rabkin in the Fall 2010 issue of the Claremont Review of Books.
The Degradation of Modern Democracy
Nowadays it is conservatives rather than liberals who stand up for liberty. Liberals have given themselves over to the advance of democracy, knowing not where it leads, writes Harvey C. Mansfield in the Fall 2010 issue of the Claremont Review of Books.
