America 250

America’s 250th anniversary arrives at a pivotal time. Determined leaders working to renew America fight for the upper hand in a struggle against the well-organized forces bent on civic madness. The battle rocks the foundations of self-government, made fragile by a century of corrosive assault. Yet there is hope, where America has always found it before—in the Creator who endowed our rights, and the American principles that safeguard them.

We rightly celebrate the American experiment in liberty, even as we face institutional weakness, civic uncertainty, and government bloat that strays far from the Constitution’s design. But even as the anniversary calls for grateful commemoration, it calls for a sober assessment of our civic condition, and a renewed effort to recover the high standards required for self-government.

Claremont exists to meet that challenge and to safeguard the future of our republic.

For decades, Claremont has studied the principles of the American Founding—the true principles of free government—and how to apply them. Our government, and many of our people, have wandered far from that design. It is our job to help America get back on the correct foundation.

Because America’s principles are true, they are also powerful and enduring—as applicable today as they were 250 years ago. Our teaching, writing, and leadership all serve the same end of making the case for ordered liberty, explaining how our institutions within a constitutional framework were meant to secure it, and preparing leaders who know how to work inside those institutions rather than stand apart from them.

America 250 brings that effort into sharper view and ensures that America remains a nation worth celebrating for generations to come.

The Founding survives not through nostalgia, but through a capacity for correction and renewal that has carried it across generations. As the nation marks its 250th year, citizens can look ahead with confidence rooted in understanding. What is done now will help ensure liberty and self-government can be celebrated by our citizens for centuries to come.