The American Mind Podcast

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Midterm Check In: The Future of the Democrats and the...

The American Mind Podcast ·

2026/10/01

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.comFive weeks from election day, hosts Spencer Klavan and Mike Sabo take stock of Republicans’ standing in the midterms. As incumbents, they already face stiff headwinds, and Trump’s interventions have made things still more difficult in key states. Will Trump’s communication strategy amid the affordability crisis and the Iran War turn voters away from conservative candidates? Plus: a prediction of Democrats’s

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62:00

The Crisis of America is the Crisis of the West ft....

The American Mind Podcast ·

2026/09/30

Steve Hayward, senior fellow at Claremont and author-podcaster at the “Political Questions” Substack, joins the guys this week to discuss the political and intellectual significance of Harry Jaffa's teachings. His understanding of America's creed and culture remains critical amid our rolling crises of immigration and ideological revolution. Jaffa’s articulated the necessity of Judeo-Christian virtues and morality to the survival of America. But can today’s resurgence in spirituality be channeled to

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66:09

How the Left’s Climate Agenda Caused the West’s...

The American Mind Podcast ·

2026/09/24

Coming out of the 2008 recession, the globalist order envisioned a green recovery. Rupert Darwall, author of the forthcoming The Age of Error and the West's Undoing, joins the hosts to discuss the West’s unforced error in trying to achieve net-zero emissions amid a resurgence in business activity in the Global South and China—where economic ambition takes precedence over climate concerns, at the expense of Europe and America. Meanwhile, the narrative concocted by the CCP and Western epidemiologists

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25:26

Russell Vought: How to Control the Administrative State

The American Mind Podcast ·

2026/09/23

Russell Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, joins Claremont Institute President Ryan P. Williams to discuss the Trump Administration’s effort to bring order to the administrative state. Director during Trump’s first term, Mr. Vought returned to the OMB during the Trump 47 transition with a plan to cut bureaucratic overregulation and out-of-control spending. Much remains to be done to rein in the independent agencies and rogue lower courts, settle institutional wokeness, and

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28:16

Uncovered: Administrative State Abuses of Military...

The American Mind Podcast ·

2026/09/16

In this special episode, Will Thibeau, director of the Claremont Institute’s American Military Project, sits down with Claremont president Ryan P. Williams to discuss his recent report on the 8(a) Program, its unique weaponization in the Woke Era, and how the military under Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is combatting the rampant abuses. Plus: What can America’s industrial base learn from the Iran and Ukraine wars?Recommended:From Development to Dependency: The Corporate Welfare Economy Behind the

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5:00

A Grade of Trump 2.0 - Claremont at the American...

The American Mind Podcast ·

2026/09/11

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.comCaving to pressure from a minority of members within the American Political Science Association in 2021, Claremont’s panels featuring John Eastman were moved online over concerns about protests—a de facto disinvitation by APSA. Now Claremont is back, reaching young political scientists and thinkers with an earnest, conservative assessment of Trump 2.0, illegal immigration, China’s rise as an economic rival

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60:19

Political Fallout: Charlie Kirk’s Legacy and “The...

The American Mind Podcast ·

2026/09/10

Ten years ago, the Claremont Review of Books published “The Flight 93 Election,” Michael Anton’s urgent warning that the 2016 election would be do-or-die: Trump or Hillary. But where is conservatism now, ahead of midterms and the 2028 election? Plus: The guys reflect on the virtues and achievements of Charlie Kirk, who built up the conservative movement and the nation, and sacrificed everything for it one year ago. In the wake of Kirk’s assassination, the Right—splintered by the attack—has reckoned

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5:00

Dolly Parton, RIP

The American Mind Podcast ·

2026/09/03

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.comDolly Parton, a widely adored icon in country music and American pop culture, passed away last week at 80. A friend to both the right and left, Parton transcended national politics by her personal grace and remarkable philanthropy. Born to a poor, illiterate family, she leaves behind a legacy of generosity that includes Imagination Library, a nonprofit delivering millions of books to children worldwide at no

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58:51

FIRE Challenges Trump’s Deportation of Pro-Gaza...

The American Mind Podcast ·

2026/09/02

Richard Lim, historian at Prager U. and host of the This American President podcast joins the guys to discuss his recent book on George Washington’s legacy, Refusing a Crown. Breaking through mainstream secularist assumptions, Lim argues that Washington’s greatness is best understood in the context of his Christian faith. Meanwhile, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) has challenged the Trump Administration’s attempt to deport Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Özturk for

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4:25

Offensive Truths: Dr. Nathan Cofnas and the State of...

The American Mind Podcast ·

2026/08/27

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.comDr. Nathan Cofnas has been accused of “scientific racism” for his studies of race and genetics. Now he's been suspended by the University of Ghent and banned on Substack for his role in exposing the academic dishonesty of the late Jason Arday. As the DEI debate flares, the academic and radical Left communities have attempted to discredit and even threaten Cofnas, revealing again the civilizational threat

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58:33

The Great American Trade War Continues

The American Mind Podcast ·

2026/08/26

Trade negotiations between the U.S. and Canada broke down in the final hours of last Friday. This week, Trump’s 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods have gone into effect. Amid a rekindled trade war, the guys consider the president's and Congress’s role in shaping world history in light of electoral concerns before the 2026 midterms. Meanwhile, Lindsay Clancy is on trial for the alleged murder of her three children. The defense claims postpartum psychosis, but an alarming number of women are

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5:00

President AOC? The TikTok-ification of Politics

The American Mind Podcast ·

2026/08/20

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.comIs Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez angling to become president in 2028? Ahead of the election, both California’s Gavin Newsom and AOC, who just last week denounced “Woke One,” have aimed to gain broader appeal. In AOC's case this means oversharing about fertility treatments and making TikTok-esque video shoots. But will her attempt to moderate progressivism and play social media politics pay off?

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62:33

Groypers, Grifters, and the GOP: Florida's Primary...

The American Mind Podcast ·

2026/08/19

Florida is conducting a primary election to pick Governor Ron DeSantis’s conservative successor. President Trump’s choice, Representative Byron Donalds, leads in the polls. Opposing him, political newcomer James Fishback leads a young, online centric and anti-Israel platform. Meanwhile, the Left coalition continues its reckoning with Woke, reordering to capture populist, pro-Gaza, and anticapitalist energy. Plus, backlash against Big Tech: data centers, Flock cameras, and more!Recommended:Subaru

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5:00

An Education Academies Won’t Provide: Claremont’s...

The American Mind Podcast ·

2026/08/13

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.comPresident Ryan Williams reports on the Claremont Institute's Lincoln fellowship. On the docket: America’s political economy and the utility of tariffs, RFK’s new dietary guidelines, and more!

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64:40

AOC Goes from Woke 1 to Woke 2: A New Left Coalition...

The American Mind Podcast ·

2026/08/12

“Woke One was crazy.” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, questioned this week on ABC about a fellow Democratic Socialist’s call to cancel Thanksgiving in 2020, rolled out a new messaging strategy for the Left. Woke 2 will try to distance itself from COVID-era messaging while still demanding that America be transformed to suit its latest grievance coalition. Plus: inflation of the racial oppression narrative, and the purge of liberal arts colleges.Recommended:AOC can’t escape ‘Woke One’Why I Quit the Tenure

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5:00

Common GoodGate, Again

The American Mind Podcast ·

2026/08/06

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.comCommon good discourse, recently a central topic of right-wing discussion, suffered distortions as it became a catch-all term for the worst fears of the Trump-deranged. Now, as Trump’s possible heir, J.D. Vance has occasioned new debate over the term, its meaning, and its future. How much involvement should the government have in private morality? And is Vance truly "post-liberal"?

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58:58

Catastrophe at Cambridge – Jason Arday and the...

The American Mind Podcast ·

2026/08/05

Jason Arday, who rocketed to academic stardom as the youngest black professor at Cambridge, now faces claims that his PhD thesis contains plagiarism. That's not all: huge portions of his story seem likely to be fabricated, from a supposed brain surgery days before his defense, to an appearace on the documentary Seven Up. But is Arday really the problem? It seems the institutional decay goes much deeper. This week, hosts Spencer and Mike discuss the necessity of a reckoning in the academies. Plus: is

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5:00

Zohran Mamdani Comes for the Pieds-à-Terre

The American Mind Podcast ·

2026/07/30

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.comNew York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration announced a special pied-à-terre tax on non-primary residences in an attempt to price out affluent owners—noting down properties and owners who might be subject to it in a publicly available list. As the Democratic Socialists rise to take the lead of Democratic politics, how will Republicans respond?

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57:50

A New Phase in the Iran War

The American Mind Podcast ·

2026/07/29

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu entered meetings with Trump this week to discuss their respective wars with Russia and Iran. Will Trump shift strategies to bring an end to the conflicts in time for the midterms? Will Thibeau, director of the American Military Project, joins the guys to survey the battlefield and its implications. Meanwhile, Senator Rand Paul released pages of Fauci’s COVID-era diary ahead of the ex-public health official’s appearance before a Senate

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5:00

Are Millennials and Gen Z Losing Out on Boomer-Level...

The American Mind Podcast ·

2026/07/23

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.comFaced with ever-greater housing costs, Millennials and Gen Z are finding little comfort in the decreased price of luxury goods like TVs and phones. Despite traditional indicators, today's economic landscape is far grimmer than the one the Boomers faced. How will America bridge this generational disconnect to restore a sense of civilizational continuity?

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