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Claremont Institute

Summary

The Claremont Institute is a conservative think tank founded in 1979 that promotes American constitutionalism grounded in the principles of the Declaration of Independence, strongly associated with the Straussian school of political philosophy.

Core Contribution

Provided the intellectual foundation for a distinctive brand of American conservatism rooted in natural rights and the Founding; its fellows played major roles in the Trump movement.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • Straussian conservatism
  • constitutionalism
  • natural rights
  • American Founding

Historical Influences

Leo Strauss Harry Jaffa Lincoln scholarship

Intellectual Lineage

Leo Strauss Harry Jaffa Straussian conservatism

Contemporaries & Peers

Heritage Foundation Federalist Society national conservatism movement

Minds Influenced

Conservative constitutional law Trump movement intellectualsJohn Eastman

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