There is much to gain from reading the short stories of Raymond Carver, especially for today’s conservatives. When he published in the ’70s and ’80s, Carver was unsurpassed in his popularity. Today his settings, for instance, would be immediately recognizable to the average Trump supporter: fishing trips, small farms, barber shops, motel rooms, bingo halls,... Read more about: Short Sagas for Team MAGA The post Short Sagas for Team MAGA appeared first on The American Mind.| The American Mind
Here’s the thing you need to understand about the artificial intelligence race: it’s exponential, not linear. In a traditional race, the track underneath you doesn’t change in real time. But when it comes to AI, a single innovation can radically transform the field. Think of a poker table, where the deck reshuffles mid-hand. In January,... Read more about: America Is Winning the AI Race—But We Can’t Afford to Act Like It The post America Is Winning the AI Race—But We Can’t Aff...| The American Mind
In July, the Trump Administration published “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” a blueprint for American leadership in the defining technological endeavor of the 21st century. President Trump and key advisors like David Sacks and Michael Kratsios are setting the regulatory stage to ensure America dominates in AI, and that the government supports... Read more about: How America Can Lead the AI Revolution The post How America Can Lead the AI Revolution appeared first on The A...| The American Mind
The American Mind’s ‘Editorial Roundtable’ podcast is a weekly conversation with Ryan Williams, Spencer Klavan, and Mike Sabo devoted to uncovering the ideas and principles that drive American political life. Stream here or download from your favorite podcast host. Art of the Hostage Deal | The Roundtable Ep. 289 In a stirring climax to Trump’s... Read more about: The American Mind Podcast: The Roundtable Episode 289 The post The American Mind Podcast: The Roundtable Episode 289 appea...| The American Mind
In his recent Provocation, Claremont Institute Washington Fellow Scott Yenor savagely criticizes Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s 1996 opinion in US v Virginia, writing that her opinion “banned single-sex education at Virginia Military Institute (VMI).” Yenor asserts that Ginsburg portrayed “single-sex institutions [as] artifacts of prejudice” and calls for a reversal of US v Virginia and... Read more about: Don’t Blame the Supreme Court for VMI The post Don’t Blame the Supreme Cou...| The American Mind
For those of us who hold out hope that the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV, the Chicago-born bishop and missionary to Peru, Robert Prevost, will lead to more Christ-centered and less ideological leadership from Rome, the last few weeks have been disappointing. First, a 2023 video of the new pope resurfaced, where he spoke about... Read more about: Christianity and the West, Part III The post Christianity and the West, Part III appeared first on The American Mind.| The American Mind
From “Black Jack” Pershing’s pursuit of Pancho Villa deep into Chihuahua to fentanyl streaming into the United States, Washington forgets that the southern border has always been a battlefield. In August, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum declared, “We will never allow the US army or any other institution of the US to set foot in Mexican... Read more about: The Never-Ending Border Battle The post The Never-Ending Border Battle appeared first on The American Mind.| The American Mind
Today, we commemorate Christopher Columbus, the man whose daring voyage across the Atlantic in 1492 initiated the Age of Discovery that reshaped the world. Columbus’s prediction that a western route to Asia was possible was not correct in its specifics, but he did not have to be correct to change the world. His legacy is... Read more about: Why Columbus Matters The post Why Columbus Matters appeared first on The American Mind.| The American Mind
Columbus Day ought to provoke reflection as much as celebration—and not just because the White House is emphatically committed to the latter. It was the right move, of course, for the administration to confidently reject acts of erasure like “Indigenous Peoples Day,” and the whole apparatus of academia, media, and elite-left cultural bludgeoning behind it.... Read more about: The Spirit of Columbus Lives On The post The Spirit of Columbus Lives On appeared first on The American Mind.| The American Mind
A young person wanting to learn something of American history could do worse than to watch the works of director John Ford (1894-1973). One of the great American filmmakers—in my view, the greatest—Ford delved deeply and repeatedly into American history, and not just that of the American West for which he is most famed. You... Read more about: John Ford’s America The post John Ford’s America appeared first on The American Mind.| The American Mind
With 2025’s V-E Day and V-J Day anniversaries behind us, the Second World War will soon be 80 years in history’s rearview mirror. Very few veterans of the conflict remain alive. According to records in the National World War II Museum, as of the last survey in 2024, only 66,143 soldiers were still with us—less... Read more about: Goodbye to the Good War The post Goodbye to the Good War appeared first on The American Mind.| The American Mind
The assassination of Charlie Kirk was not just evil, it was cowardly—and above all, dishonorable. That an action might be dishonorable used to bother men, dissuading them from perpetrating such an act. When Themistocles was on the run from both the Spartan authorities and his own Athenian countrymen, he fled to the royal court of... Read more about: No Honor Among Assassins The post No Honor Among Assassins appeared first on The American Mind.| The American Mind
Trump has a twenty-point plan to end the war in Gaza, emphasizing demilitarization and the release of hostages. On the two-year anniversary of the October 7 attack, the guys contemplate the plan’s prospects for success, Netanyahu’s political future, and domestic reactions. Meanwhile back home, leaked texts from Virginia Democrat Jay Jones express hair-raisingly violent fantasies about “fascist” conservative opponents and their families, epitomizing the Left's bloodlust problem. Plus: ...| The American Mind
In response to indefensible remarks made about Charlie Kirk's murder, we must rebuild the standards necessary for civilized society.| The American Mind
The Trump Administration’s approach to the government shutdown is aimed above all at recovering the unitary executive as envisioned by the framers of the Constitution. Article II’s vesting clause, the epitome of “short and sweet,” empowers the president to control the executive branch, as Alexander Hamilton explained in Federalist 70. Though the administrative state steadily... Read more about: Cutting Back the Administrative State The post Cutting Back the Administrative State appear...| The American Mind
Loyalty can elevate or enslave. Placed in truth, it anchors. Placed in tribe, it distorts. Though I have known both, I abandoned the latter and embraced the former. That is why when I look at Ilhan Omar and Charlie Kirk, I see two distinct moral universes. Charlie’s foundation was faith in Christ and country, in... Read more about: From Clan to Congress: Why Ilhan Omar Betrays the Meaning of Citizenship The post From Clan to Congress: Why Ilhan Omar Betrays the Meaning of Citizenship appear...| The American Mind
Some years back during a conversation with Charles Murray about his justly praised book Coming Apart, Bill Kristol made perhaps the single most outrageous statement he has ever uttered in public. Murray’s book chronicled the decline in the traditional work ethic and other foundational values in the American lower classes, and Kristol suggested a solution.... Read more about: Class Struggle The post Class Struggle appeared first on The American Mind.| The American Mind
Last week, the federal government “shut down” because the Senate could not get the required 60 votes to invoke cloture and pass a continuing resolution to keep the government funded. The CR had passed the House, was supported by a majority of the Senate, and would have been signed into law by President Trump. It... Read more about: Preserving Majority Rule Requires Limiting the Senate Filibuster The post Preserving Majority Rule Requires Limiting the Senate Filibuster appeared first on Th...| The American Mind
At Wired, Laura Bullard writes that “Among the relatively few people associated with National Conservatism who do cite Schmitt openly in their own work are Thiel and Michael Anton, the essayist and sometime Trump administration official.” We may leave to one side the extent to which I am “associated” with National Conservatism. I did not... Read more about: Refuting the Schmitt Smear The post Refuting the Schmitt Smear appeared first on The American Mind.| The American Mind
In his opening salvo, the esteemed Scott Yenor righteously scrutinizes the travesty of single-sex education at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI). Yenor lays bare the deleterious effects that forced sex integration has had on honor, cohesion, and the society into which graduates of the school march. What he emphasizes less, however, is how the Supreme... Read more about: How to Make Enough Good Men The post How to Make Enough Good Men appeared first on The American Mind.| The American Mind
“Angelo.” With no surname necessary, the mere mention put Washington’s late-Cold War intelligence establishment on edge. Their tormenter was but a thirtysomething staffer on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Contrarily, to the Cold Warriors sacrificing their all to defend the nation from Communist subversion and nuclear-missile threats, that single name, like a messenger from... Read more about: The Man Who Kept the CIA Up at Night The post The Man Who Kept the CIA Up at Nigh...| The American Mind
He discussed the differences between Americans openly, honestly, peacefully, and respectfully—and did it better than anyone else in America.| The American Mind
The millions of students he molded may well conclude that only the Right can be trusted to wield political power for the common good.| The American Mind
The president’s EO is not only much needed, but is also very likely to be upheld by the Supreme Court when the inevitable challenges arise.| The American Mind
The Supreme Court will likely have the opportunity to acknowledge that the Claremont Institute’s view of the Citizenship Clause is correct.| The American Mind
Trump should make it clear that any future U.S. participation in the U.N. will be entirely dependent on how it serves American interests.| The American Mind
By choosing Trump (again), Americans chose to return to our heritage and its vision of who we are, how we live, and what we cherish.| The American Mind
Conservatives need to learn how to appreciate art, both for its own sake and because it will make us more effective operators in the media world.| The American Mind
An undue focus on health and fitness can be an idolatrous form of self-worship that affirms rather than challenges the false gods of our time.| The American Mind
