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November 21, 2025 12:10 amNovember 24, 2025 10:28 am

The Claremonster under the bed: The Claremont Institute, the conservative think tank from the Claremont Colleges behind the Trump administration

By Vivian Fan 4511 Views CGU, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont Institute, Claremont McKenna, CMC, Conservatism, far-right, investigative, jaffa, kesler, political philosophy, Politics

Founded in 1979 by four Claremont Graduate University students, the Claremont Institute’s once mutual relationship with the Claremont Colleges has changed drastically since the Claremont Institute’s origins.

Opinions

February 9, 2023 9:46 pmFebruary 10, 2023 12:30 pm

OPINION: CMC, it’s time to renounce the Claremont Institute

By Rowan Gray 9770 Views Claremont Institute, Claremont McKenna College

What is the Claremont Institute? And what do they have to do with you? Rowan Gray CM ‘26 has the answers.

The Claremont Institute office resides proudly in Claremont, California on Foothill Boulevard.

News

October 28, 2021 9:58 pmOctober 28, 2021 10:08 pm

Claremont Institute defends senior fellow who advised Trump on overturning election

By Samson Zhang 6536 Views Amanda Hollis-Brusky, American Political Science Association, Bob Woodward, Chapman University, Charles Kesler, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont Institute, Claremont McKenna College, Donald Trump, Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy, Harry Jaffa, Joe Biden, Joseph M. Bessette, Mark Blitz, Mike Pence, Robert Costa, Rudy Giuliani, Ryan Williams, The New York Times, Thomas Klingenstein, Upland

The Claremont Institute published a statement on Oct. 11 defending senior fellow John Eastman, the lawyer who advised former President Donald Trump on overturning the 2020 election in Congress.

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