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Charles Kesler

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Biography

Charles Kesler is a Senior Fellow of the Claremont Institute, Editor of the Claremont Review of Books, host of Claremont’s The American Mind video series, and the Dengler-Dykema Distinguished Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College.

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Symposium on Associate Justice Clarence Thomas’s Remarks on the Declaration of Independence

Constitutionalism
May 1, 2026
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Civitas Outlook
Justice Harlan and President Trump Are Right About Birth Tourism

The Supreme Court should follow Justice Harlan’s lead: Children of illegal aliens are citizens at birth, but children born to pregnant women on temporary tourist visas are not.

Josh Blackman

Constitutionalism

April 30, 2026

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Chicago’s “Disappearing Middle Class” Can Be Found in Its Proliferating Upper Middle-Class Neighborhoods

The middle class has not been hollowed out; rather, the overall decline stems from the net movement of families upward into the upper-middle class.

Scott Winship

Economic Dynamism

April 30, 2026

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