The American Mind
What does this mean?How we determined this rating:
- Independent Review
- AllSides has medium confidence in this bias rating.
Unless otherwise noted, this bias rating refers only to online news coverage, not TV, print, or radio content.
Learn about our bias rating methodsAbout The American Mind's Bias Rating
The American Mind is a news media source with an AllSides Media Bias Rating™ of Lean Right.
The American Mind's about page states that it is "an online publication of the Claremont Institute dedicated to the ideas that drive our political life." The Claremont Institute is a conservative think tank based in Upland, California.
What a "Lean Right" Rating Means
Sources with an AllSides Media Bias Rating of Lean Right display media bias in ways that moderately align with conservative, traditional, libertarian, or right-wing thought and/or policy agendas. A Lean Right bias is a moderately conservative rating on the political spectrum.
Learn more about Lean Right ratingsBias Reviews
We use multiple methods to analyze sources. Learn how we rate media bias.American Mind Rated Lean Right in May 2020 Independent Review
An independent review of The American Mind by an AllSides editorial team member in May 2020 found that The American Mind publishes content critical of both Democrats and Republicans, and frequently publishes content exploring ideas of civilization, nation, elite institutional collapse, and more. It has published pieces critical of multiculturalism, porn, online suppression of disfavored speech, and special interests in higher education.
Confidence Level
Confidence is determined by how many reviews have been applied and consistency of data.As of June 2026, AllSides has medium confidence in our Lean Right rating for The American Mind. An Editorial Review or Blind Bias Survey has affirmed this rating, or multiple reviews have returned differing results. If we perform more bias reviews and gather consistent data, this confidence level will increase.