Claremonster

English Etymology en Claremont monster. Noun en US politics slang A contributor to the Claremont Review of Books, a quarterly review of politics and statesmanship published by the conservative Claremont Institute. en 2021 Glenn Ellmers The Soul of Politics: Harry V. Jaffa and the Fight for America More so than Trump the man, the Claremonsters (as they wryly call themselves) appreciated and gave intellectual legitimacy to the populist revolt against the politically correct contempt of the ruling class. en 2022 Michael Pack; Mark Paoletta Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words Not only is it striking that you brought these “Claremonsters” into the EEOC, but it is just amazing to me that you brought in professors to try to learn something. Mostly in Washington, heads of agencies think they know everything. en w:Josh Hammer Against 'Principled Loserdom' w:Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/against-principled-loserdom-opinion-1699917 21-04-2022 The "principled loserdom" mentality leads to what another Claremonster, Michael Anton, referred to in a famous 2016 essay as the "Washington Generals"—the exhibition basketball team known for once losing 2,495 games in a row. https://web.archive.org/web/20220428063400/https://www.newsweek.com/against-principled-loserdom-opinion-1699917 Thomas B. Edsall Is There Life for MAGA After Trump? 2025-12-02 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/opinion/trump-vance-maga-future.html The “Claremonsters'” (Michael Anton, Thomas Klingenstein, John Eastman and Charles Kesler, who are affiliated with the Claremont Institute; Larry Arnn of Hillsdale College, and, yes, Vance). https://archive.ph/eKVOE 2025-12-02