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SENIOR FELLOW, THE CLAREMONT INSTITUTE · 1943–2021

Angelo M. Codevilla

Angelo Codevilla was a senior fellow of the Claremont Institute, a longtime contributor to the Claremont Review of Books and The American Mind, and professor emeritus of international relations at Boston University. Born in Italy, he served as a naval officer, a Foreign Service officer, and a staff member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and later as a senior research fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution.

He was among the clearest American thinkers on intelligence, war, and statecraft. His 2010 essay in The American Spectator, "America's Ruling Class," named the divide that has defined our politics ever since.

See also Fighting Enemies Foreign and Domestic: The Legacy of Angelo Codevilla (Encounter, 2025), edited by Ryan P. Williams.

START HERE America's Ruling ClassThe American Spectator · July 2010 The Cold Civil WarClaremont Review of Books · 2017 After the RepublicClaremont Review of Books · 2016 The Codevilla TapesInterview with David Samuels · Tablet · October 2019

The Ruling ClassCODEVILLAThe Ruling Class2010 The Character of NationsCODEVILLAThe Character of Nations1997 · rev. 2009 Advice to War PresidentsCODEVILLAAdvice to War Presidents2009 To Make and Keep Peace Among Ourselves and with All NationsCODEVILLATo Make and Keep Peace Among Ourselves and with All Nations2014 America's Rise and Fall among NationsCODEVILLAAmerica's Rise and Fall among Nations2022 Informing StatecraftCODEVILLAInforming Statecraft1992 War: Ends and MeansCODEVILLAWar: Ends and Means1989 · with Paul Seabury While Others BuildCODEVILLAWhile Others Build1988 No Victory, No PeaceCODEVILLANo Victory, No Peace2005 A Student's Guide to International RelationsCODEVILLAA Student's Guide to International Relations2010 Machiavelli, The PrinceCODEVILLAMachiavelli, The Prince1997 · translator and editor

WASHINGTON FELLOW

William J. Bennett

Former U.S. Secretary of Education and Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Bill Bennett is one of America's most widely read authors on virtue, education, and the American story.

PODCAST The Bill Bennett Show Featured episode: Bill Bennett with Brian T. Kennedy on Iran, election integrity, and the threat posed by China (March 2026).

America: The Last Best Hope, Vol. IBENNETTAmerica: The Last Best Hope, Vol. I2006 America: The Last Best Hope, Vol. IIBENNETTAmerica: The Last Best Hope, Vol. II2007 The Book of VirtuesBENNETTThe Book of Virtues1993 The American Patriot's AlmanacBENNETTThe American Patriot's Almanac2008 · with John T. E. Cribb The Death of OutrageBENNETTThe Death of Outrage1998 The Book of ManBENNETTThe Book of Man2011 Tried by FireBENNETTTried by Fire2016 The Moral CompassBENNETTThe Moral Compass1995 Our Sacred HonorBENNETTOur Sacred Honor1997 The De-Valuing of AmericaBENNETTThe De-Valuing of America1992 The Educated ChildBENNETTThe Educated Child1999 Is College Worth It?BENNETTIs College Worth It?2013 · with David Wilezol