Center of the American Experiment

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FounderMitch Pearlstein [1]
Established1990 [2]
President John Hinderaker [3]
Chair Ron Eibensteiner
Senior Policy FellowKathy Kersten
BudgetRevenue: $4.31 million
Expenses: $4.15 million [4]
Address12600 Whitewater Drive Suite 150
Minnetonka, MN 55343
Website americanexperiment.org

The Center of the American Experiment is a Minnesota-based think tank that advocates for conservative and free-market principles. [5] John Hinderaker, of the Power Line blog, is its president. [6]

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Overview

The Center of the American Experiment was founded in 1990 by Mitch Pearlstein, a former Reagan appointee. [2] Annette Meeks previously served as the organization's CEO. [7] It has received grants from the Bradley Foundation and the John M. Olin Foundation. [8] Katherine Kersten is a Senior Fellow at the organization. [9]

The Center has supported school vouchers [8] and opposed affirmative action, particularly in academia. [10] The organization has been credited with playing a major role in empowering conservatives in Minnesota. [11]

Its offices were set on fire in February 2024 in a case of arson. [12]

References

  1. ↑ Hawkins, Beth (March 27, 2012). "Mitch Pearlstein: Connecting family and achievement gap". MinnPost. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 Marsh, Steve (November 1, 2004). "Calling ... Mitch Pearlstein". Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine.
  3. ↑ Lopez, Ricardo (January 17, 2016). "Conservative blogger, attorney takes helm of Center of the American Experiment". Star Tribune. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Center Of The American Experiment - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Anderson, Jake (July 10, 2014). "Think Tank Calls For Moratorium On Light-Rail". Twin Cities Business. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Staff".
  7. ↑ "Annette Meeks The True Believer". City Pages. May 28, 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  8. 1 2 Cokorinos, Lee (2003). The Assault on Diversity: An Organized Challenge to Racial and Gender Justice . Rowman & Littlefield. p.  56. ISBN   9780742524767 . Retrieved 5 March 2015. Center of the American Experiment.
  9. ↑ Kersten, Katherine (June 1, 2013). "Minnesota plays pretend with marriage". Minnesota Star-Tribune. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  10. ↑ Garcia, Mildred (1997). Affirmative Action's Testament of Hope: Strategies for a New Era in Higher Education. SUNY Press. p. 48. ISBN   9780791434130 . Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  11. ↑ Stahl, Jason Michael (2008). Selling Conservatism: Think Tanks, Conservative Ideology, and the Undermining of Liberalism, 1945--Present. p. 18. ISBN   9780549669777 . Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  12. ↑ Walsh, Paul (2024-07-03). "ATF: Fires at Golden Valley building that houses conservative group intentionally set". www.startribune.com. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
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