Center of the American Experiment explained

Founder:Mitch Pearlstein[1]
Established:1990
President:John Hinderaker[2]
Chairman:Ron Eibensteiner
Head Label:Senior Policy Fellow
Head:Kathy Kersten
Budget:Revenue: $1,191,118
Expenses: $1,087,451
(FYE December 2015)[3]
Address:8441 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 350
Golden Valley, MN 55426

The Center of the American Experiment is a Minnesota-based think tank that advocates for conservative and free-market principles.[4] John Hinderaker, of the Power Line blog, is its president.[5]

Overview

The Center of the American Experiment was founded in 1990 by Mitch Pearlstein, a former Reagan appointee.[6] 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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Hawkins. Beth. Mitch Pearlstein: Connecting family and achievement gap. 5 March 2015. MinnPost. March 27, 2012.
  2. News: Lopez. Ricardo. Conservative blogger, attorney takes helm of Center of the American Experiment. 3 June 2016. Star Tribune. January 17, 2016.
  3. Web site: Quickview data . . See also Web site: Charity Rating. Charity Navigator.
  4. News: Anderson. Jake. Think Tank Calls For Moratorium On Light-Rail. 5 March 2015. Twin Cities Business. July 10, 2014.
  5. Web site: Staff .
  6. News: Marsh. Steve. Calling ... Mitch Pearlstein. Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine. November 1, 2004.
  7. News: Annette Meeks The True Believer. 5 March 2015. City Pages. May 28, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134655/http://www.citypages.com/2008-05-28/feature/annette-meeks/full/. 2 April 2015.
  8. Book: Cokorinos. Lee. The Assault on Diversity: An Organized Challenge to Racial and Gender Justice. 2003. Rowman & Littlefield. 9780742524767. 56. registration. Center of the American Experiment.. 5 March 2015.
  9. News: Kersten. Katherine. Minnesota plays pretend with marriage. 5 March 2015. Minnesota Star-Tribune. June 1, 2013.
  10. Book: Garcia. Mildred. Affirmative Action's Testament of Hope: Strategies for a New Era in Higher Education. 1997. SUNY Press. 9780791434130. 48. 5 March 2015.
  11. Book: Stahl. Jason Michael. Selling Conservatism: Think Tanks, Conservative Ideology, and the Undermining of Liberalism, 1945--Present. 2008. 9780549669777. 18. 5 March 2015.
  12. Web site: Walsh . Paul . 2024-07-03 . ATF: Fires at Golden Valley building that houses conservative group intentionally set . 2024-10-01 . www.startribune.com . en.

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