The Center of the American Experiment is a Minnesota-based think tank that advocates for conservative and free-market principles.

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

[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.