The Claremont Independent May 16, 2018Meet California AG Candidate Judge Steven BaileyThe Claremont Independent had the opportunity to interview retired Judge Steven Bailey, a candidate for California Attorney General....
The Claremont Independent Feb 24, 2018Interview: CMC Dean Uvin and Freedom of SpeechThe Claremont Independent was able to sit down with Claremont McKenna College’s (CMC) Dean of Faculty, Peter Uvin, and discuss his...
The Claremont Independent Oct 2, 2017MEMEGATE: Pomona’s Disciplinary Options Limited by California LawAfter discovering a student-run meme page that contained “deplorable” and “deeply offensive” pictures and text, Pomona College launched a...
The Claremont Independent Dec 17, 2016Meet Incoming Pomona President G. Gabrielle StarrDr. G. Gabrielle Starr will become Pomona College’s 10th president on July 1st, 2017 after current president David Oxtoby steps down. She...
The Claremont Independent Nov 25, 2016What a Late-Night Uber Taught Me About American PoliticsOn Tuesday night, as the final tendrils of orange and red light faded from the evening skies in Washington D.C., I packed my bags and...
The Claremont Independent Feb 29, 2016Super Tuesday: Go Big or Go HomeWhat is Super Tuesday? Since our last feature on the Iowa Caucuses, four states, Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada have all...
The Claremont Independent Feb 1, 2016Iowa Caucuses: What You Need to KnowWhat are the Iowa Caucuses? In both parties’ nomination processes, the first state to cast its votes is the state of Iowa, which does so...
The Claremont Independent Nov 16, 2015277 Students Dissent and Ask For ReconciliationNathan Tsai (CMC ’17) wrote a campus-wide letter, which was sent out this afternoon. The letter was sent out with 236 anonymous CMC...
The Claremont Independent May 14, 2015Who We Are: A Survey of the Claremont Independent StaffBetween the George Will disinvitation at Scripps, the Allan Cunningham controversy at Harvey Mudd, and the one-sidedness of political...
The Claremont Independent Apr 2, 2015DHFC: Jew Hatred on Campus Awareness Week PresentationThe David Horowitz Freedom Center has provided the Independent with a presentation rebutting the claims made on Pitzer Students for...
The Claremont Independent Jan 29, 2015Bill Kristol Talks Microaggressions, the Media, and Newt GingrichBill Kristol has made quite the career for himself. Twenty years ago, after stints in government, the academy, and non-profits, he...
The Claremont Independent Dec 11, 2014Book Review: America in Retreat by Bret StephensThe Claremont Colleges have hosted a series of events discussing international relations and the United States’ role in global affairs....
The Claremont Independent Dec 5, 2014Featured Organization: Liberty in North Korea (LiNK)While many students in Claremont may have been taught to see the North Korean problem through the lenses of international politics or...
The Claremont Independent Nov 18, 20142014 Inland Empire Economic Forecast Conference RecapWhat’s the current state of the Inland Empire recovery, and where does the region go from here? These were two of the main questions...
The Claremont Independent Nov 18, 201412 Best Photos From Friday’s ROTC DrillOn Friday, November 14th, Claremont’s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets took part in a Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) drill...
The Claremont Independent Oct 26, 2014Senate WatchFor most Americans, the mid-term elections are a non-event. Without the fanfare and national messaging of a presidential race, voters are...
The Claremont Independent Oct 23, 2014Featured Organization: Young Americans for FreedomAs a conservative in an overwhelmingly liberal college environment, it can often be difficult to engage in intellectual discourse with...
The Claremont Independent Oct 19, 2014Out of the Jungle (Primary): Strickland vs. KnightSteve Knight (R) Thirty miles north of Claremont lies California’s 25th District, where two Republicans are running to replace Howard...
The Claremont Independent Oct 18, 2014Paul Ryan’s Way ForwardIn a 1996 interview, Robin Williams described Claremont McKenna College, where he spent his freshman year, as “very conservative, with a...
The Claremont Independent Oct 1, 2014Andrew Sullivan: Obama’s ISIS “Fantasy”Before Andrew Sullivan’s talk at the Athenaeum this evening, I had a chance to sit down with Sullivan, one of the nation’s most widely...