Kara HaglerMay 6, 2021Rebuttal: We Shouldn’t Embrace All Cancel CultureIn recent years, cancel culture has gained notoriety for high-profile “cancellations” of prominent figures for harmful actions. The...
The Claremont Independent Apr 18, 2021Rebuttal: Reactions To Lil Nas X’s New Video Exemplify Cancel Culture’s Double StandardLast month, popular singer Lil Nas X depicted himself descending into Hell on a stripper pole in his new hit music video “MONTERO (Call...
The Claremont Independent Apr 10, 2021REBUTTAL: American Exceptionalism Isn’t A Bad ThingAs a nation, the United States of America was established upon a set of principles articulated in the Declaration of Independence—namely,...
The Claremont Independent Mar 2, 2020All Segregation Is Wrong, Period.The Claremont Colleges are a place where events you couldn’t make up take place. For example, the recent “BlaQ Mixer” event at Pomona...
The Claremont Independent Nov 18, 2017Yes Means Yes, ObviouslyThe moral climate of college is warped. On the one hand, it is a bit like living in the Scarlet Letter. Students are urged to repent for...
The Claremont Independent Jul 22, 2017Silencing Dissent Is Social InjusticeIn an editorial published Wednesday, the editorial board of The Student Life—the Claremont Colleges’ newspaper funded almost exclusively...
The Claremont Independent Oct 31, 2014A Free Market Defense of Plan B Vending MachinesBy Chris Gaarder and Hannah Oh Here at the Claremont Independent, we aim to kindle meaningful discussion by introducing less commonly...
The Claremont Independent Oct 29, 2014The Scripps Silence: A Rebuttal to the Scripps VoiceThe Scripps Voice, the official student newspaper of Scripps College, came out in support of the college’s decision to suppress the...
The Claremont Independent Oct 21, 2014The Farce of Two CMCs: A Rebuttal to The Student LifeIn today’s knowledge-based economy, higher education has become increasingly important in influencing social and economic prosperity....
The Claremont Independent Apr 24, 2014Lone Star Farce: A Response to the Claremont Port SideIn what will be the most high-profile gubernatorial race of the year, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott looks to succeed the 14-year...
The Claremont Independent Apr 16, 2014In Defense of the IndependentThe Claremont Independent has come under fire recently. Not only were several copies of our most recent issue physically torn apart on...
The Claremont Independent Mar 11, 2014Boycotting Israeli Academics? A Response to TSLThe American Studies Association (ASA), a scholarly group that publishes American Quarterly, announced in a statement Dec. 16 that it...
The Claremont Independent Nov 13, 2013Defining Libertarianism: A Rebuttal to the “Claremont Port Side”In his May 2 article, “An Ideology at Odds with Itself,” David Leathers of the Claremont Port Side argues that people who claim to be...