Kara Hagler
Rebuttal: We Shouldn’t Embrace All Cancel Culture
In recent years, cancel culture has gained notoriety for high-profile “cancellations” of prominent figures for harmful actions. The...
The Claremont Independent
- Apr 18, 2021
Rebuttal: Reactions To Lil Nas X’s New Video Exemplify Cancel Culture’s Double Standard
Last 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, 2021
REBUTTAL: American Exceptionalism Isn’t A Bad Thing
As 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 1, 2020
All 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 17, 2017
Yes Means Yes, Obviously
The 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, 2017
Silencing Dissent Is Social Injustice
In an editorial published Wednesday, the editorial board of The Student Life—the Claremont Colleges’ newspaper funded almost exclusively...
The Claremont Independent
- Oct 31, 2014
A Free Market Defense of Plan B Vending Machines
By Chris Gaarder and Hannah Oh Here at the Claremont Independent, we aim to kindle meaningful discussion by introducing less commonly...
The Claremont Independent
- Oct 28, 2014
The Scripps Silence: A Rebuttal to the Scripps Voice
The 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, 2014
The Farce of Two CMCs: A Rebuttal to The Student Life
In today’s knowledge-based economy, higher education has become increasingly important in influencing social and economic prosperity....
The Claremont Independent
- Apr 24, 2014
Lone Star Farce: A Response to the Claremont Port Side
In 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 15, 2014
In Defense of the Independent
The 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 10, 2014
Boycotting Israeli Academics? A Response to TSL
The American Studies Association (ASA), a scholarly group that publishes American Quarterly, announced in a statement Dec. 16 that it...
The Claremont Independent
- Nov 12, 2013
Defining 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...