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The Claremont Independent

Oct 4, 2020

In Tense Claremont Protests, Protesters Bark At Trump Supporters, Who Yell Back Insults

A group of protesters began barking at Trump supporters at a Trump rally in Claremont on October 3. The protesters continued barking when...

How New Trump Executive Order Targeting CRT May Affect Claremont Colleges

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Sep 23, 2020

How New Trump Executive Order Targeting CRT May Affect Claremont Colleges

Yesterday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order stating that “it shall be the policy of the United States not to promote race...

The Claremont Independent

Sep 7, 2020

The Democrats’ Golden Retriever Complex

Trump’s campaign has finally settled on a negative message. In Joe Biden’s America, cities will burn as radical leftists control his...

The Claremont Independent

Feb 21, 2020

Trump is Right About Tariffs Against China…But for the Wrong Reasons

Earlier last month, President Trump signed the recently negotiated phase-one trade deal with China. During a ceremony at the White House,...

An Uber Ride’s Lesson in Civil Discourse

The Claremont Independent

Nov 23, 2019

An Uber Ride’s Lesson in Civil Discourse

A few weeks ago, I took an Uber from a student journalism event at the Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda to Claremont....

Scripps Hosts Pro-Maduro Event Defending “Illegitimate” Elections

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Jan 28, 2019

Scripps Hosts Pro-Maduro Event Defending “Illegitimate” Elections

On Monday—amid the Venezuelan presidential crisis in which human rights activists and international observers accused Venezuelan dictator...

INTERVIEW: CMC Alumnus David Dreier and “Better Angels”

The Claremont Independent

Dec 5, 2018

INTERVIEW: CMC Alumnus David Dreier and “Better Angels”

Last week, the Claremont Independent had the distinct opportunity of interviewing Claremont McKenna College (CMC) alumnus and former...

“Nationalism” and “Immigration” Key Topics in College Speaker Series

The Claremont Independent

Mar 22, 2018

“Nationalism” and “Immigration” Key Topics in College Speaker Series

This semester, Scripps College’s Humanities Institute’s semesterly speaker series, titled “Exclusive Nationalisms: Global Migration and...

The Only Part of Last Night’s Debate You Need to See

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Sep 27, 2016

The Only Part of Last Night’s Debate You Need to See

Yesterday’s debate featured exactly the Trumpian performance we’ve come to expect: the Donald’s signature one-two punch of incoherence...

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Sep 25, 2016

What Is Killing American Politics?

To find the greatest irony of this year’s presidential election, look no further than any one of the national polls conducted since the...

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May 21, 2016

Could Trump Actually Win?

One of the enduring critiques of Donald Trump from conservative Republicans throughout the primary process has been that the...

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Apr 15, 2016

Was Colorado Rigged?

In an opinion editorial published in this morning’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump...

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Apr 3, 2016

#TheChalkening Hits Pitzer College

Yesterday, a student wrote the phrase “Make America” (presumably the beginning of Republican frontrunner Donald Trump’s slogan, “Make...

Scripps Dean: Writing #Trump2016 is ‘Harassment,’ ‘Intimidation’

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Apr 1, 2016

Scripps Dean: Writing #Trump2016 is ‘Harassment,’ ‘Intimidation’

Last week, Scripps College’s Student Body President, Minjoo Kim, sent an email to the Scripps community describing a “racist incident”...

The Claremont Independent

Mar 26, 2016

To survive, the GOP must stop Trump

Many journalists and political commentators have already opined on the problems which would accompany the selection of Donald J. Trump as...

Super Tuesday 2.0: The fallout from the March 15th primaries

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Mar 17, 2016

Super Tuesday 2.0: The fallout from the March 15th primaries

On the Republican side Donald Trump marched to victory in four of the five Republican primaries on Tuesday, steamrolling Senator Marco...

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Feb 29, 2016

Super Tuesday: Go Big or Go Home

What 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, 2016

Iowa Caucuses: What You Need to Know

What are the Iowa Caucuses? In both parties’ nomination processes, the first state to cast its votes is the state of Iowa, which does so...