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...
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The Claremont Independent
- 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,...
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....
The Claremont Independent
- 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...
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...
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 Claremont Independent
- 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...
The Claremont Independent
- 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...
The Claremont Independent
- 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...
The Claremont Independent
- 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...
The Claremont Independent
- 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...
The Claremont Independent
- 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...
The Claremont Independent
- 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...
The Claremont Independent
- 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...
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