Trump’s campaign has finally settled on a negative message. In Joe Biden’s America, cities will burn as radical leftists control his every move. It is a combination of a Nixonian law and order message and a characterization of the Democratic Party as a socialist breeding ground. Two premises underlie the strategy: Biden cannot secure our streets and he will be pulled to the extreme left of the Democratic Party. The argument is politically clever — but not sound. However, ther

This summer, my stepdad saw an American flag dancing in the wind and assumed its owner was conservative. It is a common reaction by liberals. For years, the GOP has seemingly monopolized symbols of patriotism, like the flag and the armed forces. Now, it’s time to reclaim American pride, for the sake of this country and the long-term political strategy of the Democratic Party. The Economist recently published an article called the “Politics of patriotism.” The author cites a H

These past few years have seen a rise in extremism across the country. From Trump’s demagoguery to Sanders’ dogmatism, explosive rhetoric has drowned out calls for political unity. ‘Never Trumpers’ watched their own Republican Party undergo the greatest ideological shift since the 70s. Establishment Democrats suffered a monumental defeat in 2016, yet continue to offer weak presidential candidates. Reactionary conservatives and radical liberals have cultivated new, vocal bases

Pomona College’s Politics Department has postponed a Friday event with California Democratic assemblywoman and alumna Cristina Garcia, after news broke that Garcia is under investigation for sexually assaulting a legislative aide. In an email to the Independent, Pomona College Politics Department chair Professor Susan McWilliams confirmed that Garcia’s talk will be postponed. While the original event description lauded Garcia, the current chair of the Women’s Caucus, as a pro

At the 5Cs, conversations about faith and religion are rare. Perhaps this is due to our generation’s perception that believing in God is anti-intellectual or has no place in modern academia. This perception may have stemmed from the notion that religious people do not believe in certain scientific truths, such as evolution, or that they are not skeptics who are able to critically question ideas but instead believe in moral Truths devoid of logical reasoning. I myself have str