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The Claremont Independent
Aug 8, 2016
Why I Can’t Vote for Hillary Clinton
On July 5th, F.B.I. Director James Comey announced that the bureau would not recommend criminal charges against Democratic presidential...
The Claremont Independent
Jul 29, 2016
Ted Cruz is Not An ‘American Hero’
In his speech to the Republican National Convention, Texas Senator Ted Cruz delivered a much-needed refresher course on his party’s...
The Claremont Independent
Jul 11, 2016
How Bernie Sanders Saved Super PACs
From the very beginning of his presidential campaign, Bernie Sanders has assailed the undue political influence of millionaires and...
The Claremont Independent
Jun 2, 2016
Bernie Sanders: Clinton’s Hail Mary?
Recent general election polls have revealed that voters dislike both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to an unprecedented degree, but Mr....
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
May 8, 2016
Is Hillary Clinton the Best Choice for Republicans?
After his win in Indiana, Donald J. Trump has become the GOP’s presumptive nominee for President of the United States. Republicans should...
The Claremont Independent
May 4, 2016
My Political Views Do Not Make Me a Traitor to My Ethnicity
When I decided to go to a liberal arts college in California, I did so knowing that my political views were not going to match those of...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 25, 2016
Why I Haven’t Enjoyed Claremont
When I came to Claremont, I hoped to find a loving community and an extended family. Unfortunately, what I found instead is an...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 21, 2016
CLSA Response “Trumps” Claremont Administration and Students
The Chicano Latino Student Affairs Office (CLSA) released their monthly newspaper CHISPAS in April with a statement from the Associate...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 19, 2016
Debunking the Wage Gap Myth
On April 12th, feminist organizations across the United States acknowledged Equal Pay Day, a date which symbolizes just how far into 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 5, 2016
Social Justice Warriors Are the Reason Donald Trump Exists
Over the past couple weeks, students at colleges across the country have retreated into their safe spaces to protest the “hate speech”...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 4, 2016
Political Correctness is Destroying Feminism
A few days ago, I awoke to a mass email from Minjoo Kim, the student body president at Scripps College, condemning a “racist incident”...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 31, 2016
Scripps Students, Faculty: Protest Madeleine Albright Because She is a ‘White Feminist’
Recently, the Office of the President at Scripps College sent out an email informing the student body that former U.S. Secretary of State...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 30, 2016
Dear Citizens Climate Lobby: President Chodosh is Not Obligated to Endorse Your Beliefs on Climate C
A March 25 article written by Sam Becker for The Student Life (TSL), titled “The High Price of Not Putting a Price on Carbon,” recounted...
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 7, 2016
Sexual Assault Accusations Enter the 21st Century
Sexual assault continues to be in the spotlight at the 5Cs, mostly as a result of the continued activism of Pomona College students and...
The Claremont Independent
Dec 15, 2015
The Grinch Who Stole Culture: How We’re Losing America’s Melting Pot
One of the things I value most about America is our unique level of diversity. Our diversity entails more than just having a large...
The Claremont Independent
Dec 12, 2015
Only Some May Be Heard
“We need to be less afraid of being called racists, classists, and ableists, and more afraid of actually being those things,” lamented...
The Claremont Independent
Dec 6, 2015
Let’s Agree to Disagree: Calling a Truce to the Abuse
The Claremont Colleges, like nearly every other liberal arts college in America, are a bastion of liberal and progressive thought. You...
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