#Conservatism

FIRE Asks Pomona To Rescind Amendment Giving School Control Of Club Leadership

The Claremont Independent

Oct 9, 2020

FIRE Asks Pomona To Rescind Amendment Giving School Control Of Club Leadership

Earlier today, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) published an article alongside an open letter to Pomona College...

Occupy Pomona Continues Fight Against Furloughs

The Claremont Independent

Oct 5, 2020

Occupy Pomona Continues Fight Against Furloughs

Last Friday, in response to the widespread furloughs of Pomona College staff caused by a $37 million budget shortfall resulting from the...

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

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...

Why You Should Support #Defundthepolice Even If You Don’t Think Our System Is Racist

The Claremont Independent

Jul 31, 2020

Why You Should Support #Defundthepolice Even If You Don’t Think Our System Is Racist

By Margot Rosenblatt I’ve never seen “The Purge,” but it seems like an unpleasant movie. Although it’s fiction, I believe it holds some...

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...

CMC Invites AEI President Arthur Brooks for Commencement

The Claremont Independent

Feb 25, 2019

CMC Invites AEI President Arthur Brooks for Commencement

This year, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) is inviting American Enterprise Institute (AEI) President Arthur Brooks to give its...

The Claremont Independent

Sep 3, 2015

Editorial: Welcome to the Claremont Independent

Dear Class of 2019, Congratulations! This week you have officially entered “The Bubble.” You now belong to one of the most intellectual,...

The Claremont Independent

May 14, 2015

Who We Are: A Survey of the Claremont Independent Staff

Between the George Will disinvitation at Scripps, the Allan Cunningham controversy at Harvey Mudd, and the one-sidedness of political...

Bill Kristol Talks Microaggressions, the Media, and Newt Gingrich

The Claremont Independent

Jan 29, 2015

Bill Kristol Talks Microaggressions, the Media, and Newt Gingrich

Bill Kristol has made quite the career for himself. Twenty years ago, after stints in government, the academy, and non-profits, he...

The Elephants’ Charge: Voters Nationwide Stampede to GOP

The Claremont Independent

Nov 17, 2014

The Elephants’ Charge: Voters Nationwide Stampede to GOP

As it turns out, Republicans have obtained an historic majority in the House of Representatives, will likely pick up nine seats in the...

A Free Market Defense of Plan B Vending Machines

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...

Scripps College, George Will, and Sexual Assault

The Claremont Independent

Oct 29, 2014

Scripps College, George Will, and Sexual Assault

As many of you now know, George Will was recently disinvited from speaking this coming February at Scripps College’s Elizabeth Hubert...

Featured Organization: Young Americans for Freedom

The Claremont Independent

Oct 23, 2014

Featured Organization: Young Americans for Freedom

As a conservative in an overwhelmingly liberal college environment, it can often be difficult to engage in intellectual discourse with...

The Claremont Independent

Oct 18, 2014

Paul Ryan’s Way Forward

In a 1996 interview, Robin Williams described Claremont McKenna College, where he spent his freshman year, as “very conservative, with a...

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...