Claremont Independent

The Claremont Independent’s Kevin Vance recently sat down with Ryan J. Barilleaux, professor and chair of the political science department at Miami University in Ohio.  Barilleaux’s Salvatori Center-sponsored lecture, “War, Peace, and George Washington’s Presidency,” was delivered February 18 in honor of George Washington .… Post the First Comment

Recruiting smart and diverse applicants is a high priority and competitive process for every college and university. Schools have adopted various methods of attracting these students, including the contentious practice of offering "merit aid" - scholarships, or awards, given based on academics and extracurricular activities rather than on need.… Post the First Comment

The Washington Post’s Offbeat column recently nominated Debra Wood, Dean of Students at Scripps College, for its “Idiot of the Year” award. The nomination was a response to her emotionally charged letter condemning the ASCMC Class of 2010 for its February 2nd “White Party.… Post the First Comment

NAACP Chairman Julian Bond came close to endorsing Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in a speech he gave Jan. 23 at Claremont McKenna College's Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum. Bond visited CMC just before the South Carolina primary where Obama carried 78 percent of the black vote.… Post the First Comment

The Social Security surplus is drying up, the budget deficit is doubling, and illegal immigration, Islamic extremism, and failing education are hardly about to solve themselves.  So it may seem surprising when we hear from a voice on the right that “the dominant issue in America…and in other advanced industrial economies is class.… 1 Comment