Claremont Independent

Every political group tries to claim the middle ground by labeling its opponents the extremes. To Jefferson, the Hamiltonians were all monarchists; to Hamilton, the Jeffersonians were all mobocrats. To such thinking, Lincoln becomes an abolitionist, and Douglas is pro-slavery - crude simplifications which fail to capture the depth of each man's political thought.… 1 Comment

In late January, the Supreme Court declared a 5-4 ruling in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, declaring that corporations and interest groups have the right to spend freely on advertisements endorsing or criticizing politicians. Already, members of Congress are drafting a constitutional amendment in order to effectively undo the Supreme Court's ruling, and again seriously restrict political speech by corporations.… Post the First Comment

Editor's Note: the following conversation came out of Ohio State University President Gordon Gee's response to Jason Soll's article, "Shifting the Nature of Change." Named by TIME Magazine in 2009 as the greatest university president in the country, President Gee is the 14th president of the Ohio State University.… Post the First Comment

Change. It has become the byword of the New America that Obama has brought us. The promise of it fuels the hope that drives individuals to endure the daily hardships of life. Our expectations of change are higher now than they have ever been. And rightfully so.… Post the First Comment