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Red Flags Are Now Red-Hot
What stalker romances reveal about liberalism’s blind spots.
Jasper Langley-Hawthorne
2 days ago6 min read


Mark Lilla on Liberalism, Civic Education, and America’s Political Moment
Read The Forum's interview with Mark Lilla—political scientist, historian, and Professor at Columbia University.
Dhriti Jagadish and Shiv Parihar
Apr 314 min read


Meet Ken Walden, CMC’s New Interim Athenaeum Director
Woolley Athenaeum Fellow Violet Ramanathan '27 sits down for an interview with Ken Walden.
Violet Ramanathan
Mar 305 min read


The Liberal Arts Aren’t Broken, American Colleges Are
Learning for learning’s sake doesn’t have to preclude career advancement.
Shiv Parihar
Mar 254 min read


Claremont’s Divisive Housing Development Has Opened After Four Years. Have You Been Paying Attention?
Your guide to state and local housing policy.
Dhriti Jagadish
Mar 238 min read


The Nobel Deserves Trump
Trump’s brand of high-stakes visual spectacle aligns precisely with a prize built on honoring temporary diplomatic disruptions.
Sam Parupudi
Mar 213 min read


ASHMC Issues Recall Vote Amidst Allegations of Racism and Transphobia
President-elect faces removal after Executive Board unanimously approved petition for recall vote.
Violet Ramanathan
Mar 154 min read


Things in Translation
A mask, apparently, requires at least one person to be aware of its existence.
Enya Kamadolli
Mar 134 min read


2026-2027 ASCMC Election Results
Meet your next ASCMC Executive Board.
Sara Arjomand
Mar 42 min read


Why Loving the Mountains Means Learning Wilderness Medicine
Outdoor adventure carries real risks, and wilderness medicine may be the difference between a close call and a tragedy.
Riley Hester
Mar 34 min read


Artificial Intelligence Will Drown You In Your Dreams
The underspoken dark underbelly of the AI debate.
Shiv Parihar
Mar 23 min read


2026-2027 ASCMC Elections Candidate Statements
Meet this year's candidates for ASCMC's Executive Board!
Gabriel Goldstein
Feb 2613 min read


Steven Teles on the Abundance Agenda
Political scientist Steven Teles sits down with Dhriti Jagadish '27 and Shiv Parihar '28 to talk about the Abundance Agenda.
Dhriti Jagadish and Shiv Parihar
Feb 1018 min read


The Tyranny of the "Perfect" Partner
AI romance betrays our distorted idea of love.
Jasper Langley-Hawthorne
Feb 44 min read


Bring Back the Legislative Veto
On Trump’s FTC, Humphrey’s Executor, and the Revival of an Unconstitutional Idea.
Jasper Langley-Hawthorne
Dec 19, 20255 min read


When the Supreme Court Remembered Its Job
Inside the arguments that pushed the Court to confront the limits of executive authority.
Amy Mo
Dec 6, 20256 min read


Trump’s "Garbage" Politics Has a Name
Trump’s dehumanizing attack on Somalis is a warning about who this country is willing to cast out of “We the People.”
Aadil Mohamed
Dec 5, 20256 min read


Just Another Stump Speech on the Liberal Arts
We should dare to know the values that define us.
Jasper Langley-Hawthorne
Nov 20, 20257 min read


We Shouldn’t Know Your Mailbox Number
What the mailroom reveals about the culture of consumption on campus.
Kylee Tevis and Kendall Kozlowski
Nov 19, 20254 min read


I’m a Questbridge Student. Legacy Admissions Shouldn’t Be Caricatured.
Legacy is a more complicated process than its critics admit.
Shiv Parihar
Nov 18, 20254 min read
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