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Greenback-lash
Trump's tariff troubles critically undermine dollar diplomacy, and it will hurt the average American.
Henry Fina
Mar 313 min read


It Was Never About the States
Closing the Department of Education won’t empower states—it will weaken them.
Ian Akers
Mar 313 min read


Claremont Students Should Read Lenin
Understanding political theory means reading the communists.
Shiv Parihar
Mar 314 min read


The Palestine Exception and the Jailing of Mahmoud Khalil
You cannot be a liberal democrat at home and a supporter of apartheid abroad.
A. S. Ganesh
Mar 284 min read


2025-2026 ASCMC Election Results
Meet your next ASCMC Executive Board!
Julia Mehlman
Mar 51 min read


Australia’s Social Media Ban: A Misguided Overreach
Banning teens from social media won’t fix what’s broken—it just shifts the blame.
Anya Raghuvanshi
Mar 43 min read


Embracing Uncertainty in Political Mourning
Democracy thrives if we embrace uncertainty.
Henry Fina
Mar 33 min read


Luigi Mangione: American Raskolnikov
If the alleged killer is a latter-day Raskolnikov, the implications are striking.
Joshua Morganstein
Mar 35 min read


Whither Eros: Sex, Careers, and Desire on College Campuses
Our desires aren’t too strong—they’re too weak.
Henry Long
Mar 33 min read


Greenland Elections: Sovereignty or Stalemate?
Greenland’s independence push resurges amid U.S. acquisition interests.
Nicolas Changbencharoen
Mar 33 min read


2025-2026 ASCMC Elections Candidate Statements
Meet this year's candidates for ASCMC's Executive Board!
ASCMC
Feb 2810 min read


Wrongful Convictions: Can we really argue the system isn’t broken?
We must reframe and reform the way that we think about innocence in our criminal justice system.
Ambika Gupta
Feb 283 min read


The Self-Silencing Majority
Self-censorship is more than just silence–it’s silencing.
Julia Mehlman
Feb 243 min read


Why do we want what they have?
What does a French philosopher have to teach us about management consulting?
Shiah Sarkowsky
Feb 184 min read


Still Homogenous: The Political Affiliations of Claremont Colleges Faculty
From 2018 to 2024, the Claremont Colleges Democrat-to-Republican faculty ratio has increased from 8.5:1 to 14.8:1.
Henry Long
Feb 144 min read


A Double Murderer Spoke at Pitzer College
Prison Abolition Collective hosted “Jalil Muntaqim” at Pitzer.
Shiv Parihar
Feb 102 min read


Rebuttal: Gun Violence Can’t Be Ignored
Any discussion on gun control that fails to address gun violence will ultimately fall short.
Oscar Ponteri, Stella Holt Dupey
Feb 84 min read


David Hogg Is No Human Rights Activist
The right to bear arms is a human right.
Shiv Parihar
Feb 33 min read


Pete Hegseth's Confirmation is a Disgrace
Americans across the political spectrum should be mortified.
Joshua Morganstein
Jan 294 min read


Harry Jaffa and the Contemporary Conservative Dilemma
Acclaimed CMC professor Harry V. Jaffa’s political philosophy once reshaped conservatism. What does it teach us now?
Henry Fina
Dec 27, 20243 min read
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