by jpitney | Apr 6, 2021 | Claremont McKenna College
John Neiuber at the Claremont Courier: Like so many things, change is a process not an event. It is the cumulative contributions of many that bring about change, that alter attitudes and gain acceptance. In Claremont, we find the contributions of women to be many...
by jpitney | Jan 25, 2021 | Claremont McKenna College, Congress
From AEI: Modernizing Congress: A conversation with former Reps. Brian Baird (D-WA) and Tom Graves (R-GA), Friday, January 29, 2021 | 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET https://www.aei.org/events/modernizing-congress-a-conversation-with-former-rep-tom-graves-r-ga/ Last December,...
by jpitney | Dec 18, 2020 | Claremont McKenna College, Uncategorized
A few years ago, Nadeem Farooqi (CMC `15) interviewed David Dreier about the launch of the Dreier Roundtable. At the age of 27, Nadeem recently passed on. More details here:...
by jpitney | Dec 9, 2020 | Claremont McKenna College, Journalism
Congratulations to the winners of the Dreier Roundtable op-ed contest at Claremont McKenna College:: Frst place to Jayson Yasukochi, racism in Orange County high schools. Second place to Michelle Tunger, Japan and Korea Third place to Aryan Totawat, uncivil discourse...
by jpitney | Oct 11, 2020 | Claremont McKenna College, Congress, Constitution
From AEI: In Federalist 51, James Madison argued that as “the legislative authority necessarily predominates,” Congress needs to be divided into two branches to constrain its immense power. Two centuries later, it seems Madison’s fears were unfounded, with both the...
by jpitney | Feb 7, 2020 | Civility, Claremont McKenna College, Religion
In May, Claremont McKenna College reported on Arthur Brooks’s commencement address: The revolution America needs, he said, “is to love your enemies”—also the message at the heart of Brooks’ recently released book, Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can...
