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Dreier Roundtable at
Claremont McKenna College

Hon. David Dreier ’75

Former Congressman David Dreier ’75 shares his excitement launching the Dreier Roundtable at Claremont McKenna College, his alma mater. The Dreier Roundtable is an integral part of fulfilling CMC’s unique role as a leading institution for leadership in business and government.

Meet the Fellows

The Dreier Roundtable is proud to present the DRt fellows here for the upcoming academic year of 2025.

Group photo of the inagural student fellows of the DRT

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Dreier Roundtable Civility Award

KNBC-TV political reporter Conan Nolan interviews former Congressman David Dreier ’75 and Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D-CO) at CMC during the 2024 Dreier RoundTable Civility Award ceremony.

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Congressional Ethics

by jpitney | Jan 26, 2026 | Congress, Ethics, Federalist, House of Representatives

Don Wolfensberger: All of the major ethics reforms of the past have succeeded because members realized that their reputations and that of Congress depended on agreeing to credible remedies that transcend the partisan divide. In Federalist 57, James Madison wrote that...

Amazon and Tariffs

by jpitney | Jan 24, 2026 | Economic Policy, Trade

Katherine Li at Business Insider: The CEO of Amazon, Andy Jassy, told CNBC in an interview with reporter Becky Quick at the World Economic Forum in Davos that vendors are running out of stockpiled goods imported ahead of Trump's tariffs, and that consumers will be...

Failed State Update: Mississippi Laps California in Reading Scores

by jpitney | Jan 22, 2026 | California Politics, Education

Dan Walters: Overall, California’s public school test scores not only fare poorly in comparison to those in other states, but have lost ground in some key areas, as latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress revealed in September. In...