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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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Price Controls Don’t Work

by jpitney | Aug 4, 2025 | Economic Policy, Nixon

Philip Rossetti at R Street: A number of political candidates who promote price freezes—also called price controls—in industries like housing have recently won electoral victories. This trend makes it worth asking what will happen if the government freezes energy...

Minority Party Opportunities

by jpitney | Aug 3, 2025 | Congress, House of Representatives

Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: In Congress there are few opportunities to really shine, especially if you are in the minority. That’s why efforts pay off in gathering an impressive cohort of bipartisan co-sponsors on a bill, and then on filing a discharge petition on...

Failed State Update: Fire and Evacuation

by jpitney | Aug 2, 2025 | California Politics, Los Angeles

Melody Patterson at LAT: State regulators, knowing that old transmission lines could set off wildfires, proposed a safety rule in 2001 that would have forced Edison and other utilities to remove abandoned lines unless they could prove they would use them in the...