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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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Restoring Civil Debate

John Halpin at The Liberal Patriot: Is there any way for citizens to restore effective and non-maddening political debate? It won’t be easy to reverse these trends given the ideological and partisan takeover of most institutions. But here are a few ideas:...

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House Rules Tighten

 Donald Wolfensberger at The Hill: As a denizen of the minority party during my first 26 years as a staffer in the House, I came to be quite an expert on majority party moves to counter minority party provocations. At one point, I even coined a bastardization of...

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Black Views of the Police

Michael Javen Fortner at City Journal: In a 2019 Pew survey, 44 percent of blacks reported being “unfairly stopped by police” because of their race; 54 percent said, “No, has not happened to me.” In a Monmouth poll taken after Floyd’s death, 44 percent of...

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