Some Americans today look to European-style government as the solution to our domestic challenges. But adopting aspects of their education system, specifically their focus
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Author: christopher-murdy
OPINION: Let’s focus on governing instead of campaigning
On New Year’s Eve, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, announced her intention to run for president — a whopping 673 days before Election Day. In
OPINION: Intellectual uniformity fails Pomona College
The student bodies of many colleges today look more like America as a whole than ever before, and Pomona College has every reason to
OPINION: Focus on the facts, not the fear
The U.S. military has 2,000 troops stationed in Syria and 5,200 stationed in Iraq, according to recent estimates. In Afghanistan, the United States has
OPINION: How today’s unpaid internships perpetuate inequality
An important barrier came down on Capitol Hill last month without much fanfare: unpaid congressional internships. Long seen as the door into Washington and
OPINION: For a more just justice system, start with reinstating the vote
Though the Constitution originally allowed states to determine who had the right to vote, there have been important moments in our history that have
Opinion: We ought to emphasize public speaking skills more
Vedika Khemani HM ’10 sums up the aim of many liberal arts colleges in a New York Times blog post as “mold[ing] their students
Opinion: Why colleges need to scrap their test score requirement
34. 735. 760. These scores cannot even begin to describe a person. Instead, they reflect a student’s test-taking ability and instantaneous state of mind
Opinion: Claremont Colleges Must Honor 9/11
On Sept. 11, 2001, our parents’ generation had a moment akin to that of Pearl Harbor for our grandparents. They could tell us exactly