More than two million voters backed both Trump and abortion access Bloomberg More than two million voters backed both Trump and abortion access Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that Donald Trump’s ambiguity on abortion served him well during his campaign.
Presidential historian assesses Trump’s 2024 win CBS News Presidential historian assesses Trump’s 2024 win Mary Frances Berry of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential victory and upcoming second term.
What Trump’s return to the White House could mean for the economy and taxes NBC News What Trump’s return to the White House could mean for the economy and taxes Economists at Penn estimate that Donald Trump’s tax and spending plans would increase the deficit by $4.1 trillion.
U.S. achieves billion-fold power-saving semiconductor tech; could challenge China Interesting Engineering U.S. achieves billion-fold power-saving semiconductor tech; could challenge China A collaborative effort by Ritesh Agarwal of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues has made phase-change memory more energy efficient and could unlock a future revolution in data storage.
The view of the voting from campus Inside Higher Ed The view of the voting from campus Jeffrey Green of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses the Penn Political Union, sponsored by the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy in the School of Arts & Sciences, which hosts student debates and speakers across the ideological spectrum.
Climate scientists fear Trump will destroy progress in his second term – and the outcome could be ‘grim’ The Independent Climate scientists fear Trump will destroy progress in his second term – and the outcome could be ‘grim’ Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that a second Trump term and the implementation of Project 2025 represents the end of climate action in this decade.
Everyone’s ignoring these investors’ warnings on climate risk. You shouldn’t The Washington Post Everyone’s ignoring these investors’ warnings on climate risk. You shouldn’t Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School forecasts a more gradual decline in regional housing markets due to climate risk rather than an imminent severe downturn.
Post-election, CFOs should ‘focus on what they can control,’ advises economist Fortune Post-election, CFOs should ‘focus on what they can control,’ advises economist Jeremy Siegel and Kent Smetters of the Wharton School assess the feasibility of campaign promises made by Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
When Kentucky bans homeless camps, where do people go? The New York Times When Kentucky bans homeless camps, where do people go? Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that criminalizing street camping will simply force homeless people to sleep somewhere else, saddling them with bench warrants and unpayable fines.
The gap between open and closed AI models might be shrinking. Here’s why that matters Time The gap between open and closed AI models might be shrinking. Here’s why that matters Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that even if there was no further progress in AI, it would likely take years before open systems are fully integrated with the world.