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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Don’t assume China cannot change
In an Op-Ed, Amy E. Gadsden of Penn Global urges Western policymakers and analysts to rethink the assumption that China cannot change its slide toward greater authoritarianism.
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Trust in Supreme Court plummeted amid rise of 6-3 conservative court, new poll finds
A new survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that fewer than half of U.S. adults have a great deal or fair amount of trust in the Supreme Court.
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Fewer than half of Americans can name all three branches of government, survey finds
The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s annual Constitution Day survey reveals a significant drop in the percentage of Americans who can name all three branches of government, featuring a quote from Kathleen Hall Jamieson.
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When big was not bad: Lessons from Congress’s decisions not to enact antitrust reform
In an op-ed, Christopher Yoo of Penn Carey Law argues that enacting antitrust legislation in response to “techlash” would disincentivize innovation and penalize companies for being successful.
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Advancing telemedicine beyond COVID-19 is the beginning of a revolution in dementia care
In an op-ed, Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine writes that Congress’ potential extension of Medicare telemedicine could launch a revolution in “telehealth care.”
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Cable news networks have become more polarized in the last decade, study says
Yphtach Lelkes of the Annenberg School for Communication tracks the ideological movement of news networks and media bias following the 2016 election.
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Why ‘blameflation’ is not the answer to runaway pricing
Z. John Zhang of the Wharton School writes that companies are price-gouging consumers and that is why we have the 41-year high inflation rate.
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Canceling student debt for everyone is bad policy and bad economics
Sylvain Catherine of the Wharton School writes that student loan forgiveness primarily benefits affluent borrowers.
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Kazakhstan holds the keys to a new geopolitical balance in Asia
William Burke-White of Penn Carey Law School writes in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that global geopolitics is shifting rapidly.
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Experts see risk with little upside in Biden’s gas tax break
Penn Wharton Budget Model indicates that a gas tax suspension from July to September would only mean a per capita spending reduction of $4.79 to $14.31, depending on location, but would reduce overall government revenues by about $6 billion.