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The future of decline in America
Jed Esty in his office

Jed Esty

The future of decline in America

In his new book “The Future of Decline: Anglo-American Culture at its Limits,” English Professor Jed Esty offers alternatives to America’s “language of greatness,” taking lessons from the experience of Britain during the past century.
Making sense of a United Ireland
A man walks past graffiti about Irish unification on a wall in Belfast.

A pedestrian walks by Belfast’s International Wall on Falls Road in Northern Ireland. (Image: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via AP)

Making sense of a United Ireland

In a new book, political scientist Brendan O’Leary explores the contentious issue of a reunited Ireland and why now is the time to consider the future of the island.

Kristen de Groot

Mikhail Gorbachev’s legacy
A portrait of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and flowers at his foundation's headquarters In Moscow

A portrait of the former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and flowers are placed at his foundation’s headquarters, a day after his passing, in Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 31, 2022. (Image: AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Mikhail Gorbachev’s legacy

Penn experts share their thoughts on Gorbachev’s impact on the Soviet Union and the world, and how history will remember him.

Kristen de Groot

Chinese Americans, countries apart 
Adrian poses next to garden shrubbery that has been sculpted into the word "LIMA"

Adrian Ke poses in Lima’s historical center.

Chinese Americans, countries apart 

Fourth year Adrian Ke’s research into Chinese Peruvian immigrants fueled her thesis and a deeper connection to her own cultural identity.

Kristina García

A historical look at Diana, 25 years after her death
A book entitled "Diana, the People's Princess" with a photo of her face is being held by a man in a suit

A royal fan holds a book to remember the late Diana, Princess of Wales, outside Kensington Palace in London, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, at a tribute on the 20th anniversary of her death, in a car crash in Paris on Aug. 31, 1997. (Image: AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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    • A historical look at Diana, 25 years after her death

    Emma Hart, director of the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, offers her perspective on the history of royal celebrity, the British monarchy’s current role in public life, and how history might view Diana, Princess of Wales.

    Kristen de Groot

    Travel and the middle class
    Image of an airport with a plane attached to the gate

    Even as ticket prices are going up, the demand for air travel remains high. The crowding is compounded by an overall shortage of pilots, a lack of staff to check in luggage and long security lines to get to the gates.

    Travel and the middle class

    With the inflation boom, how long will travel be sustainable?

    Kristina García