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Political Science
‘Bob Dylan, Prophet Without a God’
‘Bob Dylan, Prophet Without a God’
In his new book, “Bob Dylan, Prophet Without God,” political philosopher Jeffrey Edward Green of the School of Arts & Sciences offers an overarching account of the significance of Dylan’s political, religious, and ethical ideas.
Bob Dylan as a modern-day prophet
Bob Dylan as a modern-day prophet
In his new book, political theorist and professor Jeffrey Green takes a unique view of the famous musician.
Takeaways from the U.K. elections
Takeaways from the U.K. elections
Political scientist Brendan O’Leary of the School of Arts & Sciences offers his take on the Labour Party’s landslide victory and what it means going forward.
Path to 2024 series highlights realities of American attitudes
Path to 2024 series highlights realities of American attitudes
Focusing on corporate political action, AI, immigration, and more, the Polarization Research Lab aims to dispel myths about partisan beliefs.
Five takeaways from the Biden-Trump debate
Five takeaways from the Biden-Trump debate
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, discusses the Annenberg Debate Reform Working Group along with some thoughts on last week’s presidential debate.
What can polls tell us in 2024?
What can polls tell us in 2024?
John Lapinski, the Robert A. Fox Leadership Professor of Political Science and director of the Robert A. Fox Leadership Program and the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies, talks polling in this presidential election year.
Abortion, not inflation, directly affected congressional voting in 2022
Abortion, not inflation, directly affected congressional voting in 2022
Contrary to the conventional wisdom that Americans are “pocketbook voters,” views on abortion and the Supreme Court are more likely to sway voters today.
Celebrating family firsts and resourcefulness in the Class of 2024
Celebrating family firsts and resourcefulness in the Class of 2024
Lynn Larabi, Crystal Marshall, and Jason Chu all entered Penn as first-generation college undergraduates and the children of immigrants and pursued different paths: political science, film, and finance and accounting.
Two Penn Ph.D. candidates awarded 2024 Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
Two Penn Ph.D. candidates awarded 2024 Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
The School of Arts & Sciences awardees are Arielle Xena Alterwaite, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in history, and Katherine Scahill, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in music.
Seeking answers on civil discourse, finding a community
Seeking answers on civil discourse, finding a community
In his quest to tackle dialogue across differences, political science major Zach Koung has taken more SNF Paideia-affiliated courses than any student in the program.
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France 24
Could Harris’s abortion advocacy be a U.S. election game changer?
Marc Trussler of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the selection of J.D. Vance as the Republican vice presidential candidate will make it harder for Donald Trump to act as a moderate on the issue of abortion.
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Times of India
Trump presidency could threaten Taiwan’s security, experts warn
Jacques deLisle of Penn Carey Law says that a Donald Trump presidency would bring uncertainty and risks to Taiwan due to Trump’s transactional approach to diplomacy.
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The Irish Times (Dublin)
Westminster elections leave Northern Ireland parties with choices and questions
Brendan O’Leary of the School of Arts & Sciences analyzes low voter turnout trends for the UK general election in Northern Ireland’s constituencies.
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The Nation
What we talk about when we talk about the ‘Black vote’
Adolph Reed of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses a possible shift in the relationship between Black voters and the Democratic Party.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
As GOP grapples with reproductive rights messaging, McCormick proposed an IVF tax credit. Is it feasible?
Nancy Hirschmann of the School of Arts & Sciences explains why a tax credit would be a fairly inefficient way to support IVF.
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CNN
How Biden’s 2024 choice could reshape the Senate and Supreme Court for years
Daniel Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that it’s hard to see how the Democrats recover before 2030 if they don’t hold their own in the Senate this year.
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