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Political Science
African Americans have been blocked from voting, but the Black vote is not a ‘bloc’
African Americans have been blocked from voting, but the Black vote is not a ‘bloc’
Black History Month’s theme for 2020 is African Americans and the Vote. Three Penn scholars define what the “Black vote” means when viewed through history, and what it doesn’t mean when viewed as an indivisible bloc.
Semester in D.C. offers capital connections
Semester in D.C. offers capital connections
Students participating in the Penn in Washington program gain a true sense of day-to-day working life in the nation’s capital.
Experts weigh in on the future of U.S.-China relations
Experts weigh in on the future of U.S.-China relations
Huang Ping, China’s consul general in New York, and Robert Work, former U.S. deputy secretary of defense, were among the speakers at the annual Penn China Research Symposium.
Meet the biology major who brought an Iowa caucus to Philadelphia
Meet the biology major who brought an Iowa caucus to Philadelphia
Junior Jessica Anderson organized the satellite event because she wanted to participate in the political process. Politics aside, she’s aiming for a career that combines research and patient care.
Nuclear weapons in an age of emerging technologies
Nuclear weapons in an age of emerging technologies
As part of a weeklong residency at Perry World House, Nobel Peace Prize winner Beatrice Fihn, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, spoke on the impact artificial intelligence and other technologies have on nuclear risk.
Philadelphia looks to evidence-based insights to inform policy
Philadelphia looks to evidence-based insights to inform policy
A conference bringing academics and policy makers together looks at how behavioral science can benefit local government.
Remembering Auschwitz, with eyes on the present
Remembering Auschwitz, with eyes on the present
On the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, scholars and experts share their thoughts in light of the recent rise in anti-Semitism.
Susan Rice talks ‘Tough Love,’ career in government
Susan Rice talks ‘Tough Love,’ career in government
Susan Rice, the former national security adviser and United Nations ambassador, spoke with Provost Wendell Pritchett about her new book and her time in the Clinton and Obama administrations
A history of U.S.-Iran relations
A history of U.S.-Iran relations
John Ghazvinian, interim director of the Middle East Center and an expert on Iran/U.S. relations, talks about the countries’ historical relationship and what led to the current situation.
Brendan O’Leary: Whatever you say, say everything
Brendan O’Leary: Whatever you say, say everything
The political science professor’s career, from aiding in the negotiating of peace in Northern Ireland to advising the Prime Minister of Kurdistan, has been guided by a simple principle: Say exactly what you mean.
In the News
Baltimore Sun
Maryland shifted toward Donald Trump more than some other blue states, while giving Kamala Harris her second-biggest win
Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences says that poor turnout in heavily Democratic cities and a general voter swing for economic reasons contributed to Donald Trump’s victory.
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The New York Times
Kennedy’s vow to take on big food could alienate his new G.O.P. allies
Mary Summers of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s stated dual missions of dismantling the F.D.A. and regulating food ingredients don’t go together.
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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.
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Business Insider
Elon Musk wins big by betting on Trump
Cary Coglianese of Penn Carey Law says that Elon Musk might view himself as capable of “turning around the federal government.”
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NBC News
How Pennsylvania’s mail ballot rules will lead to thousands of provisional ballots on Election Day
Marc Meredith of the School of Arts & Sciences and Michael Morse of Penn Carey Law say that most provisional ballots in Pennsylvania are likely to come from voters with outstanding mail ballots, rather than voters who’ve already returned deficient mail ballots.
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Newsweek
Donald Trump, evangelicals and the 2024 MAGA coalition
Shawn Patterson Jr. of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that Donald Trump was largely an apolitical figure in 2016 with a wide array of celebrity relationships, donations to candidates of both parties, and a career in New York real estate.
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