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

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.

A man walks past graffiti about Irish unification on a wall in Belfast.

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.

The Taiwan question

On an episode of his show “The Whole Truth,” David Eisenhower of the Annenberg School for Communication discusses what American policy should be towards the political hot spot of Taiwan, frequently called “the most dangerous place in the world.”

Remembering Princess Diana

In a video interview, Emma Hart of the School of Arts & Sciences speaks on Princess Diana’s legacy and continued impact 25 years after her passing.

Person seen walking in a town across the river from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine

Q&A

Ukraine nuclear power plant caught in war’s crossfire

The School of Arts & Sciences’ Anna Mikulska, an expert on the geopolitics of energy, discusses the situation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Station, Russia’s aims, and what she’s most concerned about.

Essential politics: Let’s talk about those White House student loan tweets

Pinar Yildirim of the Wharton School says that the White House’s new direct social media response to conservative politicians is unusual and more effective at capturing attention, though its informality might lead to future debate.

Jamelle Bouie speaking to a crowd in a lecture hall.

The Constitution is the crisis: Jamelle Bouie on the state of the U.S.

The New York Times columnist hosted a talk, “Way Past Normal: American Politics in 2022 and Beyond,” hosted by The Andrea Mitchell Center, The SNF Paideia Program, and The Government and Politics Association.

Texans are paying for state’s ban on business when firms stop investing in firearms

Daniel Garrett of the Wharton School says that Texas’s top five lenders left the municipal bond market because they refused to support the manufacture of AR-15-style weapons, estimating that their departure has cost Texan taxpayers an extra 300- to $500 million in interest.

Rick Reed, G.O.P. adman of ‘Swift Boat’ campaign, dies at 69

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that Rick Reed’s “Swift Boat” campaign attracted wide media attention and damaged John Kerry’s perception as a strong leader during the 2004 presidential election.

Redistricting is voter suppression too

In an op-ed, Ben Jealous of the Annenberg School for Communication and the School of Arts & Sciences writes that redistricting is robbing Black candidates and voters of representation in state and federal legislatures.

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