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Bob Dylan on stage playing his guitar with his harmonica on a holder near his face.

‘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.

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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.

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.

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.

Keir Starmer shakes hands with supporters holding signs that say Change and look like the UK flag.

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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.

‘I screwed up’: When is a leader too old to lead?

A 2005 survey by Michael Horowitz of Perry World House and the School of Arts & Sciences found that older political leaders were more likely to initiate and intensify military conflicts than their younger peers.

Wall with American flag to represent politically divided Americans.

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.

The growing evidence that Americans are less divided than you may think

Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences says the more involved in politics a person is the more distorted their view of the other side.

The back of a man wearing a white cowboy hat near an American flag can be seen in front of a television showing the first 2024 presidential debate between Biden and Trump.

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.

Biden, Trump square off for a podium rematch, signaling start of presidential battle

Marc Trussler of the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies at the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted on how the presidential debate is taking place historically early in the timeline of a general election and it’s uncertain whether the debate will spur interest from Americans who aren’t already engaged.

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