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Penn Law faculty react to formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump

Following the announcement that the House will begin a formal impeachment inquiry into the president, Penn Law’s Stephen B. Burbank, Cary Coglianese, and Mark Nevitt weigh in.

What's different now that Nancy Pelosi is starting an impeachment inquiry on Donald Trump?

Claire Finkelstein and Michael Gerhardt of the Law School weighed in on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s impeachment-inquiry announcement.

John Kerry addresses the crowd while seated on stage at the Perry World House Fall Colloquium

New technologies and their global impact

Former Secretary of State John Kerry joined former U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and other guests at Perry World House’s third annual Fall Colloquium to discuss “How Emerging Technologies Are Rewiring the Global Order.”

Pairing science with ethics to save lives

Penn President Amy Gutmann and Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Jonathan Moreno discussed their new book “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven But Nobody Wants to Die” at a Free Library of Philadelphia book talk Monday.

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Americans’ civics knowledge increases but still has a long way to go

The past few years have seen contention between Congress and the president over budgets and immigration, disputes over the limits of executive power, contested confirmation hearings for two Supreme Court justices, and lawsuits involving members of Congress and the president.

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A philanthropic approach to strengthening democracy

To counter hyperpartisanship and government gridlock in the United States, the Center for High Impact Philanthropy’s latest guide points to increasing civic engagement and reinvigorating local media.

What to know about the origins of ‘left’ and ‘right’ in politics, from the French Revolution to the 2020 presidential race

Sophia Rosenfeld and Brent Cebul of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about the use of “left” and “right” in political discourse. The terms began as “literal descriptions,” said Rosenfeld, of the seating patterns in 18th-century France’s post-revolution National Assembly.

Expect the new Italian government to be as short-lived as the last one. Here’s why

Julia Lynch of the School of Arts and Sciences co-wrote an analysis of the state of Italian politics. While Matteo Salvini, “right-wing nationalist” and former deputy prime minister and interior minister, has been ousted from the Italian government, Lynch and her co-author believe “Salvini may be back soon, stronger than before.”

How John Bolton broke the National Security Council

John Gans of Perry World House wrote an opinion piece about John Bolton’s tenure as national security advisor, which ended this week. “Mr. Bolton’s most lasting legacy will be dismantling the structure that has kept American foreign policy from collapsing into chaos, and finally unshackling an irregular commander-in-chief,” Gans wrote.

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Gutmann and Moreno talk bioethics, health care in new book

The University’s president, a political philosopher, teamed up with a Penn Integrates Knowledge professor to write “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die.”

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