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In conversation with the Russian ambassador
Crowd of people watching Orenstein and Antonov talk

In conversation with the Russian ambassador

During an event on campus, Professor Mitchell Orenstein spoke with Anatoly Antonov about ‘fake news,’ U.S.-Russia relations, and why arms control negotiations need to resume.

Gwyneth K. Shaw

Ukraine elected a sitcom president. What can Western politicians learn from this script?

Ukraine elected a sitcom president. What can Western politicians learn from this script?

Mitchell Orenstein of the School of Arts and Sciences wrote an op-ed about comedian and future Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. “Mainly, Zelensky’s election represented a victory for flexibility—the ability to nimbly change political positions and alliances as fortunes shift,” he wrote.

A first-hand look at the complexity of technology for development
Safari truck with group looking at elephant

Students combined fun with their course work, including this game drive through Murchison Falls National Park. (Photo: Brian Rutto)

A first-hand look at the complexity of technology for development

Students in Guy Grossman’s Penn Global Seminar traveled to Uganda in March, an experience one student says ‘entirely changed’ her thinking about the value of smartphones and other innovations in Africa.

Gwyneth K. Shaw

The Israeli elections, explained
Israeli flag

The Israeli elections, explained

What’s next for Israel, and the stalled Middle East peace process, after this week’s Israeli elections? In a Q&A, experts Ian Lustick and Eytan Gilboa analyze the results and discuss what to expect.

Gwyneth K. Shaw

Amendment 4 in Florida restored voting rights to felons. Now that’s back in doubt

Amendment 4 in Florida restored voting rights to felons. Now that’s back in doubt

Marc Meredith of the School of Arts and Sciences discussed misconceptions about efforts to restore voting rights to former felons. “It’s pretty clear, people often overestimate how African-American the ex-felon population is,” Meredith said. “The majority of people in prison in almost every state are white. But a disproportionate share are black. Somehow, that’s been lost.”

A ‘wealth tax’ presents a revenue estimation puzzle

A ‘wealth tax’ presents a revenue estimation puzzle

Natasha Sarin of the Law School and the Wharton School co-authored an op-ed assessing Elizabeth Warren’s proposed 2% “wealth tax” on those worth over $50 million. “If our suspicion is correct, such a wealth tax will not yield the revenue that its proponents hope for, and that when actual scorekeepers score actual proposals, their estimates will disappoint advocates,” write Sarin and her co-author, Lawrence Summers of Harvard University.