Political Science

Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education wrote about politicians who refuse donations and political support from white supremacist organizations while still associating with anti-Muslim groups.

During his on-campus talk with President Amy Gutmann yesterday, former U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, leader of the Penn Biden Center, expressed support for the March for Our Lives movement, denouncing what he feels to be a misuse of the Second Amendment by gun-rights activists.

The Annenberg School for Communication’s Victor Pickard warned that Japan may be more susceptible to “fake news” if Prime Minister Shinzo Abe succeeds in repealing Japan’s media impartiality law, which currently requires broadcasters to offer contrasting political perspectives.

Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education writes in defense of lowering the voting age in the United States.

The School of Arts and Sciences’ Kristen R. Ghodsee co-wrote an essay about logical fallacies in anti-communist arguments and proposed we take a more nuanced look at the effects of free-market capitalism on formerly communist regions.

Postdoc Christopher Morrison of the Perelman School of Medicine found a link between the presence of Trump campaign rallies and increased assaults in host cities.

A five-day series of panels, lectures, screenings, and more will take place at Penn for the first time since 1969, with hopes of engaging the public on current issues.

Ken Steif of Penn Design has said that there’s still time for Philadelphia to develop more equitably than cities like New York and San Francisco.