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Mixed feelings at bipartisan watch party as Trump, Clinton nab major victories

(03/02/16 6:19am)

On Tuesday night, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump’s widespread electoral momentum swept over the 12 states and one territory in the Democratic and Republican primaries. Both Clinton and Trump gained a commanding lead in their respective races by finishing first in seven states each on the day the most delegates are at stake on the primary calendar.



How realistic are Bernie Sanders' policy proposals? Penn experts sound off

(02/26/16 11:00am)

In the past months, Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.) has gained more political momentum in the Democratic presidential primary race than political pundits and the American public alike would have ever expected. The self-proclaimed democratic socialist has transformed himself into a legitimate rival to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by tapping into a disenfranchised electorate and calling for a political revolution.


Penn legal scholars reflect on Justice Antonin Scalia's legacy

(02/17/16 5:37am)

Justice Antonin Scalia’s death on Saturday left the Supreme Court’s ideological composition in flux, sent Congress into a typical partisan turmoil and sparked a flood of political punditry. At Penn, the justice’s death invoked predictions by law professors and scholars on the future of the Court and constitutional interpretation in general.









Guest column by Luis Ferré Sadurní | From Paris, a tale of unity through terror

(11/16/15 6:01am)

PARIS — It was supposed to be an ordinary Friday of going out with friends and enjoying the city I have come to call home these past months. The pedestrian streets around Les Halles were bustling with activity, and the France-Germany soccer match was live in virtually every bar. It was 10:10 p.m., and I was at a Spanish bar when I got the first text message from a friend concerned about my well-being following the earliest reports of the Paris attacks. That was the first I heard of the attacks that night.