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Jenna Spinelle articles

spinelle jennaJenna Spinelle is the communications specialist for the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State and host of the podcasts When the People Decide and Democracy Works.

PODCAST: Baby Boomers And American Gerontocracy

May 23, 2022 by Jenna Spinelle Leave a Comment

Older and younger voters are increasingly at odds: Republicans as a whole skew gray-haired, and within the Democratis, the left-leaning youth vote.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Voting Age, Youth Voting Rights

PODCAST: Debating The Future Of Debates

May 4, 2022 by Jenna Spinelle Leave a Comment

We love a good debate — and have certainly had plenty of them on this show. But how effective are they in today’s media and political landscape?

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Journalism and Free Speech, Political Debates

PODCAST: What Student Debt Says About Democratic Institutions

April 26, 2022 by Jenna Spinelle Leave a Comment

In a new book, Josh Mitchell draws alarming parallels to the housing crisis, showing the catastrophic consequences student debt has had on families.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Education

PODCAST: Jon Meacham On Creating A More Perfect Union

April 14, 2022 by Jenna Spinelle Leave a Comment

Jon Meacham recently visited Penn State for a wide-ranging conversation on the war in Ukraine, polarization polarization, and the media landscape.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Journalism and Free Speech, Ukraine

PODCAST: The Roots Of Radical Partisanship

April 8, 2022 by Jenna Spinelle Leave a Comment

In the new book Radical American Partisanship, Lilliana Mason and Nathan Kalmoe bring together four years of studying radicalism among ordinary partisans.

Filed Under: DC Authors

PODCAST: Ro Khanna On Dignity And Democracy

March 22, 2022 by Jenna Spinelle Leave a Comment

Representative Ro Khanna represents Silicon Valley in Congress and addresses the question of dignity in his new book, Dignity in the Digital Age. 

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Democrats, Voting Technology

PODCAST: Russia And Ukraine – How We Got Here

March 15, 2022 by Jenna Spinelle Leave a Comment

Was the war in Ukraine inevitable? What is Vladimir Putin trying to achieve? What does the conflict say about Ukraine as a democracy?

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

PODCAST: Defending Democracy At Home And Abroad

March 9, 2022 by Jenna Spinelle Leave a Comment

Robert Kagan is a foreign policy expert who turned his focus to the US last fall in a column titled “Our Constitutional Crisis Is Already Here”.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Corruption, Civil Rights Era, Founding Fathers, Voter Access

PODCAST: What Academic Freedom Really Means In A Democracy

March 2, 2022 by Jenna Spinelle Leave a Comment

Michael Bérubé and Jennifer Ruth’s new book considers the ideal of academic freedom in the wake of the activism inspired by outrageous police brutality, white supremacy, and the #MeToo movement.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Education, Journalism and Free Speech

PODCAST: Tracing The Rise Of Illiberalism

February 25, 2022 by Jenna Spinelle Leave a Comment

Thomas Main’s new book The Rise of Illiberalism explores the philosophical underpinnings of this toxic political ideology and documents its rise.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Corruption, Electoral College, Worldwide

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