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Packed House for Jamelle Bouie's Talk on the Problem with Supporting the Constitution Too Much

Thursday, September 1, 2022 - 11:30am

On Saturday, Aug. 27, The Andrea Mitchell Center, The SNF Paideia Program, and The Government and Politics Association welcomed Bouie for a discussion, “Way Past Normal: American Politics in 2022 and Beyond.” Bouie’s columns have explored the anti-democratic features built into American governance, and Penn GPA—the University’s largest political organization, and one that is devoted to nonpartisan dialogue—welcomed Bouie to address the question of democracy in crisis, its origin, and what structural changes he envisions. Introducing Bouie was GPA president Joshua Rose, who addressed the packed lecture hall in the basement of the Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics on a sunny Saturday. Read the full Penn Today article here.