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A note to students at the end of the Fall ‘23 semester: Read great writing about troubling times
December 20, 2023
"I encourage you to spend some time reading things that probably aren’t on an SMPA syllabus."
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GW Politics Poll Finds Americans Concerned about Biden's Leadership and Age, Trump's Moral Character
November 28, 2023
A new GW Politics Poll shows significant liabilities for U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump heading into the 2024 election.
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Cory Booker Spoke at GW about Healing Political Divide in America
October 4, 2023
The senator from New Jersey said in the launch of The Sesno Series that the greatest threat to the United States is division.