LSE Phelan US Centre

The Phelan United States Centre at LSE is a hub for global expertise, analysis and commentary on America.
Produces @LSE_Ballpark & @LSEUSAblog.

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📅 Event Reminder!

Is America experiencing a constitutional crisis, or have we reached the point of constitutional failure?
Join Professor @JRakove (@Stanford) in a wide-ranging conversation about the state of the US Constitution in the age of Trump.

https://t.co/oKd1LkRgps

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📅 Event reminder!

Join Prof @PhillipsPOBrien (@univofstandrews), a leading expert on war and strategy as he considers the strategic implications of a revisionist America for the rest of the world, chaired by Prof @ptrubowitz (@LSEIRDept)

https://t.co/9ZJfvtBCYN

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For the @LSEUSAblog, Dr @annedaguerre (@uniofbrighton) reflects on US welfare reform thirty years after President Bill Clinton’s 1996 legislation, and argues that President Trump's administration’s latest reforms show a shift in both purpose and scope.
https://t.co/LFxUxBZcfM

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📅 New event alert!

Join Prof @PhillipsPOBrien (@univofstandrews), a leading expert on war and strategy as he considers the strategic implications of a revisionist America for the rest of the world, chaired by Prof @ptrubowitz (@LSEIRDept)

https://t.co/9ZJfvtB59f

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🎧 Weekend listen alert!

For the @LSE_Ballpark AI mini-series, the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Mona Sloane (@UVA) on the societal dimensions of AI’s influence, how these relate to AI accountability, and the current challenges facing AI regulators.
https://t.co/bSRGI3dUEV

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📅 New Event!

Is America experiencing a constitutional crisis, or have we reached the point of constitutional failure? Join Professor @JRakove (@Stanford) in a wide-ranging conversation about the state of the US Constitution in the age of Trump.
https://t.co/oKd1LkRgps

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In the recent @LSEUSAblog, Dr Jimena Valdez (@KingsCollegeLon) examines why some platform companies are increasingly embracing labour regulations that grant workers employee status, rather than opposing them.
https://t.co/Di66ii784w

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🎓 A new academic year means a new programme of public events at LSE SPP.

We’re kicking off September tonight with Francis Fukuyama, with more events to come on geopolitics, global economic power, technology and more.

👉 Explore our upcoming events: https://t.co/yT7uTFWlxB

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⚠️Get ready for tomorrow, as Dr @FukuyamaFrancis will be joining us in conversation with Professor Larry Kramer!

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📢 In the realm of the last man

Join Dr @FukuyamaFrancis (@Stanford) in conversation with Professor Larry Kramer (@LSEnews).
🗓️ Date: 2 September 2026
⏰ Time: 6.45 PM - 8PM
📍 Location: LSE Campus

Hosted by @LSEPublicPolicy and the LSE Phelan US Centre.
https://t.co/DJRRYX8PIx

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📅 Upcoming Event!

Lazard CEO and Chairman Peter Orszag sees a new supply-side era taking shape, in which supply shocks that are increasingly geopolitical in origin have displaced demand as the dominant source of macroeconomic variance.

https://t.co/Q7rnxgIjIJ

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For the @LSEUSAblog, Guy Charlton (@UniNewEngland) and Averell Charlton Diesch (@HKUniversity) argue there are increasing challenges put towards judicial independence and the rule of law in ways that could have lasting consequences for American democracy.
https://t.co/UyzsTd1kbM

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In the @LSEUSAblog, Dr James J. Fisher (Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life) argues that medical education must place listening at the heart of training to understand the broader social, economic and environmental factors that shape health outcomes.
https://t.co/J7MBL1dEjO

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Next week, on 2 September, the Phelan US Centre and @LSEPublicPolicy will host In the Realm of the Last Man, featuring renowned political scientist and author @FukuyamaFrancis.

🔗 Learn more and register here: https://t.co/DJRRYX8PIx

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For the @LSEUSAblog, Dr Warren Snead (@swarthmore) and Dr Kumar Ramanathan (@thisisUIC) examine how changes in the US political system have altered the Supreme Court’s role in American democracy.

https://t.co/GoC5Dame8Z

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For the @LSEUSAblog, Dr @JRyanHume23 (@HouseofCommons) examines what today’s Democrats can learn from the 1986 midterm elections as they debate how to respond to a series of recent progressive victories ahead of November’s midterms.

https://t.co/KCxPtSaLnm

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🚨 New podcast episode!

For the latest episode of The Ballpark, we spoke to Dr Lindsey Cameron (@Wharton). She explores how AI is reshaping the gig economy, from setting prices to influencing hiring decisions in online marketplaces.

https://t.co/qpohIjAPWc

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For the @LSEUSAblog , Dr Stephanie N. Schmitt (@appstate ) examines how the weakening of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) has affected Latino political representation in the United States.

https://t.co/yCs7d9JotY

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In the @LSEUSAblog, Dr Bruno Manno (@ppi) analyses what the United States can learn from the UK’s efforts to tackle youth unemployment through work-based learning and career-connected education.
https://t.co/ioqpKMObx8

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What can Francis Fukuyama tell us about the state of democracy today?

Join Fukuyama in conversation with LSE President and Vice Chancellor Larry Kramer as he discusses In the Realm of the Last Man.

📅 2 September, 6.45pm

🎟️ Tickets are now available: https://t.co/JdH9lKvlbP

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For the @LSEUSAblog, Dr Jack Clayton (@LondonU) contributes to the Phelan US Centre's "United States 250" initiative examines how the idea of American exceptionalism continues to shape US identity as the country marks its 250th anniversary.

https://t.co/uctoQD14wn