About Pizza & Politics

Join us for great discussion and free pizza. Talk to nationally known experts, get your questions answered, and enjoy a personal size pizza from Arni’s.

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Recent Topics

• Dominating the Narrative in Elections
• Rise of AI-Powered Politics
• Clicks & Ballots: Social Media in U.S. Politics
• Race for the Midterms: State, Local, and National Races
• Beyond the Ballot: Voting and Redistricting in the Midterms
• The Money Behind the Midterms

About the Speakers

• Keith Krach, former US Undersecretary of State

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• Jon Pelson, Author

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Previous Guest Speakers

• Diana Zulli, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Communication
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• Daniel Schiff, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Political Science
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• Kaylyn Jackson Schiff, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Political Science
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• Aashna Aggarwal
  Ph.D. candidate, Counseling Psychology
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• David Atkinson
  Associate Professor, History, specializing in American foreign relations and migration; international history; American and British imperial history
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• Michael Brzezinski
  Vice President, Global Partnerships and Programs
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• Kathryn Brownell, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Purdue University
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• Craig Caplan
  Capital Hill Producer, C-SPAN
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• Virak Chan
  Clinical Assistant Professor, Literacy and Language specializing in language and education policies
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• Jesse Crosson, Ph.D.
  Professor, Purdue University
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• Eric Dietz
  Director, Purdue Homeland Security Institute and Professor Computer and Information Technology
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• Fin Gomez
  Political Director, CBS News
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• Matthew Hannah
  Professor, Purdue University
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• Jennifer Hoewe
  Professor, Purdue University
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• Dan Kelly
  Professor, Philosophy specializing in philosophy of mind and cognitive science, moral theory, and evolution.
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• Keith Krach
  former US Undersecretary of State and Chairman and Co-Founder, Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue
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• Sheila Krumholz
  Executive Director, OpenSecrets
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• Dave Levinthal
  Deputy Washington Bureau Chief, Insider
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• David Maraniss, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, journalist, and editor The Washington Post
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• Anna Massoglia
  Editorial and Investigations Manager, OpenSecrets
  LinkedIn Profile
• James “Jay” McCann
  Professor, Political Science, Fulbright Fellowship, specializing in American and comparative politics and public policy
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• JP Messina
  Assistant Professor, Philosophy specializing in moral and political philosophy, the ethics of data science, the history of practical philosophy
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• Aaron Navarro
  Digital Politics Reporter, CBS News
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• Grace Panetta
  Senior Politics Reporter, Business Insider
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• Jon Pelson
  Author and Advisory Council Member, Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue
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• Yvonne Pitts
  Associate Professor, History specializing in U.S. History, U.S. Legal and Constitutional History, History of Sexuality
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• Neal Rothschild
  editor and political data, Axios
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• Swati Srivastava
  Associate Professor, Political Science specializing in international relations and global politics of big tech
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• Eric Waltenburg
  Professor, Political Science specializing in American and comparative politics
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• Melissa Will
  Clinical Assistant Professor with expertise in foreign policy and intelligence
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• Scott Wong
  Senior Reporter, The Hill
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