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Solving the Crisis of Downtown Harrisburg
McElwee, Dawson, Luciew, RCPA Podcast
Why Shapiro Doesn’t Have a Path to 2028
Guy Ciarrocchi, RealClearPennsylvania
Fetterman Slams Democrats' 'Jim Crow 2.0' Voter ID Rhetoric
Alex Miller, Fox News
PA on Front Lines of Midterm Power Battle
Benjamin Kail, Post-Gazette
Can a GOP Candidate Flip a State House Seat in Allentown?
L. Weber, Morning Call
Beaver Co. Native Seeks GOP Nomination for PA Lt. Gov.
Staff, Beaver County Times
Harrisburg Just Can’t Quit Skill Games
Paul Davies, Inquirer
‘The Pitt’ Tries a Pittsburgh Accent, Locals Have Opinions
Alexis Papalia, TribLive
PA Mandates Cursive Writing Instruction in Schools
Andrew Goldstein, Post-Gazette
Shapiro Wants PA to Be a Leader on Home Construction
Charlotte Keith, Spotlight PA
PA Workers Spend More on Health Benefits
Nicole Leonard, WHYY
Penn Soon May Be Off-Limits to Army Officers
Brett Sholtis, Inquirer

Research

Working Class Voters' Role in the 2024 PA Election
Clark, P. F. , Sagepub
PA Voters Bridge Divide in Polling® Event
Deliberative Democracy Lab, Stanford
New UCLA Data: Latino Voters in PA Could Sway Election
Phan et al., UCLA
PA Ed. Funding Reached $22,000 Per Student
E. Aymond, Commonwealth Foundation

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USA Energy Affordability Map

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Censorship

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May Aliens Be Deported Based on Their Speech?
The answer, oddly, isn't settled.
The COVID-era Smearing—and Resurrection—of Trump NIH Appointee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
Bhattacharya’s path from health policy scholar to NIH director nominee is pockmarked with craters from missiles launched to destroy his scientific credibility by NIH leaders and their minions in academia.

In the News

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Zuckerberg Ending Censorship on Facebook: "The Fact-Checkers Have Just Been Too Politically Biased"
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House Committee Rips State Department Over Censorship

American Civics

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Essential Reading

America’s Civic Values Outweigh its Divisions
Americans of all backgrounds overwhelmingly support a core set of legal and constitutional obligations.
David McCullough and the Study of History
One of the greatest weeks of my life was the week David McCullough came to teach a one-credit course at Hillsdale College in 2006.

In the News

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Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin
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Podcasts

The Future of America's Shipbuilding Is in Philadelphia
Michael Graham, DV Journal
Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?
John Prideaux, The Economist
Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win
Greg Sargent, The New Republic
Why The Candidates Are Investing Time Into Pennsylvania
Sarah McCammon, NPR

Solving the Crisis of Downtown Harrisburg

McElwee, Dawson, Luciew, RCPA Podcast

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Read More

Why Shapiro Doesn’t Have a Path to 2028

Guy Ciarrocchi, RealClearPennsylvania

Josh Shapiro wants to be president more than the Phillies’ Bryce Harper wants to win a World Series. As for being governor? It’s a resume... Read More

Fetterman Slams Democrats' 'Jim Crow 2.0' Voter ID Rhetoric

Alex Miller, Fox News

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., breaks with Senate Democrats on voter ID legislation, rejecting the "Jim Crow 2.0" characterization of the SAVE... Read More

PA on Front Lines of Midterm Power Battle

Benjamin Kail, Post-Gazette

When he was mayor of Hazelton a few years before heading to Capitol Hill, former Rep. Lou Barletta left an international conference of mayors... Read More

Can a GOP Candidate Flip a State House Seat in Allentown?

L. Weber, Morning Call

Pennsylvania’s 22nd house District, which represents Allentown, is usually safe for Democrats, But Republican candidate Robert Smith Jr.... Read More

Beaver Co. Native Seeks GOP Nomination for PA Lt. Gov.

Staff, Beaver County Times

Jason Richey, 54, an attorney and Allegheny County GOP chairman, recently announced his candidacy. Read More

Harrisburg Just Can’t Quit Skill Games

Paul Davies, Inquirer

Lawmakers reluctant to raise taxes find it easier to bleed problem gamblers. Read More

‘The Pitt’ Tries a Pittsburgh Accent, Locals Have Opinions

Alexis Papalia, TribLive

The Pittsburgh accent is one of those “if you know, you know” things. Lifelong denizens of the 412 can recognize it in others... Read More

PA Mandates Cursive Writing Instruction in Schools

Andrew Goldstein, Post-Gazette

Two hundred and fifty years ago in Pennsylvania, the Declaration of Independence was written and signed in cursive. Now, schools across the... Read More

Shapiro Wants PA to Be a Leader on Home Construction

Charlotte Keith, Spotlight PA

The governor’s new housing plan is a wide-ranging effort to tackle Pennsylvania's housing crisis. Read More

PA Workers Spend More on Health Benefits

Nicole Leonard, WHYY

Some Pennsylvania workers spend about one in every $10 on employer-sponsored health insurance, according to The Commonwealth Fund. Read More

Penn Soon May Be Off-Limits to Army Officers

Brett Sholtis, Inquirer

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the government will stop funding graduate programs for military service members at Harvard and other... Read More

Research

Working Class Voters' Role in the 2024 PA Election

Clark, P. F. , Sagepub

On election day 2024, the headline for CBS News was “Pennsylvania is the top prize among battleground states.” Political experts... Read More

PA Voters Bridge Divide in Polling® Event

Deliberative Democracy Lab, Stanford

America in One Room: Pennsylvania brings together a representative sample of registered Pennsylvania voters for a statewide Deliberative Poll... Read More

New UCLA Data: Latino Voters in PA Could Sway Election

Phan et al., UCLA

The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (UCLA LPPI) released a new data brief on Latino eligible voters in Pennsylvania, marking the... Read More

PA Ed. Funding Reached $22,000 Per Student

E. Aymond, Commonwealth Foundation

Harrisburg, Pa., May 21, 2024 — Pennsylvania per-student spending increased to $21,985 in the 2022–23 school year, according to... Read More

More From Real Clear

PA GOP Congressman Slams State Leaders Over ICE Policies
Gov. Shapiro and UT Gov. Cox on State of Politics
Trump Heads to PA to Tout Affordability Push
Sen. Fetterman Says We Need to Talk to Each Other More

USA Energy Affordability Map

Click on a state to learn more energy facts.

> 50% 40-55% 30-40% 20-30% 10-20% AK HI AZ UT CO NE OK MS AL GA NC VA NJ RI DE MD CT MA VT ME NY IA ND WI OH KY IL TN SC IN PA NH WV MI MN OR WA CA NV MT WY NM TX FL LA AR SD MO KS ID

Censorship

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Essential Reading

May Aliens Be Deported Based on Their Speech?
The answer, oddly, isn't settled.
The COVID-era Smearing—and Resurrection—of Trump NIH Appointee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
Bhattacharya’s path from health policy scholar to NIH director nominee is pockmarked with craters from missiles launched to destroy his scientific credibility by NIH leaders and their minions in academia.

In the News

Multimedia

Zuckerberg Ending Censorship on Facebook: "The Fact-Checkers Have Just Been Too Politically Biased"
John Kerry Tells WEF: Our First Amendment Stands As A Major Block Against Hammering Disinformation Out of Existence
House Committee Rips State Department Over Censorship

American Civics

Sponsored Curation Powered By:

Essential Reading

America’s Civic Values Outweigh its Divisions
Americans of all backgrounds overwhelmingly support a core set of legal and constitutional obligations.
David McCullough and the Study of History
One of the greatest weeks of my life was the week David McCullough came to teach a one-credit course at Hillsdale College in 2006.

In the News

Multimedia

Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin
The Long Road to Juneteenth
Lincoln’s Prophetic Statesmanship with Edward Erler

Podcasts

The Future of America's Shipbuilding Is in Philadelphia

Michael Graham, DV Journal

With the issues of trade and energy policy front and center in American politics, Jeff Vogel joins the Delaware Valley Journal podcast to... Read More

Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?

John Prideaux, The Economist

Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week our hosts travel to the state most likely to decide the election Read More

Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win

Greg Sargent, The New Republic

As polls show a tight race in Pennsylvania, which Trump cannot lose, Governor Josh Shapiro explains why he thinks Kamala Harris is on her way... Read More

Why The Candidates Are Investing Time Into Pennsylvania

Sarah McCammon, NPR

NPR tracked where the candidates are investing the most travel time and money. Unsurprisingly, the most competitive states are receiving the... Read More

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