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Shapiro Says National Dems Folded in Fed Shutdown
Terruso & McGoldrick, Inquirer
O’Connor Continues to Build Admin
Hallie Lauer, Post-Gazette
John Fetterman Speaks at Conference for Jewish Leaders
Aliya Schneider, Inquirer
A PA School District Failed to Usurp Parental Rights
J. Mason, Washington Examiner
Nuclear Power Poised for a New Start
Christina Lengyel, The Center Square
School Safety Top of Mind for PA House Members
Whitney Downard, PA Capital-Star
New Airport Terminal iI a Milestone for Pittsburgh
Editorial, Post-Gazette
Families Will See $193M Tax Credit in 2026
Christina Lengyel, The Center Square
Police Arrest 18 at Protest Against Campaign Finance
Tirzah Christopher, PennLive
Chester Co. to Count Most Provisional Ballots
Katie Bernard, Inquirer
PA Committee Hears Testimony on Next-Gen Nuclear
Peter Hall, PA Capital-Star
Pittsburgh Intl Airport's New Terminal Officially Opens
Staff, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
How Much Will School Districts Get From State Budget?
Zack Hoopes, PennLive
Shapiro’s Long Road to a Budget Deal
Julie Zeglen, Inquirer

Research

PA Voters Bridge Divide in Polling® Event
Deliberative Democracy Lab, Stanford
Working Class Voters' Role in the 2024 PA Election
Clark, P. F. , Sagepub
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

More From Real Clear

Sen. Fetterman Says We Need to Talk to Each Other More
Deadly Shooting at Indiana University in PA
Eugene DePasquale Talks Political Landscape
PA Supreme Court Justices on The Ballot

USA Energy Affordability Map

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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"
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

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The Duty of Teachers to Foster Civic Disposition
I was asked by a state legislator why I teach federalism in my college-level Introduction to Education course.
The Cost of Civic Illiteracy
America is in the throes of an epidemic of civic illiteracy that can be traced to a half-century of not teaching the principles, history, and documents of her founding.

In the News

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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
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

Shapiro Says National Dems Folded in Fed Shutdown

Terruso & McGoldrick, Inquirer

As Shapiro portrays the outcome of Pennsylvania’s 2025 state budget as an across-the-board victory, the path to get there was harder,... Read More

O’Connor Continues to Build Admin

Hallie Lauer, Post-Gazette

The next Pittsburgh mayoral administration is starting to take shape as Mayor-elect Corey O’Connor announced five new appointees Monday... Read More

John Fetterman Speaks at Conference for Jewish Leaders

Aliya Schneider, Inquirer

Fetterman was released from the hospital Saturday, following a fall related to a heart issue. He returned to Washington this week. Read More

A PA School District Failed to Usurp Parental Rights

J. Mason, Washington Examiner

As a Pennsylvania school district learned, homeschooling is not a loophole or an act of defiance. It is a lawful exercise of parental rights. Read More

Nuclear Power Poised for a New Start

Christina Lengyel, The Center Square

(The Center Square) – New nuclear energy development seemed unlikely in Pennsylvania just a few short years ago. Read More

School Safety Top of Mind for PA House Members

Whitney Downard, PA Capital-Star

Nearly a dozen parents from around the state urged lawmakers to support a “bell to bell” cellphone prohibition. Read More

New Airport Terminal iI a Milestone for Pittsburgh

Editorial, Post-Gazette

If the north portal of the Fort Pitt Tunnel is Pittsburgh’s famous front door, then Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is its curb... Read More

Families Will See $193M Tax Credit in 2026

Christina Lengyel, The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Monday that the Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit included in the new state budget will be... Read More

Police Arrest 18 at Protest Against Campaign Finance

Tirzah Christopher, PennLive

Activists with March on Harrisburg noted 35 fundraisers scheduled in Harrisburg this week before marching through the building. Read More

Chester Co. to Count Most Provisional Ballots

Katie Bernard, Inquirer

The Chester County Republican Committee objected to the counting of more than 1,000 ballots ahead of Monday’s meeting. That number whittled... Read More

PA Committee Hears Testimony on Next-Gen Nuclear

Peter Hall, PA Capital-Star

The panel is set to vote on legislation to allow regulators to set lower fees for small modular reactors Read More

Pittsburgh Intl Airport's New Terminal Officially Opens

Staff, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The new PIT terminal • From parking to TSA and baggage, what to know about the new terminal • Spanish architect inspired by Pittsburgh... Read More

How Much Will School Districts Get From State Budget?

Zack Hoopes, PennLive

Every district will come out ahead from the changes to state education funding, some drastically so. Read More

Shapiro’s Long Road to a Budget Deal

Julie Zeglen, Inquirer

Gov. Josh Shapiro is calling the state budget that came out of the Pennsylvania legislature’s monthslong stalemate an across-the-board... Read More

Research

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

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

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

Sen. Fetterman Says We Need to Talk to Each Other More
Deadly Shooting at Indiana University in PA
Eugene DePasquale Talks Political Landscape
PA Supreme Court Justices on The Ballot

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

The Duty of Teachers to Foster Civic Disposition
I was asked by a state legislator why I teach federalism in my college-level Introduction to Education course.
The Cost of Civic Illiteracy
America is in the throes of an epidemic of civic illiteracy that can be traced to a half-century of not teaching the principles, history, and documents of her founding.

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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