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The Arsenal of Democracy Is Only as Strong as Its Steel
P. Murphy, RealClearPA
New Poll Shows Shapiro Trouncing Trump in Popularity
M. Baruchman, Inquirer
Lawmakers Want to Call Out AI Ads But Can't Decide How
F. Turner, Center Square
What PA Voters Think of Shapiro, Garrity, and Trump
J.D. Prose, PennLive
PA Dem Trifecta Could Mean the End of School Choice
Guy Ciarrocchi, RealClearPA
Report: Alternative Energy Mandates Cost Pennsylvanians
L. Jessop, Center Square
PA Cannot Tax Its Way Into an Innovation Economy
Carl Marrara, RealClearPA
Philly School Board Ended a Charter Run by a Veteran Admin
M. Hanna, Inquirer
PA is One of America’s ‘Least Patriotic States', Study
Claudia Dimuro, PennLive
Lawmakers Push to Tighten Measles Vaccine Exemptions
M. Sallah, Post-Gazette
PA Should Treat Obesity Like a Chronic Disease
Vallerie Biancaniello, Broad + Liberty
In Defense of Entrepreneurs
Matthew J. Brouillette, RealClearPennsylvania

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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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.

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Zuckerberg Ending Censorship on Facebook: "The Fact-Checkers Have Just Been Too Politically Biased"
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Teaching the Declaration Starts at the Archives
Every generation inherits the Declaration of Independence and its promises.
Jefferson and the Declaration
Anytime I teach the Declaration of Independence, I find that the most important question to cover is one that is not actually mentioned in the document itself: slavery.

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America at 250: A Conversation with Peggy Noonan
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Podcasts

More Criminals Using Teens to Move Guns
Claudia Dimuro, PennLive
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

The Arsenal of Democracy Is Only as Strong as Its Steel

P. Murphy, RealClearPA

During World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt called the United States the Read More

New Poll Shows Shapiro Trouncing Trump in Popularity

M. Baruchman, Inquirer

Shapiro leads Garrity 50% to 28% with the election less than five months away, according to a new statewide poll from Franklin & Marshall. Read More

Lawmakers Want to Call Out AI Ads But Can't Decide How

F. Turner, Center Square

(The Center Square) – The pitch from Pennsylvania Rep. Chris Pielli to fellow lawmakers about his bill is straightforward – "If it is AI,... Read More

What PA Voters Think of Shapiro, Garrity, and Trump

J.D. Prose, PennLive

Pennsylvania voters are pessimistic about the direction of the state and their financial futures, but still back Gov. Josh Shapiro for... Read More

PA Dem Trifecta Could Mean the End of School Choice

Guy Ciarrocchi, RealClearPA

Pennsylvania taxpayers are seeing Democrats’ 2026 budget priorities – spending taxpayer money, enforcing bureaucratic regulations, and... Read More

Report: Alternative Energy Mandates Cost Pennsylvanians

L. Jessop, Center Square

(The Center Square) – As Pennsylvanians grapple with rising electricity costs, the debate over how to keep power both reliable and... Read More

PA Cannot Tax Its Way Into an Innovation Economy

Carl Marrara, RealClearPA

Pennsylvania says it wants the jobs of the future. Gov. Josh Shapiro has made attracting life sciences, advanced manufacturing, robotics,... Read More

Philly School Board Ended a Charter Run by a Veteran Admin

M. Hanna, Inquirer

The board voted 8-0 to nonrenew Global Leadership Academy Southwest at Huey, but pulled a planned vote on Philadelphia Montessori Charter... Read More

PA is One of America’s ‘Least Patriotic States', Study

Claudia Dimuro, PennLive

This is just a smidge ironic, given the whole Constitutional Convention and being-Ben-Franklin’s-home thing. Read More

Lawmakers Push to Tighten Measles Vaccine Exemptions

M. Sallah, Post-Gazette

With the spread of dangerous childhood diseases rising across Pennsylvania, top lawmakers say they want to rein in the legal exemptions that... Read More

PA Should Treat Obesity Like a Chronic Disease

Vallerie Biancaniello, Broad + Liberty

Breathing is supposed to be easy. It’s something most of us rarely think about. But in my career as a respiratory therapist, I’ve... Read More

In Defense of Entrepreneurs

Matthew J. Brouillette, RealClearPennsylvania

Like clockwork, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) is again finding America’s billionaires guilty by reason of existence, arguing... 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

RNC Chair Talks Midterms During Philly Visit
Be Skeptical of Any Deal With Iran, Sen. McCormick Says
Voters Voice Concerns Before the PA Primary
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he wants to see more funding for public transportation

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

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Essential Reading

Teaching the Declaration Starts at the Archives
Every generation inherits the Declaration of Independence and its promises.
Jefferson and the Declaration
Anytime I teach the Declaration of Independence, I find that the most important question to cover is one that is not actually mentioned in the document itself: slavery.

In the News

Multimedia

America at 250: A Conversation with Peggy Noonan
Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin
The Long Road to Juneteenth

Podcasts

More Criminals Using Teens to Move Guns

Claudia Dimuro, PennLive

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


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