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Pennsylvania’s Healthcare Lottery
Oliver Bateman, RealClearPennsylvania
Lessons from Girardville, a Dying Hidden Gem
McElwee et al., RealClearPA Podcast
More Pennsylvanians Unhappy With State of Healthcare
Leif Greiss, Morning Call
The Big Payout in Dauphin County
Rihl & Renno, PennLive
Perry Tops PA Congressional Vulnerability Rankings
L. Jacobson, PoliticsPA
Philly Makes Progress on Crime, Poverty, Economy Stagnates
Nate File, Inquirer
Shapiro Is Missing the Vibe Shift on Radical Gender Issues
A. Eisenberg, RCPA
PA Universities Launch Keystone AI + Quantum Factory
M. Swayne, Quantum Insider
PA Senate Dems Push Affordability Plan
Ryan Deto, Axios
Thousands of Abandoned Cars Reported in Philly Each Month
Staff, Inquirer
Pittsburgh Locals Split on NFL Draft
Megan Swift, Tribune-Review
Plans for Data Center in Dauphin County Remain Unsettled
D. Urie, PennLive
Environmental Order Stalls ICE Sites, Battle Could Last Years
M. Bilinski, Spotlight
Dems Running for LV CD Seat Talk Tariffs, Economy
Tom Shortell, LehighValleyNews
Dean and Houlahan Endorse Dr. Ala Stanford
Harrison Cann, City & State PA

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

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USA Energy Affordability Map

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May Aliens Be Deported Based on Their Speech?
The answer, oddly, isn't settled.
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House Committee Rips State Department Over Censorship

American Civics

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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.

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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

Pennsylvania’s Healthcare Lottery

Oliver Bateman, RealClearPennsylvania

Southwestern Pennsylvania is getting old. In Washington County, the small place south of Pittsburgh where I was born back in 1982, 23.2% of... Read More

Lessons from Girardville, a Dying Hidden Gem

McElwee et al., RealClearPA Podcast

More Pennsylvanians Unhappy With State of Healthcare

Leif Greiss, Morning Call

According to Muhlenberg College’s 2026 Pennsylvania Health Poll, Pennsylvanians’ outlook on health care continues to worsen. Read More

The Big Payout in Dauphin County

Rihl & Renno, PennLive

Perry Tops PA Congressional Vulnerability Rankings

L. Jacobson, PoliticsPA

Philly Makes Progress on Crime, Poverty, Economy Stagnates

Nate File, Inquirer

The Pew Charitable Trusts released its 2026 State of the City report on Tuesday, showing mixed results for where Philly stands and might be... Read More

Shapiro Is Missing the Vibe Shift on Radical Gender Issues

A. Eisenberg, RCPA

Earlier this decade, amid the Covid era, the news of Lia Thomas, a transgender Penn swimmer competing on the women’s team, evoked national... Read More

PA Universities Launch Keystone AI + Quantum Factory

M. Swayne, Quantum Insider

Pennsylvania has launched the Keystone AI + Quantum Factory, a statewide collaboration uniting seven research universities. Read More

PA Senate Dems Push Affordability Plan

Ryan Deto, Axios

Thousands of Abandoned Cars Reported in Philly Each Month

Staff, Inquirer

The police and Philadelphia Parking Authority have made progress on the issue, but people still make thousands of reports to 311 every month... Read More

Pittsburgh Locals Split on NFL Draft

Megan Swift, Tribune-Review

Danielle Nolan and her husband, John, have been Steelers season ticket holders since 2021. For them, attending the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh... Read More

Plans for Data Center in Dauphin County Remain Unsettled

D. Urie, PennLive

Environmental Order Stalls ICE Sites, Battle Could Last Years

M. Bilinski, Spotlight

An environmental agency under the Shapiro admin has taken an unusual approach to challenging ICE, and appeals could delay the project for... Read More

Dems Running for LV CD Seat Talk Tariffs, Economy

Tom Shortell, LehighValleyNews

Ryan Crosswell, Lamont McClure and Carol Obando-Derstine this month discussed their goals to strengthen the economy and thoughts on tariffs... Read More

Dean and Houlahan Endorse Dr. Ala Stanford

Harrison Cann, City & State PA

The members of Congress representing parts of southeastern Pennsylvania have joined Dwight Evans in backing his potential successor 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

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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

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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