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Can We Change Pittsburgh’s Population Trajectory?
Douglas Heuck, Post-Gazette
PA Treasurer Garrity Talks Race for PA Governor
Lauren Mayk, NBC 10 Philadelphia
Was NFL Draft a Failed Fundraiser or Promotional Bargain?
Editorial, Tribune-Review
Lt. Gov. Davis Says PA Will Never Be a Right-to-Work State
J. Cole, Center Square
PA Farmer Wins Records After Costly Transparency Fight
Ann Rejrat, Spotlight PA
Brooks Unveils His ‘Put Out The Fire’ Agenda
Steve Ulrich, PoliticsPA
In PA-7 Dem Primary, McClure Runs on His Record
Hilary Danailova, City & State PA
State Rep. Barb Gleim Running for Re-Election in Primary
Keith Schweigert, WPMT
PA 3rd Congressional District Democratic Forum
Carmen Russell-Sluchansky, WHYY
PA Roads Were Less Lethal Last Year Than Any Time
Charles Thompson, PennLive

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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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"
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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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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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
Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?
John Prideaux, The Economist
Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win
Greg Sargent, The New Republic

Can We Change Pittsburgh’s Population Trajectory?

Douglas Heuck, Post-Gazette

In the spring of 2023, I wrote a magazine column entitled “Wake Up! It’s Time to Save Downtown Pittsburgh.” At the time, people were... Read More

PA Treasurer Garrity Talks Race for PA Governor

Lauren Mayk, NBC 10 Philadelphia

In the latest episode of Battleground Politics, Lauren Mayk speaks with Republican gubernatorial candidate Stacy Garrity. Read More

Was NFL Draft a Failed Fundraiser or Promotional Bargain?

Editorial, Tribune-Review

OK, the 2026 NFL Draft was a week ago. It’s time to ask the big question. Was it worth it? That depends on two things: perspective and... Read More

Lt. Gov. Davis Says PA Will Never Be a Right-to-Work State

J. Cole, Center Square

(The Center Square) – Addressing the annual gathering of the Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters in Hershey earlier this week, Democratic... Read More

PA Farmer Wins Records After Costly Transparency Fight

Ann Rejrat, Spotlight PA

A records dispute in Berks County cost thousands and, according to one transparency expert, shows flaws in Pa.'s open records system. Read More

Brooks Unveils His ‘Put Out The Fire’ Agenda

Steve Ulrich, PoliticsPA

With just a little more than two weeks remaining until Pennsylvania’s May 19 primary, Democratic candidate for the 7th Congressional... Read More

In PA-7 Dem Primary, McClure Runs on His Record

Hilary Danailova, City & State PA

The former Northampton County Executive emphasizes his Carbon County roots – and his singular position as the only locally elected... Read More

State Rep. Barb Gleim Running for Re-Election in Primary

Keith Schweigert, WPMT

State Rep. Barb Gleim seeks re-election, highlighting her deep roots in Carlisle as she seeks to continue representing the PA House 199th... Read More

PA 3rd Congressional District Democratic Forum

Carmen Russell-Sluchansky, WHYY

Less than three weeks away, the May 19 primary will likely determine who replaces Dwight Evans in Congress next year. Read More

PA Roads Were Less Lethal Last Year Than Any Time

Charles Thompson, PennLive

In the age of distracted driving, road rage and medical marijuana this may seem hard to believe. 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

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he wants to see more funding for public transportation
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

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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