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What Is the State of Political Violence in PA?
Jeff Bloodworth, RCPA
Democrat-Backed EITC Bill Clears Pennsylvania House
Anna Ginelli, State Affairs
Dissecting the Data Center Debate in PA
Mark Nicastre, RealClearPennsylvania
Trump to Visit Mack Truck Facility in Macungie
Staff, 6abc Philadelphia
Garrity on Potentially Being PA's First Female Governor
Michelle Baruchman, Inquirer
Hurdles Loom on the Road to PA’s Budget Signing
Zack Hoopes, PennLive
Deluzio Says Dems Need To Fight For American Dream
Steve Ulrich, PoliticsPA
Fetterman Celebrates Cancelation of PA ICE Centers
Alton Northup, Abc27
Shapiro and Garrity Open to a 2026 PA Governor Debate
Jaxon White, Spotlight PA
Shapiro Touts Economic Impact of World Cup
John Cole, PoliticsPA

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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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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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

What Is the State of Political Violence in PA?

Jeff Bloodworth, RCPA

It’s not your imagination: American politics, including in Pennsylvania, has become more aggressive and, sadly, violent. From 2024 to 2025,... Read More

Democrat-Backed EITC Bill Clears Pennsylvania House

Anna Ginelli, State Affairs

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passes a bill to increase oversight of the state's Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program. Read More

Dissecting the Data Center Debate in PA

Mark Nicastre, RealClearPennsylvania

You cannot open social media, turn on the news, or read the local paper without hearing about data centers. They have captured the attention... Read More

Trump to Visit Mack Truck Facility in Macungie

Staff, 6abc Philadelphia

Trump's trip to the Allentown-area business comes as he works to try to put the Iran conflict - and the higher gasoline prices it caused - in... Read More

Garrity on Potentially Being PA's First Female Governor

Michelle Baruchman, Inquirer

Pennsylvania voters have never elected a woman as governor or U.S. senator. With Stacy Garrity running for governor, could the tide change? Read More

Hurdles Loom on the Road to PA’s Budget Signing

Zack Hoopes, PennLive

Pennsylvania’s current budget expires a week from Tuesday, with the June 30 close of the 2025-26 fiscal year. Any optimism for a new... Read More

Deluzio Says Dems Need To Fight For American Dream

Steve Ulrich, PoliticsPA

Speaking to the Pennsylvania Press Club on Monday, Rep. Chris Deluzio made the case for what Democrats can do when […] Read More

Fetterman Celebrates Cancelation of PA ICE Centers

Alton Northup, Abc27

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) thanked the Department of Homeland Security on Monday for backing out of plans to use two Pennsylvania... Read More

Shapiro and Garrity Open to a 2026 PA Governor Debate

Jaxon White, Spotlight PA

Experts say political debates are getting rarer, but this year both PA candidates for governor say they’re open to it. Read More

Shapiro Touts Economic Impact of World Cup

John Cole, PoliticsPA

(The Center Square) – A few hours before France and Iraq kick off for a World Cup match in south […] 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

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

Sponsored Curation Powered By:

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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