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The ‘Eds, Meds, and Defense Industrial Base’ Region?
Susan Snyder, Inquirer
PA Republicans Think They Can Pull Off an Upset in 2026
C. Thompson, PennLive
Fetterman Asks DHS to Halt Development of Detention Centers
B. Sholtis, Inquirer
Fitzpatrick Has Millions on Hand
John Cole, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Why Legal Weed Still Faces Steep Odds in Pennsylvania
Kate Huangpu, Spotlight PA
Diocese of Pittsburgh to Close 7 Churches Next Month
Q. Reese, Tribune-Review
We Must Protect PA’s Young People From Chatbots
Editorial, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Bloomberg Bets Big on Pennsylvania's Shapiro
Holly Otterbein, Axios
Fitzpatrick Enters Reelection Bid With Headstart in Cash
Chris Ullery, Phillyburbs
Beaver Valley Becomes Data Center Target
Anya Litvak, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Garrity Says She’d Work With Trump on PA’s Elections
Jaxon White, LancasterOnline

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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David McCullough and the Study of History
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Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin
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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

The ‘Eds, Meds, and Defense Industrial Base’ Region?

Susan Snyder, Inquirer

As President Trump looks to increase defense spending, Philly-area universities are “in a great spot to leverage the opportunities,” one... Read More

PA Republicans Think They Can Pull Off an Upset in 2026

C. Thompson, PennLive

Gov. Josh Shapiro is a big favorite to win re-election this year, but Republicans are united behind their presumptive nominee, state... Read More

Fetterman Asks DHS to Halt Development of Detention Centers

B. Sholtis, Inquirer

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman says planned ICE detention facilities in Berks and Schuylkill counties would strain local resources. Read More

Fitzpatrick Has Millions on Hand

John Cole, Pennsylvania Capital-Star

The Bucks County Republican has $7.36 million on hand. Read More

Why Legal Weed Still Faces Steep Odds in Pennsylvania

Kate Huangpu, Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania marijuana legalization advocates hope the need for more revenue and pressure during an election year will force lawmakers to act. Read More

Diocese of Pittsburgh to Close 7 Churches Next Month

Q. Reese, Tribune-Review

The Diocese of Pittsburgh will close seven of eight churches in its Saint Joseph the Worker Parish next month. During Saturday evening and... Read More

We Must Protect PA’s Young People From Chatbots

Editorial, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

During Gov. Josh Shapiro’s lengthy and, on occasion, unusually partisan budget address this past Tuesday, one theme attracted significant... Read More

Bloomberg Bets Big on Pennsylvania's Shapiro

Holly Otterbein, Axios

Bloomberg donated $2.5 million to Shapiro's effort in October — his biggest direct public contribution to a potential 2028 presidential... Read More

Fitzpatrick Enters Reelection Bid With Headstart in Cash

Chris Ullery, Phillyburbs

Incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has raised the most in his race thus far, with nearly $4.29 million. Read More

Beaver Valley Becomes Data Center Target

Anya Litvak, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Early last year, Rich Urick drafted his first data center ordinance for Shippingport, a Beaver County borough with about 160 residents and a... Read More

Garrity Says She’d Work With Trump on PA’s Elections

Jaxon White, LancasterOnline

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Stacy Garrity said Friday afternoon that she would cooperate with President Donald Trump’s administration... 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

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

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Essential Reading

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.
Liberal Education as Civic Education
At the heart of the Western intellectual tradition is the claim that the liberal arts aim to make a man free.

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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