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PA Republicans Are Mostly Backing the Iran War or Staying Quiet
S. Janesch, Inq
Inside Shapiro’s Attempt to Navigate Data Center Backlash
Jael Holzman, Heatmap
Lawmakers Discuss Proposals to Scrap Daylight Saving Time
Z. Hoopes, PennLive
PA School Cell Phone Ban Backed, With Many Exceptions
F. Turner, Center Square
Where Shapiro and Garrity Stand on Rural PA Issues
Parish & White, Spotlight PA
Craft Brewers Are Producing Less Beer in Pennsylvania
Mike D'Onofrio, Axios
PA Wants Homeowners to Ditch Their Lawns for Meadows
Zoë Read, WHYY
Harvie Said He Doesn’t Support Open Primaries
Fallon Roth, Inquirer
Future of Pennsylvania Reservoir Remains Unclear
Jeremy Cox, Bay Journal

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

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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.

In the News

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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

PA Republicans Are Mostly Backing the Iran War or Staying Quiet

S. Janesch, Inq

Only one of Pennsylvania's 11 Republican lawmakers in Congress has suggested President Donald Trump would be breaking the law if he continues... Read More

Inside Shapiro’s Attempt to Navigate Data Center Backlash

Jael Holzman, Heatmap

Emails between the Pennsylvania governor’s office and Amazon illustrate the difficulty of courting big business as anti-AI fervor explodes. Read More

Lawmakers Discuss Proposals to Scrap Daylight Saving Time

Z. Hoopes, PennLive

PA School Cell Phone Ban Backed, With Many Exceptions

F. Turner, Center Square

(The Center Square) - A state House committee on Tuesday moved a step closer to eliminating a major distraction in schools by passing a bill... Read More

Where Shapiro and Garrity Stand on Rural PA Issues

Parish & White, Spotlight PA

From broadband delays to strained health services, Pennsylvania’s governor’s race could shape the future of communities facing population... Read More

Craft Brewers Are Producing Less Beer in Pennsylvania

Mike D'Onofrio, Axios

PA Wants Homeowners to Ditch Their Lawns for Meadows

Zoë Read, WHYY

Unlike lawns, which have short roots, meadows soak up water and prevent stormwater pollution. Read More

Harvie Said He Doesn’t Support Open Primaries

Fallon Roth, Inquirer

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick's sharp criticism of Bob Harvie comes after the Bucks County commissioner said he does not support open primaries... Read More

Future of Pennsylvania Reservoir Remains Unclear

Jeremy Cox, Bay Journal

Editor’s note: This article is part of a series, Our Waterways, examining the health of smaller streams and sections of rivers in the... 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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