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Inside Four PA Races That Could Flip the House
Salena Zito, Washington Post
America at 250: WWII, America’s Rise to Greatness
Gene Pisasale, RealClearPA
Survey: Tell Us How You Define PA's Many Regions
Asha Prihar, Spotlight PA
Pennsylvania Can Turn Moms Into Millionaires
Joshua C. Robertson, RealClearPA
PA Cuts All Deputy Game Wardens, Ending 123-Year Tradition
Staff, Penn Live
King of Prussia Data Center Rejected by Township
Erin McCarthy, Phila. Inquirer
Polling Lessons from Michigan, Wisconsin Races
Guy Ciarrocchi, RealClearPA
PA Keeps Childhood Vax Schedule Despite Trump Order
Staff, The Morning Call
Piranha Caught by Father-Son Duo in Pennsylvania Lake
Brady Doran, ABC27
School Choice Saves Families Struggling with Affordability
R. Langan, RCPA

Research

Working Class Voters' Role in the 2024 PA Election
Clark, P. F. , Sagepub
PA Voters Bridge Divide in Polling® Event
Deliberative Democracy Lab, Stanford
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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The Ladies, and How We Remember Them
Abigail Adams admonished her husband to “remember the ladies.” 
Teaching the Declaration Starts at the Archives
Every generation inherits the Declaration of Independence and its promises.

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The Greatest WWII Novel
America at 250: A Conversation with Peggy Noonan
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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

Inside Four PA Races That Could Flip the House

Salena Zito, Washington Post

Every four years, Pennsylvania plays a critical role in deciding who sits in the Oval Office. This year, in the same diners, farm fields,... Read More

America at 250: WWII, America’s Rise to Greatness

Gene Pisasale, RealClearPA

By the 1930s, the phrase “the war to end all wars” used to describe World War I had proven to be false. Some political leaders in... Read More

Survey: Tell Us How You Define PA's Many Regions

Asha Prihar, Spotlight PA

As part of a series on Pennsylvania regions, their names, their identities, and whether it all matters, Spotlight PA needs your input. Take... Read More

Pennsylvania Can Turn Moms Into Millionaires

Joshua C. Robertson, RealClearPA

Leave it to a Pennsylvanian to speak truth to power. Recently, when receiving an award in New York City, the Philadelphia investor and... Read More

PA Cuts All Deputy Game Wardens, Ending 123-Year Tradition

Staff, Penn Live

King of Prussia Data Center Rejected by Township

Erin McCarthy, Phila. Inquirer

Polling Lessons from Michigan, Wisconsin Races

Guy Ciarrocchi, RealClearPA

Francesca Hong was supposed to win the Democratic Party nomination for governor of Wisconsin by 20 points – she lost by 0.4%. The... Read More

PA Keeps Childhood Vax Schedule Despite Trump Order

Staff, The Morning Call

Pennsylvania has no plans to change its childhood vaccine requirements, the state health department said this week, despite a renewed push... Read More

Piranha Caught by Father-Son Duo in Pennsylvania Lake

Brady Doran, ABC27

Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission spokesman Mike Parker said the agency confirmed the fish species as a piranha. It remains unclear how... Read More

School Choice Saves Families Struggling with Affordability

R. Langan, RCPA

Jeri Penrod and his family — his wife and their four children, Chloe, Andrew, Clara, and Ananias — faced financial ruin. But a... Read More

Research

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

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

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

The Ladies, and How We Remember Them
Abigail Adams admonished her husband to “remember the ladies.” 
Teaching the Declaration Starts at the Archives
Every generation inherits the Declaration of Independence and its promises.

In the News

Multimedia

The Greatest WWII Novel
America at 250: A Conversation with Peggy Noonan
Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin

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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