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Pennsylvania’s Uneasy Truce With Artificial Intelligence
Sean Trende, RCP
How Brian Fitzpatrick Became Democrats’ Favorite Republican
Avani Kalra, NOTUS
Northeast Philly’s Picozzi Looks Back On a Year in the Sen.
L. Stein, B+L
PA Lawmakers React to Trump Reclassifying Marijuana
Ricky Sayer, CBS
McCormick Urged Trump Not to Reclassify Marijuana
Tom Fontaine, Trib-Review
Trump Tariffs Tank PA's Lumber Industry
Ivey DeJesus, PennLive
Temple to Boost Police Force by Nearly 50%
Ryan Mulligan, Phila Business Journal
Deluzio Calls Pittsburgh VA Cuts 'Betrayal'
Sam Janesch, Post-Gazette
Number of Uninsured Children in PA Hits Decade High
Erin Yudt, Spotlight PA
R&D Whiplash: DC Accelerates, Harrisburg Slams the Brakes
C. Marrara, Town Hall
Just 20 People May Decide Lehigh Valley's Next State Rep.
Tom Shortell, LVN
Luzerne County Keeps Having Problems With its Elections
Carter Walker, Votebeat
Advocates Push to End Death Penalty
Zack Hoopes, PennLive
Shapiro Hasn't Stopped Suing Donald Trump
J. Salant, Post-Gazette

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

More From Real Clear

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
Deadly Shooting at Indiana University in PA

USA Energy Affordability Map

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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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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.

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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

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

Pennsylvania’s Uneasy Truce With Artificial Intelligence

Sean Trende, RCP

How Brian Fitzpatrick Became Democrats’ Favorite Republican

Avani Kalra, NOTUS

The Pennsylvania lawmaker is the go-to member for moderate Democrats looking to work across the aisle. Read More

Northeast Philly’s Picozzi Looks Back On a Year in the Sen.

L. Stein, B+L

PA Lawmakers React to Trump Reclassifying Marijuana

Ricky Sayer, CBS

On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order to stop classifying marijuana as a Schedule I drug. Read More

McCormick Urged Trump Not to Reclassify Marijuana

Tom Fontaine, Trib-Review

U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick is at odds with President Donald Trump’s move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, arguing that it... Read More

Trump Tariffs Tank PA's Lumber Industry

Ivey DeJesus, PennLive

Pennsylvania was once the lumber and hardwood capital of the world. The economic challenges of recent years have taken a toll on the industry... Read More

Temple to Boost Police Force by Nearly 50%

Ryan Mulligan, Phila Business Journal

Deluzio Calls Pittsburgh VA Cuts 'Betrayal'

Sam Janesch, Post-Gazette

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio on Thursday called planned workforce cuts at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and other... Read More

Number of Uninsured Children in PA Hits Decade High

Erin Yudt, Spotlight PA

More than 153,000 children in PA are uninsured, as rising costs, policy changes, and expiring federal supports make it harder for families to... Read More

R&D Whiplash: DC Accelerates, Harrisburg Slams the Brakes

C. Marrara, Town Hall

Just 20 People May Decide Lehigh Valley's Next State Rep.

Tom Shortell, LVN

Lehigh County Democratic Chair Lori McFarland said party officials will not conduct their interviews or selection process for the upcoming... Read More

Luzerne County Keeps Having Problems With its Elections

Carter Walker, Votebeat

The county ran out of ballot paper in 2022. It had four separate election administration issues in 2025. What’s going on? Read More

Advocates Push to End Death Penalty

Zack Hoopes, PennLive

While Pennsylvania has a lengthy list of inmates nominally on death row, the state hasn't actually executed anyone since 1999. Read More

Shapiro Hasn't Stopped Suing Donald Trump

J. Salant, Post-Gazette

WASHINGTON — Josh Shapiro is no longer Pennsylvania’s attorney general, but that hasn’t dimmed his eagerness to see Donald Trump... 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

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
Deadly Shooting at Indiana University in PA

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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