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What PA Swing Voters Think of Trump's First Year Back in Office
M. Liasson, NPR
Philly Could Close 20 Schools, Colocate 6
Kristen Graham, Inquirer
Chester Co. School District Investigated Over Trans Policies
M. Hanna, Inquirer
Pennsylvania's Judges Got Pay Raises
Matthew Rink, Pocono Record
PA Lawmakers Move to Close Transparency Loophole
A. Couloumbis, Spotlight PA
Post-Gazette Staffers Try to Save the Newspaper
K. Mamula, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
First GOP Candidate for Open Cumberland Co. House Seat
C. Thompson, PennLive
PA Governor Election 2026: Latest Polls
Caroline Soler, The New York Times
Chester Can’t Sell Water Authority Without Board’s Consent
P. Hall, PA Capital-Star
Biggest Snowfall Since Snowmageddon Possible
Brian Hutton Jr., WTAE
Pa. Supreme Court Upholds Philly Judge Suspension
Peter Hall, PA Capital-Star
Great Valley School District Faces Title IX Investigation
B. Rosica, Broad + Liberty

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

Click on a state to learn more energy facts.

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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

What PA Swing Voters Think of Trump's First Year Back in Office

M. Liasson, NPR

How do Biden-to-Trump voters feel about year one of Trump's second term? A focus group of Pennsylvania voters provides some unique insight. Read More

Philly Could Close 20 Schools, Colocate 6

Kristen Graham, Inquirer

The 10-year blueprint comes with a $2.8 billion price tag, $1 billion of which would be covered by district capital funds. The rest would... Read More

Chester Co. School District Investigated Over Trans Policies

M. Hanna, Inquirer

The Great Valley School District appears to be the first in the Philadelphia area facing a federal probe for policies allowing transgender... Read More

Pennsylvania's Judges Got Pay Raises

Matthew Rink, Pocono Record

A 3.3% pay increase that affects scores of state officials also includes Pennsylvania judges at all levels, from magisterial district judges... Read More

PA Lawmakers Move to Close Transparency Loophole

A. Couloumbis, Spotlight PA

The goal is to clearly define when local governments can forgo the Sunshine Act requirement of publicizing agendas at least 24 hours in... Read More

Post-Gazette Staffers Try to Save the Newspaper

K. Mamula, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The future of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which announced two weeks ago a planned closure of one of America’s oldest newspapers, may not... Read More

First GOP Candidate for Open Cumberland Co. House Seat

C. Thompson, PennLive

New Cumberland resident Savannah Martin is seeking the House seat currently held by Rep. Sheryl Delozier. Read More

PA Governor Election 2026: Latest Polls

Caroline Soler, The New York Times

Track the latest polls in the Pennsylvania governor election. Read More

Chester Can’t Sell Water Authority Without Board’s Consent

P. Hall, PA Capital-Star

The suburban Philadelphia water utility serves 200,000 people in Chester and Delaware counties Read More

Biggest Snowfall Since Snowmageddon Possible

Brian Hutton Jr., WTAE

Get your shovel ready this weekend. Western Pennsylvania is expecting our biggest snowfall since Snowmageddon and we have your timeline. Read More

Pa. Supreme Court Upholds Philly Judge Suspension

Peter Hall, PA Capital-Star

In the decision, the justices adopted a new standard for determining limits on speech by sitting judges Read More

Great Valley School District Faces Title IX Investigation

B. Rosica, Broad + Liberty

The day after the Supreme Court heard arguments in two landmark cases on the issue of boys competing in girls sports and gaining access to... 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

Sponsored Curation Powered By:

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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