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Shapiro Rises as a Top Contender to Lead Democratic Party
J.D. Prose, PennLive
Which PA Counties Are Growing, Shrinking?
Mark Walters, GoErie
Why You Gotta Win Pennsylvania
Matthew Brouillette, RealClearPennsylvania
Does Shapiro Have What It Takes?
Jeff Bloodworth, RealClearPennsylvania
Primary Write-In Campaign Launched for Sen. Mastriano
Tom Lehman, WGAL
City Council Got it Right on 'Resign to Run' — Eventually
Editorial, Broad + Liberty
Paid Family Leave: Vital Safety Net or Massive Tax Hike?
Ford Turner, Center Square
Gov. Shapiro Raises Record $10 Million in 2026
Fin Gomez, CBS
Shapiro's Chances of Losing to in Pennsylvania—Poll
Jesus Mesa, Newsweek
Big Phama vs. Pennsylvania
Paul Wilson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Why PA Must Transform Educator Training
Jessica Werntz, Daily Local
Ultimate Job Interview for the 3rd CD
Burnley & McCutcheon, The Philadelphia Citizen

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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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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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.

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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

Shapiro Rises as a Top Contender to Lead Democratic Party

J.D. Prose, PennLive

Punchbowl News’ latest poll of K Street leaders — named for the corridor in the nation’s capital that trade associations,... Read More

Which PA Counties Are Growing, Shrinking?

Mark Walters, GoErie

Why You Gotta Win Pennsylvania

Matthew Brouillette, RealClearPennsylvania

What does Johnstown, Pennsylvania have to do with San Francisco, California? Or Warminster, Pennsylvania with New York, New York? Not much,... Read More

Does Shapiro Have What It Takes?

Jeff Bloodworth, RealClearPennsylvania

Josh Shapiro has a theory of politics. Pennsylvania’s Democratic Governor thinks “politics [is] about getting stuff done and improving... Read More

Primary Write-In Campaign Launched for Sen. Mastriano

Tom Lehman, WGAL

Supporters of Doug Mastriano are organizing a write-in campaign for the Pennsylvania governor's primary despite the GOP and President Trump's... Read More

City Council Got it Right on 'Resign to Run' — Eventually

Editorial, Broad + Liberty

Last month, Philadelphia’s City Council overwhelmingly voted to amend the City Charter’s “resign to run” provision... Read More

Paid Family Leave: Vital Safety Net or Massive Tax Hike?

Ford Turner, Center Square

(The Center Square) - To convince colleagues that Pennsylvania workers need access to paid family and medical leave, state Rep. Jennifer... Read More

Gov. Shapiro Raises Record $10 Million in 2026

Fin Gomez, CBS

According to a top Shapiro campaign official, the total more than doubles the previous benchmark for a Pennsylvania gubernatorial race at... Read More

Shapiro's Chances of Losing to in Pennsylvania—Poll

Jesus Mesa, Newsweek

Josh Shapiro's commanding lead over Pennsylvania Republican Stacy Garrity hits new high in latest poll. Read More

Big Phama vs. Pennsylvania

Paul Wilson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

When I moved to North Dakota to make a fortune in oil, I never imagined I’d end up broken and then rebuilt in Pennsylvania. A friendly... Read More

Why PA Must Transform Educator Training

Jessica Werntz, Daily Local

Evidence-based practices are essential to teaching reading in the real world. Read More

Ultimate Job Interview for the 3rd CD

Burnley & McCutcheon, The Philadelphia Citizen

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

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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