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PA Town Struggles to Conquer the Curse of Coal
John Luciew, PennLive
10 (New) Thoughts on Downtown Pittsburgh
Brandon McGinley, Post-Gazette
Fewer Lancaster County Amish Voted in 2024
Michael Long, LancasterOnline
Special Election in the South Hills Could Set Midterm Tone
J. Platt, Public Source
She Resigned as Penn President. Now She’s Back.
E. Mandery, Politico
Fetterman: Trump Hasn’t Defied ‘a Single Court Order’
J.D. Prose, PennLive
Shapiro Charged Taxpayers for Luxury Hotels
Mark Stricherz, Center Square
Sen. Dave McCormick on SAVE Act
Tim Hains, RealClearPolitics
What People Think About Data Centers
Plautz & Marshall, Politico
Rubio Wants to Make America and Europe United
G. Ciarrocchi, Broad & Liberty
Can a GOP Candidate Flip a House Seat in Deep Blue Allentown?
L. Weber, MCall
Rabb Says He’s Reported Treasurer for ‘Unauthorized Withdrawals’
Staff, Inquirer
Dems in Lehigh Valley Congressional Race Discuss Economy
B. Myszkowski, MCall
PHL Culture Leaders ‘Concerned’ About Changes to Arts Funding
Staff, WHYY
Fed Judge Orders Trump Admin to Restore Slavery Exhibits
Gutman & Roth, Inquirer

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

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USA Energy Affordability Map

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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

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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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

PA Town Struggles to Conquer the Curse of Coal

John Luciew, PennLive

Girardville in Schuylkill County is a once-proud coal town that’s lost its reason to exist. Can something new rise from the dust? Read More

10 (New) Thoughts on Downtown Pittsburgh

Brandon McGinley, Post-Gazette

About two and a half years ago, I wrote a column making 10 observations about the Golden Triangle. With a new mayor in office and the NFL... Read More

Fewer Lancaster County Amish Voted in 2024

Michael Long, LancasterOnline

Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, a lot of aspirational talk among Republican Party organizers focused on turning out the Amish vote... Read More

Special Election in the South Hills Could Set Midterm Tone

J. Platt, Public Source

Candidates for a special election in Pennsylvania’s 42nd House District respond to voters’ concerns on transportation, housing, fracking,... Read More

She Resigned as Penn President. Now She’s Back.

E. Mandery, Politico

Fetterman: Trump Hasn’t Defied ‘a Single Court Order’

J.D. Prose, PennLive

One critic on X said Fetterman's claim was "so absurd." Read More

Shapiro Charged Taxpayers for Luxury Hotels

Mark Stricherz, Center Square

(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat and a likely 2028 presidential candidate, spent nearly $1,700 of taxpayer... Read More

Sen. Dave McCormick on SAVE Act

Tim Hains, RealClearPolitics

What People Think About Data Centers

Plautz & Marshall, Politico

Rubio Wants to Make America and Europe United

G. Ciarrocchi, Broad & Liberty

Can a GOP Candidate Flip a House Seat in Deep Blue Allentown?

L. Weber, MCall

Pennsylvania’s 22nd house District, which represents Allentown, is usually safe for Democrats, But Republican candidate Robert Smith Jr.... Read More

Rabb Says He’s Reported Treasurer for ‘Unauthorized Withdrawals’

Staff, Inquirer

The treasurer, Yolanda Brown, is a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based campaign consultant who was last month accused of embezzling six figures worth... Read More

Dems in Lehigh Valley Congressional Race Discuss Economy

B. Myszkowski, MCall

Democrats running in the 7th district congressional race in the Lehigh Valley discussed cost of living and other issues at a forum in... Read More

PHL Culture Leaders ‘Concerned’ About Changes to Arts Funding

Staff, WHYY

The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts has shifted funding guidelines toward economic development. Local culture leaders are upset. Read More

Fed Judge Orders Trump Admin to Restore Slavery Exhibits

Gutman & Roth, Inquirer

The order does not give the federal government a deadline for restoring the President's House. 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

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

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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