Keeping up with politics, revisited

It’s elec­tion sea­son here in the United States, and there are a num­ber of big issues fac­ing our coun­try, espe­cially as we look back on the last 4÷8÷12÷16 years and where they’ve brought us.

So a few weeks ago I asked about keep­ing up with pol­i­tics. I’m inter­ested in bal­anced opin­ions that clearly address issues while inform­ing read­ers about con­text (so some­one like me, who’s new to some of the specifics, can keep up with­out get­ting over­whelmed). A few results:

• Don­kle­phant remains strong. I’ve been read­ing them for a year and they’re still my favorite. Their daily Gallup/Rasmussen polls for the upcom­ing pres­i­den­tial elec­tion are icing on the cake.
• Politico is a favorite of Don­kle­phant that is sim­i­larly bal­anced. (A bit busy though, so I just sub­scribe to the Top Sto­ries feed.)
• I found FiveThir­tyEight because of their elec­tion pro­jec­tions, but their news report­ing is also good.
• The New York Times’ Opin­ion sec­tion is always a good read, par­tic­u­larly David Brooks’ arti­cles. (While I don’t always agree with him, his writ­ing is solid, and he is not partisan.)
• I’ve also found that Wikipedia (with a healthy dose of objec­tiv­ity) can be a good source of back­ground infor­ma­tion for buzz­words and polit­i­cal his­tory. I know it can’t be counted on for facts, but it’s as unbi­ased a source as there is and can quickly catch you up on a vari­ety of top­ics.

I’ve also attempted to keep up with Penn­syl­va­nia state and local pol­i­tics (though no one has helped me here, for shame). This one’s a bit harder, as there is obvi­ously less atten­tion, but so far I’ve found that Key­stone Pol­i­tics has enough news to keep me informed enough.

Of course, this is a very dynamic sub­ject — and a very dynamic time — so I’d appre­ci­ate any com­ments about things I’ve missed!