“Money in politics” is a recurring target of the Left. And they feign disdain for “wealthy donors” contributing to candidates for office. But only if those candidates are Republicans. It turns out the Left loves its own millionaires and billionaires.…
Op-Ed by Matt Brouillette. This piece originally appeared in RealClear Pennsylvania. On November 5, voters handily rejected Democrats’ progressive, woke, defund-the police agenda that defined the past four years. Even many voters who often cringed at President-elect Trump or once…
Op-Ed by Matt Brouillette. A version of this piece originally appeared in the Gettysburg Times. Politicians make promises. Politicians break promises. This is no surprise. But when a politician seemingly aims to break as many major promises in as quick…
Op-Ed by Matt Brouillette. This piece originally appeared at PennLive. In the 1960s musical, “My Fair Lady,” Eliza Doolittle memorably exclaims, “Words, words, words. I’m so sick of words!” Pennsylvanians can say the same to Gov. Josh Shapiro. Since taking…
Op-Ed by Matt Brouillette. This piece originally appeared at RealClear Pennsylvania.* In the 2004 sports comedy, “Dodgeball,” we learned the five Ds of that sport: “Dodge, duck, dip, dive, and . . . dodge.” In his first year in office,…
Op-Ed by Matt Brouillette. This piece originally appeared at RealClear Pennsylvania.* Republican David McCormick’s announcement that he will once again run for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania has party leaders elated. It’s easy to see why. As nearly 100 Republicans wrote…
Op-Ed by Matt Brouillette. This piece originally appeared at RealClear Pennsylvania.* With little fanfare and even less transparency, Gov. Josh Shapiro and his major union campaign donors recently met behind closed doors and negotiated new state contracts that will carry a $3.2…
HARRISBURG, August 21, 2023—Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs (CP) today announced that its connected political action committees (PACs) will launch an 8-figure-plus campaign to elect Pennsylvania senators and representatives committed to rescuing kids trapped in failing schools and giving them…
Op-Ed by Matt Brouillette. This piece originally appeared at RealClear Pennsylvania.* The speedy repair of I-95 outside of Philadelphia following a collapse was commendable. And Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is making sure he gets all the praise. In a recent op-ed…
Op-Ed by Matt Brouillette. This piece originally appeared at RealClear Pennsylvania.* Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro talks a big game. He claims to be “competitive as hell,” and he campaigned for governor boasting that he “takes on big fights.” In fact,…