Judges Beholden To Special Interests Destroy The Rule Of Law

Judges beholden to special interests destroy the rule of law

Op-Ed by Matt Brouillette. This piece originally appeared at RealClear Pennsylvania. Over recent decades, the judiciary has assumed extraordinary powers. And as the saying goes, with great power comes great … campaign contributions? “The flow of money into state judicial races…

As Membership Rates Fall, Unions Double Down On Politics

As membership rates fall, unions double down on politics

Op-Ed by Matt Brouillette. This piece originally appeared at RealClearPennsylvania. Labor unions portray themselves as champions of the little guy – standing up for workers against powerful special interests. But declining union membership rates suggest that many workers are no…

School Funding Ruling Is School Choice Opportunity

School funding ruling is school choice opportunity

Op-Ed by Matt Brouillette. This piece originally appeared in PennLive. In 2014, the William Penn School District outside of Philadelphia sued the Pennsylvania Department of Education, alleging the state’s system of education funding is unconstitutional and deprives students in poorer districts…

Republicans Must Learn To Play The Long Game In Pa.

Republicans must learn to play the long game in Pa.

Op-Ed by Matt Brouillette. This piece originally appeared at RealClear Pennsylvania.  Weeping, gnashing of teeth, and lots of Monday-morning quarterbacking could describe Pennsylvania Republicans’ reactions to Novembers’ election losses. From poor candidates to poor messaging to poorly run campaigns to poor…

Pulling America Back From The Precipice

Pulling America Back from the Precipice

Op-Ed by Matt Brouillette. This piece originally appeared in RealClear Pennsylvania. It’s not often than a CEO of a large, publicly traded company speaks bluntly in public about politics and political power. So, both “surprising” and “refreshing” describe energy executive Nick Deiuliis’s new…

Time To Move On From Trump-inflicted Wound

Time to move on from Trump-inflicted wound

Op-Ed by Matt Brouillette. This piece originally appeared in RealClear Pennsylvania.  It was supposed to be a Republican Red Wave. Instead, it turned into a riptide that swept away the GOP’s hopes of reversing harmful Democratic policies. Across the country, red…

Josh Shapiro Is Dangerous For Pennsylvania

Josh Shapiro is dangerous for Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, July 26, 2022—Today, Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs (CP), a membership association representing employers and employees across Pennsylvania, warned Pennsylvanians of the dangers of electing Josh Shapiro governor. “Pennsylvanians are suffering immensely under the historic inflation caused by President…

Headline Hit Jobs

Headline Hit Jobs

Op-Ed by Gina Diorio. This piece originally appeared at Broad + Liberty. Prefer to listen? Click here for the audio version. Sometimes, media headlines make me want to bang my head against the wall. For about two years, I’ve been informally…

Josh Shapiro’s Lieutenant Governor Problem

Josh Shapiro’s lieutenant governor problem

(Photo Credit: The Office of Gov. Tom Wolf, www.flickr.com/governortomwolf) Op-Ed by Matthew Brouillette. This piece originally appeared in the Bucks County Courier Times. To listen to an audio version of this op-ed, click here.  Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro…