The following op-ed by Commonwealth Partners President and CEO Matt Brouillette originally appeared at RealClear Pennsylvania. In 2023, after Republicans’ defeat in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court race, I wrote, “The Left has done a stellar job convincing deep-pocketed national donors and special…
The following op-ed by Commonwealth Partners President and CEO Matthew J. Brouillette was originally published in The Wall Street Journal on October 20, 2025. Before Texas Republicans raised redistricting ire and before California Democrats retaliated, Pennsylvania wrote the book on how…
By Matthew J. Brouillette "A level playing field.” Whether you’re talking about sports, jobs, government regulations, or the AI revolution, most people agree that there should be a level playing field. Everyone should have the same shot, and the rules…
“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,…
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