Education

States Can Expand Educational Freedom Through Federal Tax Credit

• Luke Messer, Nathan Benefield
• January 24, 2023

Originally published in Newsweek Throughout the nation, parents are demanding educational freedom for K–12 students. A majority of states have adopted school choice programs, yet most are limited by…

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Public Union Democracy

Weingarten tour can’t rewrite years of learning losses

• Nathan Benefield
• November 4, 2022

Originally published at Broad + Liberty The American Federation of Teachers’ get-out-the-vote bus tour began its Pennsylvania leg in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. The tour, designed to bolster left-wing candidates, comes…

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Taxes & Economy

Families Need a Rein on Inflation, Not Shortsighted Spending Gimmicks

• Nathan Benefield
• August 17, 2022

Originally published at RealClearPennsylvania The Consumer Price Index (CPI) hit a 40-year high in June, with an increase of 9.1% over last year before holding steady in July. According…

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Taxes & Economy

Inflation’s cause? It’s the spending, stupid.

• Nathan Benefield
• May 28, 2022

Originally published in The Patriot-News Voters, nationally and within Pennsylvania, consistently rank inflation as their top concern. It’s no surprise. Consumer prices have jumped 8.3 percent in…

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Energy

Putin’s Useful Idiots: How U.S. Climate Extremists Are Funding Russia’s Agenda

• Jennifer Stefano
• May 19, 2022

Originally published at The Federalist Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is illuminating an ugly truth: the anti-fracking war on America’s energy security is being waged by well-funded, radical U.S. environmental…

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State Budget

How Government Overspending Hurts Pennsylvania Families

• Andrew Holman, Nathan Benefield
• January 31, 2022

Key Points Excessive government spending and borrowing is causing record-setting inflation and severe supply chain shortages.Voters want fiscal restraint from their government.High taxes and spending are making Pennsylvania uncompetitive, costing…

Backgrounder

Regulation

Op-Ed: Pennsylvanians can’t afford Biden’s multi-trillion tax-and-spend plan

• Nathan Benefield
• October 30, 2021

With the legislative sausage-making now underway, it’s likely Pennsylvanians would find the menu of specific tax hikes distasteful.

Commentary

Pennsylvania’s Use of ARPA Funds

• Brandon Van Dyck
• September 23, 2021

ARPA is a $1.9 trillion federal bill passed in March 2021. Supporters of the legislation argued that our country needed the added spending to stimulate a nationwide recovery from the…

Fact Sheet

Op-Ed: Limited government can make a comeback

• Nathan Benefield
• August 28, 2021

For advocates of limited government, it’s easy to feel like the fight is over and the country is on the path to fiscal ruin. But such pessimism is unwarranted.

Commentary