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Then they came for William Penn.

Just when you thought the wave of iconoclast mayhem was over, another statute almost got pulled down. This time, it was the federal government attempting to vandalize itself as the National Park Service announced plans to remove the statue of William Penn from Philadelphia’s Welcome Park before cooler heads prevailed. As Guy Ciarrocchi explained, we need to remain vigilant against those who would tear down all evidence of our nation’s history in service of a new, radical agenda. Read more at Broad + Liberty ([link removed]) .


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Beth Ann Rosica wrote about the continuing failures in local schools since the 2020-2021 lockdowns, noting the sobering fact that Upper Darby Middle School students are more likely to be chronically absent from school than proficient in math ([link removed]) . The district puts “equity” at the top of its agenda, but how can students get an equal chance at success in the world if they’re not all being taught to read and perform basic math?

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Seth Higgins wrote this week about county governments, perhaps the least understood system of government in the average Pennsylvanian’s life. Who in our county seats is responsible for what? ([link removed]) The answer is not always clear.

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National correspondent Andy Bloom filled us in on the attempts in Colorado and Maine to unilaterally exclude former President Donald Trump from the ballot. Is the latest legal maneuver, which supporters claim is justified by the Fourteenth Amendment, another example of far-Left Democrats shredding our republic’s institutions in order to “save democracy”? ([link removed])

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Anti-Israel protesters are increasingly resorting to guerilla tactics in American cities, blocking traffic on vital roads, bridges, and train stations in a bizarre attempt to raise awareness for their cause. In City Journal, Nicole Gelinas writes that it’s time to end this lawlessness ([link removed]) and jail those who seek to bring our cities to a standstill.

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