constitution of the united states

‘Round the Square: Politics and religion
News, Round the Square
Apr 29, 2025
DON’T: We’re always told that two topics to stay away from in polite company are politics and religion. In 2022, the Pew Research Center assembled som...
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It’s Trump vs. the world
Opinion, Сolumns
FRANK MIELE RealClearPolitics 
Mar 24, 2025
Another column about Donald Trump. I would feel guilty for being repetitive, but really what else is there to write about these days? President Trump ...
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The importance of judicial review
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 14, 2025
Republicanshave rightfully criticizedDemocratsin recent years for leaning on theSupreme Courtin an effort to intimidate the justices into supporting a...
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Birthright citizenship ban debated in Congress
Nation & World, News
THERESE BOUDREAUX The Center Square 
Feb 27, 2025
WASHINGTON — The legality of President Donald Trump’s ban on automatic birthright citizenship hinges on a single phrase in the 14th amendment, and law...
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The great Frederick Douglass
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 18, 2025
Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later choseFeb. 14as his birthdate. We urge all Americans ...
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Guest Comment: Stand up for democracy
Opinion, Сolumns
DAVID FITZ Special to The Era 
Feb 17, 2025
An authoritarian coup is happening in the United States. And “we the people” are the only ones who can stop it. We must preserve and restore our democ...
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Is Trump pushing powers beyond the Constitution?
Opinion, Сolumns
DAVID G. SAVAGE Los Angeles Times 
Jan 29, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — President Trump has begun his second term pressing his power to reshape the government by firing federal officials, ending diversit...
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DEI and the H-1B visa undermine American workers
Opinion, Сolumns
SUSAN SHELLEY Los Angeles Daily News 
Jan 06, 2025
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Many Americans have never experienced a “good economy,” if a good economy is defined as one in which an individual can graduate fr...
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‘We the People…’
Opinion, Сolumns
Oct 31, 2024
(Editor’s note: This commentary by the late George P. Evans of Bradford originally appeared in The Era on Nov. 11, 2020. His family requested that the...
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Pa. should lead on term limits
Opinion, Сolumns
ANDY DINNIMAN and JOHN EICHELBERGER 
Oct 21, 2024
Soon it will be Halloween — a time for trick or treat. And then less than a week later it is Nov. 5 — Election Day. And that is when one of the bigges...
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No, the Electoral College Is not a relic of slavery
Opinion, Сolumns
ALEX XENOS RealClearPolitics 
Sep 05, 2024
Since the 2000 presidential election, the left has worked to undermine the legitimacy of the Electoral College, labeling it a relic of slavery. No dou...
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The ‘lawfare’ against Donald Trump is collapsing
Opinion, Сolumns
SUSAN SHELLEY The Orange County Register 
Jul 08, 2024
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity didn’t sit well at all with the current occupant of the office. “The Am...
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