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How to protest ICE. My column today in @post-gazette.com.

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Bruce Ledewitz: The right and the wrong ways to protest ICE

From the public record, it certainly appears that the shooting death of Renee Good on Jan. 7 by ICE agent Jonathan Ross was the result of excessive force....

www.post-gazette.com

January 26, 2026 at 11:09 AM

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What do Trump voters think after one year? A moderate Democrat takes a look. My column today in @post-gazette.com.

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Bruce Ledewitz: A moderate Democrat looks at Trump voters

The columnists, contributing writers and others this week will be commenting on Donald Trump’s first year, on the anniversary week of his second...

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January 24, 2026 at 12:23 PM

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Why is rejecting religion so hard? My column today in @onlyskymedia.bsky.social

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Why is rejecting religion so hard?

Secular thinkers should be open to all varieties of human experience.

onlys.ky

January 20, 2026 at 8:07 PM

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The Future of America is bright. But you may have to wait five years. My column today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...

Bruce Ledewitz: Wait five years: The future of America is bright

It is customary at the beginning of a new year for columnists to make predictions, but President Donald Trump frustrates prediction. His leadership...

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January 12, 2026 at 10:18 AM

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Federalize infrastructure regulation. My column today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...

Bruce Ledewitz: To keep up with China, the U.S. can't let neighbors veto infrastructure

On Dec.16, the Springdale Borough Council reluctantly approved the construction of a new AI data center in the borough. The agonizing process that led...

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December 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM

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Lizzy Goodman ponder 40 and it's not a good look. This is secular 40. My column in @onlyskymedia.bsky.social.
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This is secular 40

Religion, for all its faults, gives life a sense of narrative.

onlys.ky

December 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM

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Trump should not have been charged. My column today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Bruce Ledewitz: Donald Trump should not have been charged with a crime

Many Americans are frightened by President Donald Trump’s politicization of the Justice Department. Trump has ordered federal prosecutors to pursue...

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December 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM

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Should federal judges speak where the press is barred? My column today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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Bruce Ledewtiz: Federal judges should not make political speeches in private

Should a Federal Judge speak where the press is barred? The Pittsburgh Lawyer Chapter of the Federalist Society is holding an event today that is “closed...

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December 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM

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Happy Thanksgiving. My column today is a secular Thanksgiving message in OnlySky.

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A secular life of thanksgiving

It makes for a better life when we practice secular humanist gratitude.

onlys.ky

November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM

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Democrats, for the sake of the country, join Trump's call to investigate the 2020 presidential election. Call Trump's bluff once and for all. My column in the @PittsburghPG. www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...

Bruce Ledewitz: Democrats: Call Trump’s bluff on investigating the 2020 election

resident Donald Trump has been insisting that there be a full investigation into voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. On Oct. 26, he again called...

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November 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM

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If the Democrats were smart, they would join President Trump's call for a full investigation of the 2020 election. This might finally show the American people that it was all lies and the 2020 election was normal. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump escalates demands for 2020 election investigations and prosecutions

The renewed focus on 2020 comes as Trump has begun to see results from his demands to prosecute his critics, including former FBI director James B. Comey.

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November 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM

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Originalism is a mirage. My op-ed today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...

Bruce Ledewitz: Originalism is a mirage. Judges must exercise political judgment.

Justice Amy Barrett writes in her recent book, “Listening to the Law,” that she is an originalist. She’s not. Neither are Justices...

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November 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM

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@bledewitz.bsky.social

The Lure of the Transcendent. My column in OnlySky.

#lureofthetranscendent

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The lure of the transcendent

We need a secular framework for human experiences of awe and deep meaning.

onlys.ky

October 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM

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Trump stops a war. My column today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...

Bruce Ledewitz: President Trump stops the war in Gaza

The Gaza war has stopped for now, as Israel and Hamas negotiate the terms of a White House sponsored peace deal. The Israeli hostages, or their remains,...

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October 20, 2025 at 9:50 AM

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End the filibuster to reopen the government. My column today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...

Bruce Ledewitz: The bizarre rule that let the government shutdown has got to go

As I write this column, the federal government is in a partial shutdown that should not have happened. Governments should never shut down. Shutdowns are...

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October 6, 2025 at 10:09 AM

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High Holy Days Reflection in OnlySky. How do secularists do confession, repentance, forgiveness and reconciliation?

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Do secularists need confession and repentance?

Seeking forgiveness, and granting it, makes us better people.

onlys.ky

September 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM

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Political violence arises out of beliefs, not rhetoric. The question is, are these beliefs true? My column today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Bruce Ledewitz: The real cause of American political violence isn’t the rhetoric

In the wake of the assassination of conservative activist and icon Charlie Kirk, The New York Times editorialized that we need “to turn down the...

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September 22, 2025 at 10:32 AM

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The upcoming Pennsylvania judicial retention election. Control of the Pa. Supreme Court hangs in the balance. The issue is partisanship. My column today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Bruce Ledewitz: Our state Supreme Court justices are partly partisan

On November 3, 2015, voters changed the makeup of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court by electing three Democratic Party candidates to 10-year terms: Christine...

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September 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM

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Democrats, just say no to redistricting. My column today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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Bruce Ledewitz: Democratic states can save the Constitution without imitating Texas

I think former Attorney General Eric Holder has lost his mind. He suggested that Democrats in New York and California engage in extreme congressional district...

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August 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM

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David Brooks thinks people cannot flourish in a secular society. My column today in OnlySky. onlys.ky/can-people-t...

Can people thrive in a secular society?

Are secular values the cause of our malaise?

onlys.ky

August 21, 2025 at 1:10 AM

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2025's relentless summer. When are we going to do something serious about climate change? My column today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...