Bruce Ledewitz: America must regulate advertising It is not easy to name the worst Supreme Court decision in American history.The Dred Scott case in 1857 helped bring about the Civil War and its racist...

America needs a constitutional amendment allowing the regulation of advertising. My column today in the @post-gazette.com.

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Bruce Ledewitz: Our politics is a world of unreason We live in an age of political unreason. Unless we are learn to think more reasonably, especially rejecting our own side’s partisan lies, America...

Doing politics in an age of decline. What does Bernard Lonergan teach us? My column today in the @post-gazette.com.
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Bruce Ledewitz: The 2028 presidential election is the last chance to Save Social Security he Social Security program is running out of money. The Social Security Administration estimates that by 2034, payroll taxes will cover around 75% of scheduled...

The 2028 presidential election is the last chance to save Social Security. My column today in the @post-gazette.com. www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...

Bruce Ledewitz: Pennsylvania is the climate change problem hy has there been so little progress combatting climate change in America? It’s not because the whole thing is a hoax, as President Donald Trump...

Pennsylvania is the Democratic Party's climate change problem and that is a problem for America. My column today in the @post-gazette.com.
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Secularism's third way Does Eastern philosophy hold the answer to finding meaning in a godless world?

There is a third way in secularism between strict materialism and idealism. My column today in @onlyskymedia.bsky.social.

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Bruce Ledewitz: Trump chose an endless war with Iran Pennsylvania senator John Fetterman was right to break with his fellow Democrats and vote against a potential funding cut-off for the current war against...

President Trump chose endless war with Iran in 2018. My column today in the @post-gazette.com.
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Bruce Ledewitz: Republicans, give Trump authority to pass tariffs The Supreme Court not only did the right thing in striking down President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the justices may have saved the Republic in doing...

Republicans, end the filibuster and pass a tariff bill. My column today in the @post-gazette.com
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Bruce Ledewitz: We don’t need voter ID because voter fraud isn’t a problem Now that Pennsylvania’s Democratic Sen. John Fetterman has decided to support voter ID, an almost purely Republican cause, it’s time to revisit...

Illegal voting happens, but not the way some people think and it does not amount to much. My column today in the @post-gazette.com.
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David Brooks wants to rebuild a humanistic culture To rediscover our values, we first have to forge a new foundation for them.

David Brooks, @shorterbrooks.bsky.social, wants to rebuild humanistic culture. But is he the one to do it? My column today in @onlyskymedia.bsky.social.

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The Supreme Court may save us yet, but not by following Originalism. My column today in @thehill.com.

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Bruce Ledewitz: Self-government looks like Donald Trump as president I am sometimes asked why I am not more upset about the outrageous conduct of President Donald Trump. Partly it’s a personal choice. I promised myself...

Trump is self-government. Unfortunately. My column today in the @post-gazette.com. www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...

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....

How to protest ICE. 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...

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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Why is rejecting religion so hard? Secular thinkers should be open to all varieties of human experience.

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

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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...

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: 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...

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

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This is secular 40 Religion, for all its faults, gives life a sense of narrative.

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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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...

Trump should not have been charged. 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...

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

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

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

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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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

The lure of the transcendent We need a secular framework for human experiences of awe and deep meaning.

The Lure of the Transcendent. My column in OnlySky.

#lureofthetranscendent

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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,...

Trump stops a war. 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...

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

Do secularists need confession and repentance? Seeking forgiveness, and granting it, makes us better people.

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

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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...

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: 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...

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: 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...

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

#saynotoredistricting