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bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · 1d

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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bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · 1d

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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bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · 11d

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.

bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · 15d

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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bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · 29d

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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bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · Sep 26

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.

bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · Sep 22

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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bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · Sep 8

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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bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · Aug 25

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

#saynotoredistricting

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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bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · Aug 21

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?

bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · Aug 11

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...

Bruce Ledewitz: Republicans, please learn from the relentless summer of 2025

At 5:15 a.m., on July 25, I came back inside the house from walking the dogs and asked Alexa for the temperature. The calm female voice responded, “In...

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bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · Jul 31

I posted a few days ago about my essay on OnlySky, but now I can include the OnlySky account as well. onlys.ky/does-the-rul...

Does the rule of law have a future?

Is law objective, or just the preferences of those in power?

bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · Jul 30

Is there a future for the rule of law? My column for OnlySky.

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Does the rule of law have a future?

Is law objective, or just the preferences of those in power?

bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · Jul 28

Trump v CASA was rightly decided and is no threat. My column today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Bruce Ledewitz: How to stop a president from violating the Constitution without a national injunction

One of President Trump’s first acts upon assuming office was to issue an executive order purporting to end birthright citizenship — the principle...

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bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · Jul 14

My country diminished. My Fourth of July reflection responding to CC Pecknold.

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Bruce Ledewitz: The new 'postliberals' like Trump but not the Declaration of Independence

A year ago, on the Fourth of July, my country was an idea — the idea embodied in the Declaration of Independence. The colonists did not fight for...

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bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · Jul 7

President Trump's actions in LA were lawful. My column today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Bruce Ledewitz: If Lincoln could do it, Trump can do it, but he shouldn't

The late, great constitutionalist Charles Black used to ask his law school students why Abraham Lincoln did not ask the U.S. Supreme Court for an injunction...

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bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · Jun 30

OnlySky published my essay, The Future of Evil, today.

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The future of evil

Secular culture needs its own understanding of what shapes our character.

bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · Jun 30

Donald Trump's Iranian Mistake. No, not the bombing. My column today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...

Bruce Ledewitz: Donald Trump’s Iranian mistake

Now that there is (as I write) a ceasefire, we can see the serious mistake President Donald made with regard to Iran. His mistake was not that he joined...

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bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · Jun 16

Why the Democrats Cannot Defeat Trump. My column today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...

Bruce Ledewitz: Why the Democrats can't defeat Donald Trump

What next for the Democrats? It should be easy for the Democrats to take back power from the Republicans. Donald Trump’s presidency thus far...

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bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · Jun 2

First They Came for Harvard. My column today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
#firsttheycameforharvard

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Bruce Ledewitz: First They Came for Harvard. They'll come for us.

Not many people have sympathy for Harvard University in its fight with President Donald Trump. Harvard is rich — with an endowment of more than $50...

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bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · May 5

Nobody could afford to see it.

bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · May 5

Catholic conservatives never understood Pope Francis. My column today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...

Bruce Ledewitz: An non-believer explains why Catholic conservatives never understood Pope Francis

In a New York Times story about the late Pope Francis’s relationship with Catholic conservatives, Michael Hichborn, president of the traditionalist...

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bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · Apr 21

The Tragedy of the Federalist Society. My column today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...

Bruce Ledewitz: The conservative legal movement does not defend the Constitution

n the movie “The Bridge on the River Kwai,” Colonel Nicholson, played by Alec Guinness, leads captured British POWs in building a splendid...

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bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · Mar 24

Republicans, get rid of the filibuster. My column today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...

Bruce Ledewitz: Republicans, get rid of the filibuster but force Trump to act legally

We have just witnessed the absurd spectacle of Democrats in the U.S. Senate conducting an unjustified filibuster against a Republican appropriations bill...

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bledewitz.bsky.social @bledewitz.bsky.social · Mar 10

The Democrats need a platform. Here are three items to put in it. My column today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...

Bruce Ledewitz: A Democratic people’s platform that could defeat Donald Trump

The Democratic Party — my party — must be the most inept political organization in history. The first six weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency...

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