Bruce Ledewitz: Republican pro-lifers change their principles when consistency might cost them
Biology is not policy. So, even if we could all agree that life begins at conception, that would not determine what the law of abortion, or other ways…
Bruce Ledewitz: Biden must debate Trump, but not until he recants
President Joe Biden should insist as a condition for debating former president Donald Trump during this fall’s election campaign that Trump recant…
What Does Pennsylvania’s Amendment Barring Race Discrimination Actually Do?
Federal constraints leave a narrow — but important — role for a 2021 state constitutional amendment addressing racial equality.
Bruce Ledewitz: What will happen if the U.S. gives up on Ukraine
Would Israel survive the fall of Ukraine? Would Taiwan? Republican leaders in the House certainly think so. While criticizing and blocking military aid…
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Will the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Recognize a Right to Abortion?
Two justices say there is a constitutional right to abortion, but it’s not clear the full court will consider the question.
Bruce Ledewitz: Why can’t we have open immigration?
The crisis at the southern border is caused by bad laws. We could cure the problem by returning to an older American tradition — structured open immigration. Not an open border. Whatever the law is, it must be enforced. It is not acceptable that our current laws are ambiguous and
Freedom, democracy are here to stay — reflections on politics in 2024
It’s winter: dark, dreary and cold. There is a palpable feeling of dread in America as we face the upcoming 2024 political season. Pundits wonder why everyone is so grumpy. Positive economic news fails to change the national mood or lift the electoral prospects of President Joe Biden. We are
Bruce Ledewitz: Americans must stop Israel annexing the West Bank
When President Joe Biden went to Israel shortly after Hamas’s murderous attack of Oct. 7, he not only pledged that any hostile strike against Israel…
What Does The Realist Turn Mean for Originalism and American Public Life? – Penn State Law Review
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Bruce Ledewitz: Is Christianity making a comeback?
We read stories all the time about the decline of organized religion in America. Around one-third of Americans answer “none” when asked on surveys about their religious affiliation. Self-identified Christians still make up a majority of the population — 63% — but that is down from 90% in the 1990s.
Bruce Ledewitz: I sent $1,000 to the Dean Phillips’ Democratic presidential campaign — here’s why
Joe Biden has done a very good job as president. I want to see his record vigorously and effectively defended in the 2024 presidential election. Because of his age, I don’t think Biden is the right candidate to do that. That is why I sent a campaign contribution to U.S.
Bruce Ledewitz: The rage of the essential worker
The other day, I did something most of my fellow liberals have never done — I had a serious conversation with an essential worker. He could have been a grocery clerk, a construction worker, a health care aide or innumerable other job classifications. He could have been female or male,
Bruce Ledewitz: Does God want his children to kill each other?
The struggle between Israel and the Palestinians is a religious struggle. That is why compromise is so difficult and peace so elusive. Israel and Hamas are not equivalent. Hamas sent its forces into Israel specifically to kill and kidnap as many civilians as possible. That is barbarism, not warfare.…
OPINION EXCHANGE | Amy Klobuchar to the rescue in the presidential race?
It wouldn’t be the first time a Minnesota senator transformed a campaign season.
Bruce Ledewitz: Why so many university students don’t really believe in free speech
When the Post-Gazette reported that Duquesne University ranked very low on a national survey of free speech, my first reaction was that the survey must…
Will Pennsylvania courts follow Montana on climate change? They might go further | Opinion
The Pennsylvania Constitution specifically protects the right to a healthy environment
Bruce Ledewitz: Summer Lee must talk to the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle
The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, the weekly newspaper that, as its masthead proclaims, “connect[s] Jewish Pittsburgh,” says that my representative…
Commentary: Further prosecutions over the 2020 election are not justified – Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Bruce Ledewitz argues that the criminal prosecutions related to the 2020 election are going to prove more difficult than is generally assumed.
Did the Biden administration violate the First Amendment? – Pennsylvania Capital-Star
federal Judge Terry Doughty, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, ruled that the Biden administration had violated the First Amendment by asking social media sites to delete posts containing false information, including misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines and the 2020 election.
Pardon me? Why Biden should pull a Gerald Ford when it comes to Trump | Bruce Ledewitz – Pennsylvania Capital-Star
And for the same reason — for the good of the country and the health of our democracy.
