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Abortion-Rights Advocates Protest At Justice Alito’s House

Scalia was right about abortion all along

By Bruce Ledewitz

Roe prevented the country from reaching a consensus about abortion that largely favors it. The pro-life movement needs to stop trying to nationalize the issue until it can demonstrate a humane alternative. This week’s column in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star.

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America at 250: Looking Backward and Forward

Jul 31, 2026

My column today at OnlySky. OnlySky America's 250th: Looking backward and forward America has been divided for 250 years. If we make it to 500, will we be still having the same arguments or will we have outgrown them? Bruce Ledewitz 31 Jul 2026 Concept art —...

Fetterman Has No Right to Leave the Democratic Party

Jul 30, 2026

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman has been threatening to leave the Democratic Party. He has no right to do so. My column this week in the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle.If Fetterman became a Republican, it would be nearly impossible for Democrats to win a Senate majority...

Should American Freethought Return to Deism?

Jul 20, 2026

My column today at OnlySky. I recently reviewed David Hoffman’s new book American Freethought: The History of a Social Movement, 1794-1948 for the Journal of Law and Religion. By use of the term “freethought”, Hoffman is referring to all types of dissenters from...