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The Supreme Court Immunity Decision Did America a Favor

By Bruce Ledewitz

My column today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Obviously when I wrote it I did not anticipate an assassination attempt but that extreme action illustrates the danger to constitutional democracy that America faces and which the immunity decision helps assuage.

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Religious Rights Run Amok

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My column today, Oct. 26, 2026, at OnlySky. I think of myself as a pro-religion secularist. Although I'm a nonbeliever, I strongly support the rights of people to their religious expressions without government interference. But even I must admit that America's...

Getting Old and Dying, Secular Style

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My column in OnlySky In 2017, Norfolk Southern Railroad received a $20 million state grant to modify bridges and tracks on Pittsburgh's North Side to accommodate double-stack freight trains. This work included enlarging a railroad trench in a park near my house and...