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Heathens, a new film about leaving religion, raises important questions about belief. My column today in @onlys.ky. onlys.ky/what-do-heat...
What do "heathens" believe?
A new documentary from OnlySky's publisher tells the story of Americans losing their religion and grappling with what comes next.
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The Supreme Court is on an unsustainable path in regard to religious liberty. My column today at @onlys.ky. onlys.ky/religious-ri...
Religious rights run amok
The Supreme Court is rubber-stamping every request for Christian special privileges.
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Wish I could be confident the Republicans are wrong about this. www.usnews.com/news/politic...
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This shows how bad inflation has gotten. Alina Habba was guaranteed more than $50 million over four years for inside help. Hunter Biden and his firm earned only $11 million from 2013 to 2018. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/u...
A Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon. His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal.
Julio Herrera Velutini, a prominent Venezuelan, was seeking clemency. He got it not long after his daughter gave Ms. Habba, a lawyer close to President Trump, an extraordinarily lucrative job.
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How do secularists deal with getting old and dying? My column today in @onlys.ky. onlys.ky/dying-secula...
Getting old and dying, secular style
Death is a hard reality for secularists, but also a reminder to find meaning in life where we can.
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What is the future of data centers? My column today in @onlys.ky. #datacenters onlys.ky/the-future-o...
The future of data centers
Who should have to bear the burden of development for the greater good of society?
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Can there be secular repentance? Secular Teshuva. My column today in @onlys.ky. onlys.ky/teshuva-for-...
Teshuva for the secular
How do nonreligious people repent?
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There is a secular case for public funding of private schools, including religious schools. My column today at @onlys.ky. onlys.ky/public-fundi...
The secular case for public funding of religious schools
Greater school choice might be preferable to trying to create one curriculum that offends no one.
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The Supreme Court is not forcing religion on us. My column in @onlys.ky. onlys.ky/is-the-supre...
Is the Supreme Court forcing religion on us?
Right-wing justices are giving wide latitude to elected officials to impose their religious views.
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Are objective values dangerous? An ongoing debate in secularism and the subject of my column today at @onlys.ky. onlys.ky/is-objective...
Is objective morality dangerous?
Does belief in objective value make us more or less likely to fight and kill each other?
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America at 250--looking backward and forward. My column today at @onlys.ky. onlys.ky/americas-250...
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?
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@fetterman.senate.gov has no right to leave the Democratic Party. My column in the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle. jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/fetterman-ha...
Fetterman has no right to leave the Democratic Party
If Fetterman became a Republican, it would be nearly impossible for Democrats to win a Senate majority in 2026.
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What we really need is a AI Sec. of Defense that would actually brief the President that Iran might close the Strait of Hormuz if we attack. #Hegsethmustresign www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/o...
Opinion | A.I. Drones Are Coming. We Are Not Ready.
World leaders are marching us toward an uncertain era of new warfare — fast.
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Should American freethought return to its deist roots? My column today at @onlys.ky. onlys.ky/deist-roots-...
Should freethought return to its deist roots?
The first American secularists were deists. Would the freethought movement benefit from emulating their example?
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Had a great time being interviewed by Peter Demos on Uncommon Sense. An example of a truly open Christian trying to understand and bridge the gap between believers and nonbelievers. rumble.com/v7cdvtm-can-...
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Happy 250, America. The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle published five birthday greetings. Here's mine. jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/america-happ...
America, happy 250th birthday
Constitutional democracy cannot work without a settled cultural consensus that reasoned debate will lead society closer to truth, although, of course, never fully attaining it.
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Rucho is the real redistricting problem, not the voting rights case or even irresponsible politicians. My column today in #onlys.ky onlys.ky/rucho/
Rucho is the real threat to American democracy
The courts have blessed anti-democratic gerrymandering.
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Did Pa Supreme Court Justice David Wecht issue an improper statement concerning his change of party registration? My column in the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle. jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/did-justice-...
Did Justice Wecht issue an improper public statement?
Supreme Court justice issued statement when leaving the Democratic party
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Is Indonesian spirituality in our future? My column today in @onlys.ky. onlys.ky/indonesian-s...
Could Indonesian spirituality be in our future?
Indonesia models a different kind of secularism, premised on religious diversity and coexistence.
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Forcing taxpayers to pay for abortions and religious school discrimination violates the conscience of the taxpayer. My column today in the Tribune Review. triblive.com/opinion/bruc...
Bruce Ledewitz: Violating the conscience of the taxpayer
Recently, a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court decision struck down Pennsylvania’s statutory ban on Medicaid benefits for abortions. Around the same time, the U.S. Supreme Court granted review of C...
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A secular philosopher and a Christian theologian agree: religion can no longer lead humanity into the future. That's not a win for secularism — it's an assignment. https://onlys.ky/after-god/ #Humanism #Philosophy #Secularism #MeaningAndPurpose #Religion
Living in a future 'After God'
We live in an era without religious assumptions, but do we know how to live without them?
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This guy is a Christian terrorist. He was radicalized in College. There should be hearings on how to prevent this dangerous ideology from infecting our young people. And we should think long and hard before allowing Christians to emigrate to this country. www.christianitytoday.com/2026/04/wash...
Washington Attack Suspect Sought to Justify Himself to Christians - Christianity Today
In writings, Cole Tomas Allen thanked his church and argued that his attempt to assassinate Trump administration officials was compatible with his faith.
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America needs a constitutional amendment allowing the regulation of advertising. My column today in the @post-gazette.com. www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...
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...
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Doing politics in an age of decline. What does Bernard Lonergan teach us? My column today in the @post-gazette.com. www.post-gazette.com/opinion/insi...
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...
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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: 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...
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Pennsylvania is the Democratic Party's climate change problem and that is a problem for America. 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...
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There is a third way in secularism between strict materialism and idealism. My column today in @onlyskymedia.bsky.social. onlys.ky/secularisms-...
Secularism's third way
Does Eastern philosophy hold the answer to finding meaning in a godless world?
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President Trump chose endless war with Iran in 2018. My column today in the @post-gazette.com. www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...
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...
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