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On the Left: We’re making history Jack Batson: On the Left Did you notice how many of the Jan. 6 violent insurrectionists are attached to end-of-the-world prophecies? I have a question. How is violence supposed to usher in the Kingdom of God? This is yet another example of the misuse of religion. Angered, I wrote a complete column on the reasons why I doubt there’s going to be a Battle of Armageddon and associated catastrophes. You see, I was raised in a mainline Protestant church in which ...

Rockville Presbyterian Fellowship has hired a new pastor, Sam Alexander of Fairfax, CA. “Pastor Sam” has been a Presbyterian pastor in Oakland, Burlingame, and San Rafael. He also teaches the art of preaching at the San Francisco Theological Seminary in San Anselmo. Of all the demands of being a

On the Left: Walk it back, Joe Jack Batson: On the Left “Do you think Putin is a killer?” asked the reporter. “Uh, I do,” responded President Joe Biden. Oh, my. So George Stephanopoulos got his scoop with a “gotcha” question. But the fallout could be disastrous. Yes, Vladimir Putin has reportedly had about two dozen people murdered, and soon maybe Alexei Navalny. But you can’t call a head of state a murderer no matter how true. You just can’t. And why energize your enemy for not...

After reading Jack Batson’s column, I was outraged regarding the notion of whole families. Batson stated, in part, “We Americans – white, Black, Brown – . . . .” I am finally down from the ceiling from rage. No mention was made of Asian Americans or Native Americans. They may have

Letter to the Editor: On the Left writer wants to silence political right I often read the On the Left column, not because I enjoy it or agree with it, but to see how some “on the left” think. I understand that Jack Batson doesn’t like Donald Trump. I get it: Apparently at least half of the country doesn’t like him. Joe Biden ran and won, mostly on that platform. I, like many other Republicans, am not a Trump fan, but believe that most of his policies were good for America. I voted Repu...

This is the final installment of my analysis of our immigration crisis. Its solution will test whether our democracy can act decisively to solve big problems. If the Democrats fail, it is conceivable that Americans will return to the anti-democratic political right that is so energized. This scenari

In my first column Monday on immigration I discussed our population dilemma: Our birthrate is tanking so we need more immigrants. But the immigration issue has almost ended our democracy. Donald Trump, remember, announced his candidacy and got a smash hit when he lashed out – completely unfairly – a

The dozen or so folks who read my columns know that I stay away from controversial topics. So this week I’ll weigh in on immigration policy. I was prompted to this by last week’s The Right Stuff column that I thought was pretty fair and balanced (except for the headline “Citizenship must be earned,”

Letter to the Editor: Is there a place for moderate Americans? because the U.S. government and American private industry historically have worked as a team for the good of all. That team has helped liberate millions from repression and American capitalism has relieved millions from extreme poverty. Should we positively use this government/private collaboration to continue making the world a better place by positively addressing the many disparities and tribulations that remain to be corrected...

On the Left: Jim Crow, how are you? Jack Batson: On the Left Extraordinary. That’s the only word that describes today’s American political world. Extraordinary, not normal. There’s nothing ordinary about what our political right is doing. Nothing. History is crashing into the present right before our eyes. The ghost of Jim Crow is returning. Racism reigns again with our nation’s conservative leaders. The Republicans lost the Senate with the election of two Democrats in Georgia. The horr...