America in the dunk tank. (Or … Leggo My Ego!)
This is not the usual position we Americans find ourselves in - getting schooled on subjects like diplomacy and human rights by countries like China and Ecuador - and now Russia!13 years ago
America, the punching bag
Edward Snowden's case turns out not just to be about our government's snooping operations. It's about various countries getting a free shot at dissing the United States.13 years ago
Edward Snowden slips away
Edward Snowden, the NSA leaker, was able to leave Hong Kong on a commercial jet on Sunday, the authorities just waved him through.13 years ago
Is it dangerous to drive while listening to radio?
There have been studies in the past showing that when certain kinds of people listen to certain kinds of radio, they can get distracted.13 years ago
Watch a 3-year-old boy hear his parents for the first time
Once in a while a story comes along that reminds you of the things we take for granted.13 years ago
Mr. President, build up this wall!
The price of a compromise immigration bill in the Senate appears to be… a wall along the southern border with Mexico. A wall that would be the most elaborate fortified border since the one built by the old USSR to separate East and West Germany.13 years ago
Exodus International closes down
Alan Chambers, the President of Exodus International, which was established to help Christians limit their homosexual desires, has now rejected that whole idea - and is closing down.13 years ago
Kanye lights up the Internet!
Kanye Wests' new studio album, "Yeezus," is officially out and critics are amazed at the way he's breaking all the rules.13 years ago
How do you fight back?
The latest allegation from national security leak-er Edward Snowden is that the NSA can make mistakes when hacking into computers - and when they do - the targeted system, which may be run by universities or a private business - can just crash.13 years ago
How many phone conversations did government monitor?
The Obama administration is trying to reassure Americans that government eavesdroppers do not sit at computer terminals browsing their private conversations.13 years ago
The Die Phone
Smartphones have become indispensable, but they've also become thief magnets, to the point that 40 percent of the robberies in major cities involve stolen smartphones.13 years ago
Look who else was willing to lie for his country!
The head of the NSA was back before Congress Thursday, this time in a closed session to detail the terrorist plots that have been thwarted by the NSA data gathering programs.13 years ago
Dave Ross’ PSA to keep kids away from marijuana in Washington
Since voters decided to legalize marijuana for adults in November, there's been a debate about how to keep kids from getting their hands on it, or at least keep them from getting their hands on it more easily than they can right now.13 years ago
What it takes to be a good father
With Father's Day coming up, the question always is: What does it take to be a good father? And I'm going to answer that question by first taking you back to the beginning of my radio career in 1956 at the age of four. My dad was an art director on Madison Avenue but at home he was always playing music.13 years ago
When the good guys lie
The Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, went before Congress and took this question from Senator Ron Wyden, "Does the NSA collect any type of data on millions of Americans?" And then he gave an answer he knew would mislead people.13 years ago
Could the NSA find Molly’s killer?
On June 1 at 11:18 p.m. in Lake Stevens, Molly Conley was walking with friends after celebrating her 15th birthday.13 years ago
The other whistle-blowers
The mysterious Edward Snowden is not the only whistleblower with a story about how much data the National Security Agency is gathering on Americans.13 years ago
The cloud is watching you
We are being told that, for years, the National Security Agency has been storing data on not just some of our phone calls, but all of our phone calls: the time the call was made, the length, the phone numbers - what's called the Metadata.13 years ago
The plant that wouldn’t die
A wheat farmer is Kansas has now filed suit against Monsanto - saying it was negligent in the way it handled a genetically modified strain of wheat that refused to die.13 years ago
Why are US schools mediocre?
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant was asked that question, and he didn't hesitate.13 years ago
Is the punch line finally here?
In Moody, Texas last week, an estimated 40,000 Africanized bees killed a man and seriously injured a woman who tried to help him.13 years ago
The confession of Robert Bales
A judge has accepted the guilty plea of Staff Sgt. Robert Bales - the soldier who now admits to the one-man nighttime attack on two Afghan villages last year that left 16 people, mostly women and children dead.13 years ago
How do you punish the IRS?
I apologize for obsessing on the IRS, but the testimony just won't stop - and yesterday testimony from Tea Party organizers was enough to convince anyone that someone needs to be punished.13 years ago
