Ross: How the suburbs guard ‘birds-and-the-bees’ chatter
I saw a copy of LIFE magazine on the living room coffee table that featured a two-page spread captioned “Homosexuality in America.”4 years ago
Ross: Have Seattleites gone soft on crime?
The Seattle Police Department recently came out with some advice on what to do if a burglar breaks in while you’re at home. The advice… is to get out, ASAP.4 years ago
Ross: Why Oklahoma’s stance on abortion will echo throughout the country
12 states have trigger laws that take effect if Roe v Wade is overturned – and Oklahoma is one of them.4 years ago
Ross: Baby formula shortage puts new mothers in difficult spot
I’m having trouble accepting that the US is dealing with a baby formula shortage – especially when the main advice is do NOT try to make your own.4 years ago
Ross: Are vasectomies the best form of birth control?
A Tweet caught my attention because it was a sketch for a short story about a world where abortions aren’t necessary.4 years ago
Ross: A dip in the stock market asks us to look at our savvy non-investments
The way stocks have been melting over the past 16 months, those of us with the courage to open the monthly statement are wondering how low can they go…4 years ago
Ross: Are Americans ready for Big Tech to eliminate passwords?
Apple, Google, and Microsoft announce that they have joined the FIDO alliance: FIDO stands for Fast Identity Online, and its mission is to end password hacking.4 years ago
Ross: The different levels of for-profit media
I would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that there are media businesses not dependent on billionaires.4 years ago
Ross: A brief history of presidential efforts to fight inflation
Throughout history, presidents have tried various things to fix inflation.4 years ago
Ross: I’m getting ahead of rising interest rates, and so should you
The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates, and that means yesterday was the right time to buy inflation-indexed bonds.4 years ago
Ross: Paul McCartney still holds a crowd and solos like it’s 1964
I saw Paul McCartney last night. I know what you're thinking right now --- what's a guy your age doing at a rock concert on a school night?4 years ago
Ross: The Roe v. Wade draft opinion and revisiting the Right to Life’s pledge to end childhood poverty
My guess is this story is a trial balloon to gauge how much panic a repeal might create. But it fits the timeline of a pro-life crusader I interviewed three years ago.4 years ago
Ross: Should Biden cancel student-loan debt?
Here we are – with millions of students who borrowed money to learn stuff no employer wants to pay for. And who, we’re told, are angry enough to abandon the Democrats in November.4 years ago
Ross: When will Google let us block those repulsive toenail fungus ads?
Here’s some good news from the tech industry – Google is giving us more power to control online ads.4 years ago
Ross: With US past ‘full blown’ pandemic and Shanghai in lockdown, democracy sends a message
A raucous democracy might just be able to keep cities open without resorting to anything like forced quarantines of Chinese Communism.4 years ago
Ross: Standard incandescent lightbulbs are about to disappear, and that’s OK
75 days from now, the standard for household lightbulbs will be raised to 45 lumens per watt. This should surprise no one.4 years ago
Ross: The case of kneeling former Bremerton coach interrogates the humility of prayer
The problem here is that the Court, under the Constitution, is not allowed to ask the most important question, which is what does God think? Too bad.4 years ago
Ross: Why aren’t people going back to the office?
Dave reflects on why Seattle-area workers are reluctant to head back to the office as COVID forces him to work from home himself.4 years ago
Ross: Finding the critical race theory in Florida’s rejected math textbooks
The State of Florida this week released its list of rejected textbooks- including mathematics texts which were rejected for including “prohibited topics”.4 years ago
Ross: A creative alternative to cracking down on Netflix password sharing
Netflix has one way out of its recent woes: charging by the minute, where viewers only pay for what they need, and no one's under pressure to watch it all.4 years ago
Ross: Who are the real ‘groomers’ we should be afraid of?
It could be that the real groomers Republicans are warning us about are the people trying to groom U.S. into thinking there are groomers.4 years ago
Ross: CDC only has itself to blame for airport mask mandate being struck down
A federal judge ruled that the CDC's masking rules for airports were arbitrary, and the CDC only has itself to blame on that front.4 years ago
Ross: The fundamental problem with new artificial intelligence
There is a fundamental problem with the latest artificial intelligence technology, and that’s the temptation to use it in all the wrong ways.4 years ago
