Ross: Why earlier COVID lockdowns wouldn’t have made a difference
Trump may have lied about the threat of COVID in February, but the idea that people would have obeyed lockdowns that early strikes me as magical thinking.6 years ago
Ross: The unintended consequences of Trump’s stance on military
President Trump's recent comments on the military come with a host of unintended consequences regarding steps he'd allegedly take to remain in office.6 years ago
Ross: Censoring our history of racism won’t make it go away
Major chunks of American history have been censored from our textbooks, but that doesn't make them any less problematic or prominent.6 years ago
Ross: Labor Day is about undocumented immigrant workers too
They’re considered essential workers; they’ve even been called heroes. But the Domestic Workers Alliance points out that many are undocumented immigrants, who don’t get protections.6 years ago
Ross: Guns at protests aren’t the problem — it’s the men carrying them
Taking guns to protests is a bad idea by itself, but the real problem is the men who we're allowing to carry those guns in the first place.6 years ago
Ross: Why Nancy Pelosi isn’t actually to blame for hair salon fiasco
In the wake of Nancy Pelosi getting caught on camera at a hair salon, the real person in trouble could be the salon owner who turned in the video.6 years ago
Ross: It should be easy for Trump to expose ‘dark shadows’ behind Biden
For a man who claims to be as powerful as Trump, how difficult could it be to arrest the shadowy people he says are controlling his Democratic opponent?6 years ago
Ross: Pulling our country back from the brink of paralyzed politics
How about if the people who have paralyzed our politics make one more effort to un-paralyze themselves and pull the country back from the brink?6 years ago
Ross: The easy way to stop voter fraud with mail-in ballots
If a stranger with a New Jersey accent knocks on your door November 3 offering to mail your ballot for you, invite him into your home and lock him in a closet.6 years ago
Ross: A convention finale like nothing anybody’s ever seen
Donald Trump accepted the nomination on the porch of the White House flanked by uncountable flags, before the biggest live audience seen in six months.6 years ago
Ross: Republicans, Democrats reach a consensus on needless violence
If police officers see lawbreakers setting fires or committing needless violence, they now have bi-partisan support for gently dragging their guilty posteriors to jail.6 years ago
Ross: Mixing business, politics, and family
If the Trump campaign wants to talk about family business connections – both candidates could agree to disclose all business dealings involving family.6 years ago
Ross: Non-peaceful assemblies turn into campaign ads at RNC
The RNC provided a reminder that the First Amendment guarantees peaceful assembly, and the right to turn non-peaceful assemblies into campaign ads.6 years ago
Ross: American voters are not crooks
The worry that vote-by-mail mistakes would rig the election against the president assumes American voters are crooks just waiting for their opportunity.6 years ago
Ross: How Joe Biden was both right and wrong about COVID in January
Joe Biden's early comments on COVID-19 date back to January, representing a mixed bag of prescience and perhaps misguided comments.6 years ago
Ross: Covering slogans at work could make us all safer
At a time when politics is so fractured there is no good way to predict who you might offend, could we just cover our slogans at work? As in all of them?6 years ago
Ross: Sell the post office to Jeff Bezos
The post office’s money problems are suddenly controversial when it’s been on the ropes for years. We’ll be back here again unless there’s radical change.6 years ago
Ross: The only reason not to vote is if you’re dead
You’ll hear all sorts of reasons not to vote in the upcoming presidential election, but the ONLY reason not to vote … is if you’re dead.6 years ago
Ross: V-shaped recovery could be possible with bailout
Everyone wants that quick snapback the President talks about. But Congress has refused to bail out state budgets, snuffing out any “V”-shaped recovery.6 years ago
Ross: How not to promote voting by mail
Private groups mailing ballot applications has a certain odor to it. If you want to get voters absentee ballots, why not direct them to the state website?6 years ago
Ross: Real showers, should you choose to accept them
It didn’t make the front page, but the Department of Energy is moving ahead with the President’s campaign to unleash America’s showers.6 years ago
Ross: Could there be an alternative to endless protests?
Here’s a novel court case: In Seattle, five protesters filed a federal lawsuit claiming that their right to protest … is being taxed.6 years ago
