Ross: The world we return to will need to be a sanitary one
Why would we emerge from two months of isolation only to re-inhabit businesses where restrooms feel like unsanitary, walk-in sewers?6 years ago
Ross: Your doctor probably knows better than Trump
It should go without saying, but always consult your physician before taking any medication endorsed by a sitting president.6 years ago
Ross: Australians have just what we need to reopen
What American businesses need now, one expert says, is a clear explanation of how to re-open safely.6 years ago
Ross: America’s real weakness during this pandemic
On the question of why the US was unprepared for the COVID outbreak, we heard an explanation yesterday during testimony in front of Congress.6 years ago
Ross: China’s search for a COVID-19 vaccine is good for everyone
China wants to be first to a vaccine, but what if they are? If there’s one lesson we've learned, it’s that an infection anywhere is an infection everywhere.6 years ago
Ross: Stay-at-home rules aren’t some plot against liberty
I have a hard time seeing these stay-at-home rules as some plot against liberty, because they’re intended to make people feel safe enough to go out again.6 years ago
Ross: Not keeping workers safe is a threat to national security
Any company whose workers feel pressure to work despite being sick is threatening national security, in an election year no less.6 years ago
Ross: America needs another round of stimulus checks (and more)
Send everybody another check. Americans are struggling, we have all this food and all these products piling up, and someone needs to buy them.6 years ago
Ross: There’s nothing courageous about refusing to wear a mask
A lot of people don’t like masks, and especially don’t like being ordered to wear them. They believe that in America, you have the Right to Infect.6 years ago
Ross: If you want COVID-19 ‘parties,’ stay away from the rest of us
If people want to continue to party, they at least should wear a t-shirt that says "I CONTINUE TO PARTY," so that people like myself have fair warning.6 years ago
Ross: Achieving video chat literacy in the age of coronavirus
If we can’t achieve video chat literacy while we wait for a vaccine, this nation will come to even more of a grinding halt than it already has.6 years ago
Ross: Is US playing into China’s hands by reopening early?
With these new numbers showing infections spreading even as we reopen, we may be on the verge of giving China exactly what it wants.6 years ago
Ross: It’s getting harder to save people who don’t want to be helped
If a majority of the voters start pushing to leave their homes, there’s only so much you can do to help people who don’t want our help.6 years ago
Ross: Helping contact tracers is our patriotic duty
If you test positive for COVID-19, telling tracers who you came into contact with isn't just necessary -- it's your patriotic duty to stopping the virus.6 years ago
Ross: Tracking spread of virus is now a giant game of tag
Reopening means you are free to move about the country, but it also means you’ve joined a giant game of tag while officials are tracing cases.6 years ago
Ross: Is Ivanka the key to calmer White House briefings?
The presence of Ivanka Trump at a recent White House briefing had the President taking a much calmer tone with the press.6 years ago
Ross: How Sweden has dealt with virus without a lockdown
Unlike the rest of the world, Sweden has weathered the coronavirus outbreak without a lockdown. But how will history look back on the country?6 years ago
Dear Diary: Dave Ross returns with more tales from isolation
Dave Ross returns with more tales from isolation, this time involving CS Lewis, asymmetric biology, and President Trump appearing in dreams.6 years ago
Ross: The coronavirus solution that will make everyone happy
There's one simple solution to the coronavirus crisis that will make us all happy, including members of the media looking to get back into the studio.6 years ago
Ross: Why it makes sense to let Las Vegas casinos reopen
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman is getting all sorts of flak for wanting to reopen the Vegas strip, but I actually sympathize with her point.6 years ago
Ross: Fear of coronavirus will be what keeps us alive
When you’re up against the forces of nature, the only rational approach is humility. And fear is your friend -- it’s what keeps you alive.6 years ago
Ross: States reopening early will tell us how ready we are to do the same
We'll all be watching states reopening with “you-go-first” curiosity, as the first explorers pass through the airlock and step out onto our strange new planet.6 years ago
Ross: Maybe it’s time to enact a ‘no mask, no service’ policy
If people really want to go outside again, perhaps it's time we started enforcing the rules surrounding protective masks for everyone.6 years ago
