Ross: Leaders only have power if people choose to follow them
the ultimate check and balance on power isn't the court system. It's when followers are smart enough to know when to stop following.3 years ago
Ross: New York subway shooting was something we should have seen coming
The New York subway shooter posted his grievances to YouTube beforehand, and there's a valuable lesson to be taken from that.3 years ago
Ross: A look inside how January 6 was planned, and what might have been
One of the big questions about January 6 was whether the attack was planned, and audio from the New York Times gives us new insight into that.3 years ago
Ross: The simple secret to a relaxing travel experience
To me, the most important part of traveling through airports on a red-eye flights is to de-stress yourself ahead of time.3 years ago
Ross: Can sports with Russian athletes really rise above the politics?
Banning Russians from the Boston Marathon is not going to help Ukraine, but maybe it's what's best for all involved in the end.3 years ago
Ross: Sound Transit’s new fare enforcement policy is less ‘light touch,’ more out of touch
Sound Transit's new fare enforcement policy isn鈥檛 a light touch, this is out of touch,聽based on the idea that poor people shouldn鈥檛 pay for anything.3 years ago
Ross: Are rising gas prices just the free market working the way it’s supposed to?
We have a tendency to worship the efficiency and elegance of the free market 鈥� right up until the moment it makes driving expensive.3 years ago
Ross: Elon Musk shows us the true power of immense wealth
In buying up enough shares in Twitter to sit on the company's board of directors, Elon Musk has shown us the true power of wealth.3 years ago
Ross: This is the ‘soft-on-crime’ system the Founding Fathers gave us
Our country was founded by men who deliberately gave criminal defendants all sorts of rights, which kick in the moment someone is arrested.3 years ago
Ross: A green solution for graffiti along Seattle freeways
Driving through Seattle, I noticed that along I-5 downtown, the areas with no graffiti have one thing in common: ivy on the walls.3 years ago
Ross: Figuring out the Furries (and what we could all stand to learn)
But if you look into the Furry phenomenon, it鈥檚 like any group with its excesses and egos, but it also has something we can learn from.3 years ago
Ross: Hunter Biden laptop finally has Fox News, mainstream media agreeing on something
It's a breath of fresh air to see the Washington Post, the New York Times, and Fox News agreeing that the FBI has a right to examine a businessman鈥檚 laptop.3 years ago
Ross: Chris Rock proves that it takes courage not to fight
It takes manly courage not to fight. Chris Rock also showed how it can be courageous to know when to stand down rather than make things worse.3 years ago
Ross: Pandemic fraudsters show how we need to change our priorities
Pandemic fraudsters showed that although we're morally opposed to giving away free money, we鈥檙e fine letting people steal it fair and square.3 years ago
Ross: An unplanned moment of silence from Will Smith at the Oscars
There were two moments of silence at the Oscars: A planned moment of silence for Ukraine, and a more unplanned moment when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock.3 years ago
Ross: Pickleball will soon be the official sport of Washington
The governor will soon sign a bill making pickleball the official sport of Washington state. No sport is so quintessentially Washington.3 years ago
Ross: Our culture wars may be based on a vastly inflated perception
YouGov America asked some Americans to guess what proportion of the population belonged to various categories then compared the guesses to the real numbers.3 years ago
Ross: In some cases, the more important question is ‘why are you asking?’
It was past 10 p.m. when Rep. Marsha Blackburn asked what seemed like a simple question to Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson.3 years ago
Ross: Don鈥檛 lock in your body clock just yet
The U.S. Senate approved making Daylight Saving Time permanent in 2023, but it appears they were just kicking it to the House for the real debate.3 years ago
Ross: Seattle has had it with roadside messiness
When so many of us are still recovering from two years of isolation, driving through the opening scene of a dystopian movie every morning is depressing.3 years ago
Ross: Florida election police could end up with a lot of free time
Florida will soon have election police -- patrolling the drop boxes in their snappy red, white, and blue uniforms, carrying giant magnifying glasses.3 years ago
Ross: Last defense against a tyrant are the people in the chain of command
It isn鈥檛 just Ukrainians that are fleeing Ukraine 鈥� we鈥檙e seeing Russians fleeing Russia. I鈥檓 hoping it鈥檚 people ashamed of their country, saying "hell no."3 years ago
Ross: Just saying you support business is easy, and meaningless
Even if the city eliminated all its rules and taxes 鈥� if customers don鈥檛 walk in the door, or audiences don鈥檛 come to the show, those businesses will fail.3 years ago
