Why I’m Done Letting “The Stranger” Influence My Vote

May 22, 2019 9 min read

The Stranger is a smug, snarky and occasionally clever Seattle media institution that makes some great nightlife recommendations. But when it comes to city politics,…

On The Accuracy of Self-Reported Data

Apr 27, 2019 10 min read

In the urgent debate around Seattle’s homelessness crisis, many articles (such as this otherwise great one in Crosscut) cite the statistic that 35% of those…

Bridging Seattle’s Homeless Divide: Toward Common Ground

Apr 4, 2019 10 min read

Fears matter, and they often prevent action. Each side of the debate needs to have a cogent, believable answer for the other side’s worst fears.…

When Prophecy Fails

Mar 25, 2019 5 min read

Flipping channels today on CNN, MSNBC and elsewhere I’m reminded of a famous book in social psychology. Social Psychologist Leon Festinger, the same researcher who…

“Seattle is Dying” : KOMO News Special

Mar 17, 2019 7 min read

Last night, an hour-long program aired without commercial interruption in Seattle on the addiction crisis and homelessness. It’s an important watch. I found it devastating,…

Git and GitHub: Tips and Tricks

Feb 4, 2019 1 min read

Using Git to manage your code? We all know about git init, commit, etc. But here are some handy git commands for common scenarios: Clone…