Whispers in the Wind
Posted on Jan 9, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
Poem about enjoying the beauty of life. It's too brief to forget to enjoy it.
wind, poem, life
Rock Music IS Folk Art.
Posted on Dec 7, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 2, 2011
Essay tracing path of folk music to modern rock.
music, folk, rock
Subjects in the Classroom and Life
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
A discussion on the utilitarian value of the subjects our schools teach. This editorial on education was one of the last pieces Shawn Olson printed as a Messenger writer.
educational subjects, subject relevance in education
The Phantom Dollar
Posted on Sep 21, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
Essay on American debt, credit abuse and the lies of economicists and politicians.
debt, money, credit, banks, investors
A Call for Reason
Posted on Jan 14, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
An essay rebutting infantile attitudes of the anti-science movement.
science, society, pseudoscience, media, politics, rush limbaugh
Donna Olson died at 55
Posted on Aug 6, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Donna Olson, my mother, died on August 4, 2003.
donna olson died, death, donna marie olson, donna himes
A Perspective on Patriotism
Posted on Jan 25, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
Essay about patriotism, nationalism and America.
patriotism, patriot, patriots, nationalism, america, culture
Renaissance Man
Posted on Mar 17, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
An essay on the extinction of the Renaissance Man or polymath in human history.
renaissance man, polymath, society, knowledge
