A Yahoo Speaks Out
An unpublished editorial where Shawn Olson responds to a crankpot reader.
Misconceptions on Privacy Invasion
An essay defending the government's right to spy on the public.
The root of educational failure
The reason public education suffers is because the primary participants (students and parents), do not share a love for learning.
Flash bgcolor and allowFullScreen Parameters Not Working?
I spent half a day trying to figure out why a Flash project suddenly stopped honoring bgcolor and allowFullScreen in IE but not other browsers.
My Experience at Westland High School
How an honor-roll student can lose heart and drop out
An overview of Shawn Olson's experience at Westland High School.
The Paradox of Cultural Relativism
An skeptical essay on the paradox of cultural relativism when taken to an extreme. My stance is that cultural relativism is only valid in a limited scope and should not be used to justify barbaric and supertitious societies.
Crazy World
Essay on the turmoil of our world today and the current trend of escalating hatred, nationalism and xenophobia.
Reflections and Infections
An essay about the need for more philosophy (love of wisdom) in an age of growing xenophobia.