Software Activation, Licensing and Piracy
The problem with software activation systems in the Internet Age and the inflated claims that piracy costs billions of dollars a year.
Cultural Cataracts
A personal conversation about the challenges facing educational and cultural progress in the face of overwhelming ignorance and myopia.
Pursuit of Happiness
Essay on natural rights with a focus on the Pursuit of Happiness.
The Hurry-Stop Syndrome
This editorial was the last Chalkboard editorial Shawn Olson wrote for the Columbus Messenger.
Rock Music IS Folk Art.
Essay tracing path of folk music to modern rock.
2013 in Review
Newsletter about 2013, including various losses in our family and other news.
The Happy Worker
An essay on the coomon person's role in the workforce.
Statues Go Away
A poem on the march of time. Things can change even if they seem eternal.
Animal House
Our home is the animal house. A golden retriever, a cat, a chinchilla, fish and several children roam the hallways of the house. And others live outside.
Subjects in the Classroom and Life
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.
