Author Archives: olneyce

I’ve been writing all day about the social contract, so I head here for a quick break. – To accompany me while writing, I listened to the entire Beatles catalog yesterday, chronologically. Yep, even “You Know My Name” and “Little … Continue reading →

No time, as always. I’m now into paper-writing mode – trying to put together two approaches to the same question, each of which will hopefully eventually morph into my field statements. Which is to say: I’ve got a lot on … Continue reading →

Never Tragic – S The story of the guy who killed four police officers in Seattle is tragic, for all kinds of reasons. First, the obvious one. There are few things more horrifying than the murder of those tasked with … Continue reading →

So I’m busy with Thanksgiving and paper-grading and end-of-the-term research and such, but I’m popping back up for a second to ask a very simple question: Am I the only one who wants to wipe all traces of the “Jingle … Continue reading →

Undeserving You – Holy Roman Empire Scott Lemieux, who I normally agree with on basically everything, makes one of my all-time least favorite arguments regarding the France-Ireland match: The blame for being eliminated from the World Cup belongs, in its … Continue reading →

So health care has passed yet another hurdle. On a straight party-line vote, it is now available to be debated in the Senate. I just want people to remember three things in a few weeks when the Republicans are blanketing … Continue reading →

The Cliffs of Insanity – Mark Knopfler (from the Princess Bridge soundtrack) Today’s winner in the ‘huh, are you serious?’ category is Jason Zengerle at The New Republic (who I normally quite like): I was pretty shocked by this new … Continue reading →

Dancing in a Minefield – Plushgun There’s a grand tradition of sleek electro-pop with a slightly overwrought sense of the emotional that was re-popularized by The Postal Service in the early part of the decade, but really has its roots … Continue reading →

Luck Of The Irish (Live) – John Lennon (from the Anthology set which, BTW is totally awesome and an essential purchase for any serious Lennon fan) Perhaps this will be the thing to finally convince people that the lack of … Continue reading →