Odin Halvorson
Recent posts by Odin Halvorson
Politics
Political Moderation is a Lie
“Moderate Democrat” is a lie — they need to be called what they are: Republicans.
Higher Education
Why Undergrad Degrees Should Offer Trade Training
Students who do better in life post-college are more likely to support that college.
Communication
Our Stories About the World Change the World
How our everyday stories create our social reality, and how changing them can make the world better.
Economics
The Problem with the Student Loan Debt Discussion
Elizabeth Warren and Robert Menendez paved the way for $50,000 student loan debt forgiveness, but the fight must not stop there.
Film
The Tomorrow War: Indubitably, a Review
For all the criticisms I can levy, it’s still a worthwhile film for a fun evening in.
Pop-Culture
Stargirl: Indubitably a Review
Stargirl tries to be a modern Superhero-themed Buffy… but where does it succeed in being itself?
Social Media
How Privacy-First Social Media Fails
A story of MeWe and the bad actors who now call it home.
History
How the Barcode Was Born
The whole thing started when an inventor named Joe Woodland sketched Morse Code in the sandy shore of a beach