Qui Ante Nos

A portrait in government efficiency

Eula Bingham, Director of OSHA (1977-1981)

Sep 2 • 

Scott Olesen

July 2025

Doomed to repeat history

How the US Constitution was built on ancient Greek political fortune-telling

Jul 7 • 

Scott Olesen

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June 2025

Overthink, overplan, overoptimize

An adaptation of Samuel Johnson's Rambler #134

Jun 30 • 

Scott Olesen

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Don't pray to the dynamo

Learning from Henry Adams to avoid AI metaphors

Jun 9 • 

Scott Olesen

February 2025

Legal is what legal does

Philosophy of law in stool banks, Icelandic sagas, and the contemporary federal government

Feb 20 • 

Scott Olesen

January 2025

Fun facts from Ellis Island

That is, Scott went to a museum and wants you to hear about it

Jan 6 • 

Scott Olesen

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November 2024

There is no such thing as corporate greed

Or, if there is: don’t hate the player, change the game

Nov 12, 2024 • 

Scott Olesen

September 2024

The search for man's meaning

Masculine identity in 21st century America

Sep 23, 2024 • 

Scott Olesen

July 2024

The 32-hour work week

Bernie Sanders proposes a Stone Age standard

Jul 1, 2024 • 

Scott Olesen

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June 2024

Just enough heraldry

In celebration of Flag Day

Jun 14, 2024 • 

Scott Olesen

May 2024

The power of learning more programming

A parable

May 20, 2024 • 

Scott Olesen

April 2024

What you get when you order a cheap government

When I worked at a startup, I learned some tenets of startup wisdom.

Apr 22, 2024 • 

Scott Olesen

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