The Financialization of America

In 1981, Jack Welch was appointed CEO of General Electric. In just five years, Welch laid off more than 100,000 workers, according to Business Insider. Before Welch’s appointment, GE developed light bulbs, jet engines and power systems; however, within a few years of Welch’s position, many of these projects were outsourced or ended. Despite this, Welch led the company to become the most valuable corporation in the world by 1997. He turned layoffs into a sign of strong leadership and spread this strategy to each subsequent acquisition.

The Slate Speaks: A Cold Welcome Back

Welcome back to the spring semester. Maybe it will begin to feel like its namesake by the time the class of ’26 says its goodbyes in April. For now, we all must get through this literal and figurative cold stretch.

The Slate Speaks: Surviving Finals

If it were a game, the objective would simply read: survive finals.

We are not meant to be alone

To the people who live by themselves: how do you do it?

The AI Bubble Speculation

In October, both the International Monetary Fund and the Bank of England issued warnings about a looming AI bubble. AI-related stocks have skyrocketed in value over the last two years, with substantial amounts of venture capital pouring into the industry. 

Democracy is the Punchline

A Blue Wave Begins

Founding Fathers and Modern Media

The Slate Speaks: Everything is a Subscription

Once upon a time, this editorial would be written on a version of Microsoft Word that you owned and laid out into column form for a newspaper in another program that functioned the same way. If only production, or anything else for that matter, was still so affordable.

Own Your Music with CDs

In the digital age, we have access to almost any information at any time. With streaming services like Spotify, Netflix, YouTube and even with social media like X and Instagram, why should we care about physical media?

The Shrinkflation of TV

“Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. It’s continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no one has gone before.” 

The Slate Speaks: Preparing for all Hallows Eve

All Hallows Eve is approaching. As the first of the three major end-of-year holidays, this hauntingly sweet time of year is a favorite of many.

Photography is Art: Looking through a different lens

Photography is art and always will be. In my mind, that is a given. But, as someone who has made photography virtually their entire personality for the past three years, why would I believe any different?

Is Energy Independence Through Oil Possible?

A large political goal discussed in the United States is energy independence, commonly argued through oil production. However, supply chain complexities put the United States in a difficult position when using oil as a means of domestic energy production.

Why is the U.S. Around Venezuela

Currently in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela, there are at least eight U.S. warships, a submarine and approximately 4,000 marines and sailors, according to The Council on Foreign Relations.

AI and the future of Psychology

Do you think you could pretend to have schizophrenia convincingly enough for a medical professional to diagnose it? What about sociopathy?

The Slate Speaks: How We Deal with Death

8 Couples Costumes that are NOT a Halloween Treat

RFK's Vaccine Crusade Continues

RFK’s Tylenol Monster

Tylenol-maker Kenvue got a headache last week that its signature product cannot cure after Health and Human Services (HSS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused acetaminophen, Tylenol’s active ingredient, of causing autism.