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The Downhill Slope of Reading and Books
- Culture, Education, Featured, Literature
- December 18, 2025






While going about my morning duties, I happened to glance at the topics trending on Twitter. One particular hashtag stuck out: #IWishSchoolHadTaughtMe. Intrigued, I clicked on the hashtag and began reading the very honest opinions of average individuals. Here are some examples: #IWishSchoolHadTaughtMe How to find a job#IWishSchoolHadTaughtMe About taxes#IWishSchoolHadTaughtMe Techniques for handling trauma and
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Many in our audience express dismay about people not being able to discuss hot-button issues – politics, religion, race, sexuality – without it devolving into anger and name-calling. Why is it that people can’t have a disagreement without taking things so damn personally? Well, one obvious reason is human nature. Our positions on controversial topics
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In a tight job market, graduates need to do more than ever to make themselves stand out if they want to land a position. Fortunately, there’s a simple way to do this: read A Message to Garcia and take its advice to heart. I ran across this short essay while paging through a manual of
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For Lent in 2018, I gave up noise. No music in the car, headphones at work, or background music while I did projects at home. It was exceptionally difficult, and hammered home to me how dependent we are on anything that will distract us from our existence. Honestly, everything we do needs a soundtrack. I
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If one was seeking to demonstrate the extent to which the operations of the federal government are defective, many would immediately point to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, where just a few years ago a healthcare scandal exposed mass bureaucratic dysfunction and corruption. Americans across the political spectrum recognize a need for reform at
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Article IV of the Constitution addresses the obligations of the federal government to the state governments that were being asked to surrender aspects of their sovereignty to form our new Union. “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government,” reads Article IV, “and shall protect each of
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