Christian BrinkNotes on AmberI agree that with power comes a duty of care, and that that’s one of the highest duties there is.Mar 6, 2020Mar 6, 2020
Christian BrinkOn the Immigration EOOn Saturday afternoon, Geoff Taylor and I got into a lively Facebook debate about Trump’s Friday order to DHS to temporarily suspend…Jan 31, 2017Jan 31, 2017
Christian BrinkTerms of art and realitySome musings on how academics (and, of course, pseudo-academics) talk.Dec 28, 2016Dec 28, 2016
Christian BrinkSaturday Night Fever and the White Working ClassForget what you’ve heard: it’s not a shallow disco fantasy.Dec 16, 2016Dec 16, 2016
Christian Brink“Money is power”It’s true enough, but it can mean two very different things.Dec 10, 2016Dec 10, 2016
Christian BrinkProvisional Top 10 moviesThe Right Stuff (for its historical, political, and existential themes, plus borrowed nostalgia for the aw-shucks midcentury Americana that…Dec 9, 2016Dec 9, 2016
Christian BrinkQuestions about self-reinventionQuestion 1: I wonder what percentage of Americans can point to a robust/well-developed constellation of beliefs and attitudes that they…Dec 8, 2016Dec 8, 2016
Christian BrinkRecent reading list — Fiction, July-September ‘16In July I read The Innocent Have Nothing to Fear by Stuart Stevens. I’d seen Stevens promote it on one of the political shows, maybe With…Sep 22, 2016Sep 22, 2016
Christian BrinkRecent reading list — On race in AmericaIn August I picked up Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Obviously this one is essential if you’re trying to follow current…Sep 22, 2016Sep 22, 2016