Monthly Archives: September 2026

Is it possible to raise privileged children at the individual level in a way that maps on to ideals of equality at the structural level? The (fascinating) subject of this book is the formation of racial consciousness among affluent white children — how their beliefs about race and inequality emerge. The core takeaway is probablyContinueContinue reading “White Kids, Margaret Hagerman”

I waited until I was finished reading Triage to read Sarah Dowling’s review (which was the right choice — it has spoilers) and as I expected, it was tremendously helpful in thinking through what the novel does. It’s an odd novel (I still think it’s more of a prose poem, but I recognize it’s aContinueContinue reading “Triage, Claudia Rankine”

This book came to me in the exact moment that I most needed it, and spoke directly to my soul. It’s a book about time management, but not in the way many such books are. This one is really more of an anti-productivity, anti-time-management book, at least in the way those concepts are commonly understood.ContinueContinue reading “Four Thousand Weeks, Oliver Burkeman”