Christine Black, Author at Brownstone Institute

Christine Black

Christine E. Black's work has been published in The American Journal of Poetry, Nimrod International, The Virginia Journal of Education, Friends Journal, Sojourners Magazine, The Veteran, English Journal, Dappled Things, and other publications. Her poetry has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and the Pablo Neruda Prize. She teaches in public school, works with her husband on their farm, and writes essays and articles, which have been published in Adbusters Magazine, The Harrisonburg Citizen, The Stockman Grass Farmer, Off-Guardian, Cold Type, Global Research, The News Virginian, and other publications.

The Quarantine of Humans and Pets at the Height of Covid Mania

By Christine Black | October 26, 2023

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We were in a time of widespread panic and paranoia after the country, and the world, shut down in March 2020. TV people, politicians, and bureaucrats forbid sin... Read more.

The Vicious Punishment of CJ Hopkins

By Christine Black | September 5, 2023

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When asked what gives him courage, Freda said, “I look at this as this a spiritual battle. The people who censor are not good people. If they believed in thei... Read more.

What It Means to Lose Trust

By Christine Black | July 10, 2023

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Competing truths may be difficult and devastating to accept, as we have been enduring in the last few years, but the pain and cognitive dissonance are most cert... Read more.

Send Them

By Christine Black | June 12, 2023

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The sad impulse to sacrifice others to save ourselves appeared when people stepped up and spoke out during the Covid period. If someone said something that made... Read more.

Healing the Culture with Poetry and Song

By Christine Black | April 18, 2023

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We now endure times of deconstruction that feel unprecedented, crises of confidence in almost all parts of our culture. With institutions crumbling, we may also... Read more.

Bureaucratic Doublespeak Gets People Killed

By Christine Black | March 11, 2023

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Orwell argues that these language patterns destroy truth and beauty and clarity; they cloud thinking and collapse culture with their obfuscations. When reading ... Read more.

The Ruination of Children

By Christine Black | March 7, 2023

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With the flip of a switch, the real world they knew ended. When they were confined to their rooms and houses, friends and music, color and life, humor and com... Read more.

What a Local Alternative Is Really Like

By Christine Black | January 15, 2023

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Demand for local processors has swelled in the last three years because shutdowns and lockdowns scared people about food sources being jeopardized and supply ch... Read more.

The Work of Human Hands

By Christine Black | October 12, 2022

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While people stayed in houses, sewage plants and wastewater treatment facilities continued to operate. People had to work at power plants to supply electricity ... Read more.

The Speakeasy Churches of 2020

By Christine Black | July 15, 2022

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They were meeting; I did not have to wear a mask. They even had Bible study on Wednesday nights, where I could sit with others, all unmasked, and listen to talk... Read more.