Chris Arnade, the keynote speaker at the After Virtual conference, has traded global finance for skid row photography. Chris discusses his journey from Wall Street board rooms to a booth at McDonald’s and the associated rejection of careerism and self-definition.

Speaker: Chris Arnade—An Address in the Universe of Meaning

Highlights

3:00 Prayer time around the world

6:45 The liberal emancipation project (of destruction)

10:30 Transcendent values first seen in a traffic jam

16:00 “Everything we believed was wrong”

27:00 Place and the giant sucking sound of NAFTA

30:00 Family ties

32:00 The “meaning” address and its replacement

Resources

Speaker bios

Conference videos

Save the date: 2023 Conference in Madison, Wisconsin (October 21, 2023)

Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America

The Substack home of a traveling man

An NPR story on Chris Arnade

Arnade’s work at The Guardianand The Atlantic

Thanks to Wendell Kimbrough for his musical talents