Research

My work is animated by curiosity about first principles, procedure, and privacy, and how these areas intersect. I have conducted several years of international research on the formal and informal regulation of socio-political relationships, and I continue to think and write about the legal, philosophical, and political contours of communities within civil society.

I am currently working on projects that consider: 

•  the norms and doctrinal import of en banc rehearings in the federal circuit courts

• the problem of consent in modern contracting regimes

• the legal evolution and impact of the Federal Arbitration Act

• the objectification of children in and by the Supreme Court

• the use of predictive analytics in family interventions and family risk assessment

I also work in early modern metaphysics, ethics, and politics. My dissertation explores the metaphysical foundations and unity of Spinoza's ethical and political thought. I think and write on puzzles concerning freedom, democracy, perfection, and eternity.

Please email me for a current CV or drafts.