Research

My work is animated by curiosity about first principles, procedure, and the regulation of relationships between and among people and institutions. 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 of en banc review in the federal circuit courts

• the concept of the child and the symbolic role children play in the development of the law, especially in the Supreme Court

• the use of predictive analytics in Los Angeles County's family regulation apparatus

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, virtue, perfection, and eternity.

Please email me for a current CV or drafts.