Op-Eds & Article Appearances
Americans Lack Civic Education
The Baltimore Sun - Sunday Print Edition, November 2025
Explores how stronger civic education can improve government accountability and citizen participation.
The Civic Shutdown Rolls On
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Friday Print Edition, January 2026
The op‑ed argues that the government shutdown exposed a deeper civic crisis rooted in widespread public ignorance of basic democratic processes, enabling partisan leaders to weaponize fear and resentment, and contends that only a serious national reinvestment in civic education can restore democratic resilience.
The Real Threat to Democracy Is Us
The Baltimore Sun - Online & Print, September 2025
The piece argues that rising political violence in the U.S. stems from eroded civic norms, polarized media, and radicalizing rhetoric, warning that democracy is threatened not by individuals, but by citizens treating opponents as enemies rather than engaging in reasoned debate.
Books & Features
I propose a comprehensive, nonpartisan framework for U.S. abortion policy reform, combining constitutional analysis, economic modeling, and moral philosophy. The book reached the Top 10 on Kindle in multiple categories, including #3 in Civil Rights & Liberties and #7 in Civics, establishing a foundation for my ongoing research in civic virtue, institutional design, and participatory governance.