Writing

Academic rigor for everyday people.

Public policy and complicated public questions are often either oversimplified into talking points or buried beneath technical language. I am interested in the space between them.

I examine how systems work, what the evidence supports, and what the tradeoffs mean. The aim is to give readers enough context to reach their own conclusions. Then I explain mine.

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Public policy & administration

Public Administration Op-Ed

Mayors, City Managers, and the Government We Actually Have

Local government is not just about who has the title. It is about who sets policy, who runs operations, who answers to voters, and whether residents can tell the difference.

October 2026 12 min read Public Administration

Public Policy Op-Ed

License Plate Readers in Hot Springs

Flock cameras, public safety, privacy, private operators, and the questions Hot Springs should ask before a useful tool becomes an unexamined system.

September 2026 12 min read Technology & Public Administration

Policy Analysis

The Infrastructure Beneath Our Feet

Arkansas Issue 4, water infrastructure, public debt, Hot Springs utility systems, fiscal safeguards, and accountability.

September 2026 10 min read Public Administration

Academic Research

Graduate capstone report

USC Master of Public Administration

Eyeing the AI Supply Chain Economy: Unleashing America’s AI Economic Potential

A multi-method graduate capstone integrating qualitative content analysis, composite-index construction, and computational policy modeling to examine structural constraints on American AI development. I led the Decision Making under Deep Uncertainty (DMDU) analysis, evaluating policy robustness, institutional feasibility, and adaptive strategies across 10,000 simulated futures.

August 2025 Coauthored research Full report: 91 pages
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My speaking connects these questions about institutions and evidence with broader questions about responsibility, uncertainty, and what we do next.

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Government & Institutions Public Administration Economic Development Technology & AI Community