"Science is the organized skepticism in the reliability of expert opinion." - Richard Feynman
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." - Inigo Montoya
"It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a 'dismal science.' But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic subjects while remaining in this state of ignorance." - Murray Rothbard
"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed - and hence clamorous to be led to safety - by menacing it with a series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." - H.L. Mencken
Louisiana State University, Ph.D., Political Science, May 2009
Working Dissertation Title: "Aristotelian Liberalism: An Inquiry into the Foundations of a Free and Flourishing Society"
Committee: Cecil Eubanks (Chair), Ellis Sandoz, James Stoner, Mark Schafer, Ian Crystal, Louis Day
Fields: Political Philosophy/Theory, International Relations, Philosophy
Louisiana State University, M.A., Philosophy, December 2006
Thesis: “Aristotelian-Liberal Autonomy”
Louisiana State University, M.A., Political Science, August 2004
Thesis: “Tyranny, Natural Law, and Secession”
Louisiana State University, B.A.s, Dual Degrees in Political Science and History, May 2002
McNeese State University, August 1997 to May 1999
Military Training, Experience, and Awards
Battalion Intelligence NCO, Sergeant (E-5), HHC 3rd/156th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, Louisiana Army National Guard, January 1996 to 2002. Also served as Environmental Compliance Officer and emergency Combat Lifesaver.
Army Achievement Medal: For duties performed during summer Annual Training, 2001.
Commandant’s List: Primary Leadership Development Course class of January 1999.
Certificate of Commendation: For duties performed during summer Annual Training, 1997.
Distinguished Graduate: United States Army Intelligence School, February 1997.
Other Experience
Lifeguard/Swimming Instructor, YMCA/Sulphur Parks & Recreation, May to August 1999.
1st Degree Black Belt: Songahm Taekwondo, American Taekwondo Association, 1997.
