I'm very excited to announce that I've been named one of the 2026-27 Illinois Road Scholars Speakers. ilhumanities.org/speakers/raf...

Had a great time last week at UW-Milwaukee talking about pragmatist approaches to ethics. Thanks again for the invitation, Stan Husi!

I recently joined the editorial board of Philosophy & Public Affairs. I am happy to be part of the team that's helping this journal restore its stellar reputation. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

I really enjoyed presenting new work at Marquette Law yesterday. Such a kind and generous faculty! They were very much willing to follow me down various rabbit holes, as I explored how mafias are like legal systems.

I'm really happy to see that we still respect academic freedom in Chicago. As an academic administrator myself, I take seriously the idea that I have obligations to students AND faculty.