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I am a second-year PhD student. I am a Major in the Army who has been selected to be an Academy Professor at the United States Military Academy at West Point upon completion of my PhD, where I will teach for the remainder of my Army career. I am broadly interested in social and political philosophy. I am originally from Virginia Beach, VA, am married to my best friend, Lyndsay, and have a daughter (Chloe) and a son (Owen). I enjoy spending time with my family, eating good food and drinking good wine with Lyndsay, reading, playing boardgames, and watching sports.

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Recent Publications


Climate Refugeehood, Political Realism, and Political Autonomy: A Counter-Counterargument

Journal Article Philosophia United States · March 1, 2025 In a recent paper, Bender (European Journal of Political Theory 1–20, 2024) argues that we should reject the notion of climate refugeehood because the existing defenses of climate refugeehood cannot be squared with political realism, according to which ref ... Full text Cite

Evaluative Injustice

Journal Article Journal of Value Inquiry · January 1, 2025 Full text Cite
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