Writing &
Speaking
Work organized by the three areas where my thinking lives — AI and ethics, constitutional law, and the intersection of faith and public life.
— AI & Ethics
The moral and civilizational dimensions of artificial intelligence — its implications for human dignity, national security, child safety, and the future of faith communities — have been central to my work for the past several years.
A Catholic Response to "The Adolescence of Technology"
The Catholic Futurist Podcast · Forthcoming
AI: Should We Be Concerned?
The Mortification of Spin Podcast · January 14, 2026
Transhumanism, Effective Altruism, and Silicon Valley Ideology in the Age of AI
Center for Christian Virtue Essential Summit · October 2, 2025
Implications of Pope Leo XIV's Election in an Age of AI — Moderator
American Security Foundation & University of Notre Dame · May 2025
Family Security as a Matter of (Inter)National Security
CEPROME-Vatican Latin American Congress · Lima, Peru · February 2025
Protecting the Most Vulnerable: AI Policy Lessons from the US
CEPROME-Vatican Latin American Congress · Lima, Peru · February 2025
Why Trump and Harris Must Abandon the CCP's Digital Playground
RealClearPolitics · October 13, 2024
Signing the Joint Statement on AI Ethics · Vatican Summit · Vatican City · 2024
— Law & Constitutional Order
My legal work spans constitutional litigation, federal legislation, and the intersection of law and religious liberty.
Brief of American Unity Fund and EPPC as Amici Curiae
Kathy Chiles v. Patty Salazar · No. 24-579 · June 13, 2025
Brief for Prof. Dale Carpenter et al. as Amici Curiae Supporting Petitioners
303 Creative LLC v. Elenis · No. 21-476 · May 31, 2022
The Dogma Within? Testing the Role of Religion in Statutory Decision-Making
Journal of Empirical Legal Studies · Vol. 18, p. 742 · 2021
Letter of Former Student Devan Patel — Amy Coney Barrett Nomination
Read Into U.S. Senate Record by Sen. Tillis · October 13, 2020
What's the Beef? Missouri's Attempt to Silence Speech About Veggie Burgers
The Hill · August 6, 2018
— Faith & Public Life
The relationship between faith, public life, and the moral formation of democratic institutions has animated my work since law school.
A Catholic Response to "The Adolescence of Technology"
The Catholic Futurist Podcast · Forthcoming
Protecting the Most Vulnerable: AI Policy Lessons from the US
CEPROME-Vatican Latin American Congress · Lima, Peru · February 2025
The Dogma Within? Testing the Role of Religion in Statutory Decision-Making
Journal of Empirical Legal Studies · Vol. 18 · 2021
Coming in 2026
Four long-form essays in development: an analysis of Fr. Paolo Benanti's AI ethics framework; a translation of Laudato Si into policy language for a DC audience; why Catholic social teaching produces different AI ethics conclusions than secular frameworks; and rapid-response analysis of any papal document touching AI.