ABOUT ME

I am Teaching Associate Professor of Public Policy and Core Faculty in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  I teach courses in ethics, politics, and public policy. Prior to coming to UNC, I was Professor of Philosophy and Director of PPE at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Born and raised in Minnesota, I live in Apex, North Carolina with my brilliant wife Kirsti Cole, who is Professor of English and Co-Director of the Program in Speaking and Writing North Carolina State University. We have two kids: Oliver and Beckett.

In the increasingly rare times when I am neither parenting nor working, my favorite activities include cooking, watching old movies (from It Happened One Night to What's Up Doc?), listening to mid-century jazz, and root, root, rooting for my hometown Minnesota Twins. My happy place is sitting in a cafe and writing, reading, or chatting with Kirsti (with cooking for my family a close second).

For more on my recent monograph Just Work for All: The American Dream in the 21st Century, my other research projects, or the Pandemic Ethics podcast, press the relevant button below.

Just Work for All

Click below to the publisher page for my recent book, Just Work for All: The American Dream in the 21st Century.

Pandemic Ethics

Press the button below for more information on the Pandemic Ethics podcast, a series of discussions with world-recognized experts on the ethical issues raised by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Research

More information on my work in moral and political philosophy, ethics and public policy, political economy, and the philosophy of economics.