About

I find joy in the quiet company of books, especially those of philosophy and history. The writings of Marcus Aurelius teach me the value of discipline and duty; Aristotle and Plato remind me of the pursuit of reason and virtue; Kant challenges me to think beyond myself toward universal morality; Adam Smith illuminates the power of liberty and free exchange; Ayn Rand affirms the strength of individual will; Hegel reveals the unfolding of history as a struggle of ideas; and Jefferson inspires me with his vision of self-government and human freedom. To me, these are not just distant voices from the past, but living guides that help me navigate life today.

I do not define myself by political parties or movements. I’m neither left nor right, neither Republican nor Democrat. I am simply American and believe in a Constitutional Republic. My convictions are rooted in the America envisioned by the Founding Fathers, an America built on liberty, independence, and citizenship, as first outlined in the Constitution and Nationality Act of 1790. To me, both represent more than just law, they are a statement of what it means to belong to a free republic: to share in a national character grounded in principle rather than fleeting politics.

What draws me most to philosophy and history is their honesty. Nations rise and fall, economies flourish and collapse, ideologies come and go. Yet the human search for truth, virtue, and meaning is eternal. Whether I’m reflecting on the resilience of the Stoics, the rational clarity of the Enlightenment, Hegel’s vision of history as progress, or the bold self-confidence of America’s founders, I see in these traditions a compass for living a life of purpose today.

Above all, I believe being American is not about partisanship or ideology, it is about carrying forward a legacy of freedom, responsibility, and civic virtue. Every page I turn, every idea I wrestle with, is part of how I try to honor that inheritance: not as a spectator of history, but as someone living its unfolding story.

Most will skim an “about” page and move on, but few will linger over the words, fewer still will dive into the articles in their entirety. It is those few, those who seek to think deeply, to question, and to wrestle with ideas, whom I write for, and it is they whom I seek to reach.