Selected work / Writing / Learning / Practical tools

Ideas made useful.

Read the essays. Try a working tool. Explore the learning materials. A selection of what I’ve made, with my role and each project’s current status made clear.

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Work you can
experience now.

The moral life
of our attention.

Published writing

Essays on being human.

Compassion, civic courage, reading, and the responsibilities that follow from what we notice. Signed essays published on Medium and this site.

My role: author.
Available to read now.

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Interactive practice

The Practice Room.

A decision exercise, an AI-claim review, and a small daily virtue practice. Work through a real question and keep your notes in your browser.

My role: concept, editorial direction, AI-assisted development.
Working public tool; no AI processing.

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Education & facilitation

Renaissance Academy.

A free seven-day introduction, reading pathways, and a six-session curriculum connecting classical questions to practical judgment.

My role: educational concept and curriculum direction, with AI-assisted production.
Self-guided tools live; facilitated programs developing.

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Websites.
Workflows.
Human capability.

Practical AI & digital delivery

Great Lakes AI Solutions.

My independent studio for websites, workflow projects, and practical AI training. Explore live founder-owned examples and the process behind them.

My role: founder, editorial and product direction, AI-assisted development.
Live portfolio and service offering.

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01 / Public argument

The Moral Ecology of Attention

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An argument about how attention is formed by people, institutions, and technology.

What to look for

Framing a complex question; connecting personal experience to public consequence.

Author-owned work · No client outcome is implied

02 / Leadership & responsibility

Power After the Applause

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A reflection on authority, restraint, and the responsibilities that remain after recognition.

What to look for

Developing a clear thesis; translating an ethical idea into leadership language.

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03 / Judgment under pressure

When Virtues Collide

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An inquiry into situations where worthy commitments pull in different directions.

What to look for

Making competing considerations legible without manufacturing a simple answer.

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04 / Long-form architecture

The Eternal Renaissance

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A book in development exploring ambition, dignity, tragedy, love, responsibility, and technological power.

What to look for

Organizing a sustained inquiry; connecting chapters, argument, and reader experience.

Author-owned work · No client outcome is implied

05 / Educational design · Developed program materials

From a difficult idea
to a usable exercise.

The Renaissance Academy’s six-session curriculum connects tragic judgment, self-government, citizenship, and AI stewardship. The concrete work includes a decision map, virtue practice log, personal constitution, civic-service canvas, and a 30-day project.

Question

Help adults carry philosophical ideas into actual choices and responsibilities.

Design

Pair a central question with a discussion, bounded exercise, participant artifact, and reflection.

Current status

Curriculum and facilitator materials in development. No completed cohort or measured participant outcome is claimed.

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The experience behind the work

Across institutions.
Close to people.

Public affairs

Congressional internship in the office of Representative Trent Kelly (2015–2016) and UNA-USA chapter leadership. Experience translating public concerns into institutional work.

Public communication

The 2021 Michigan State Senate Democratic primary and a body of public writing. Experience making a case to people with different commitments and concerns.

Teaching & formation

Middle-school social studies teaching at Bridge Academy West in Hamtramck (2024–2025) and ongoing work in classical wisdom, citizenship, and human formation. Experience making demanding material accessible.

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A defined first engagement

One strong article.
A clearer public voice.

The Executive Writing Sprint turns existing source material into an article, three posts, and a documented basis for the claims.

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