Here's a little bit of information about me. I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. I work in political theory, with a particular interest in theories of justice; democratic theory; rational choice theory; and the philosophy of social science. My current research concerns lotteries—not just state lotteries and the like, but all the various kinds of decisions that one might choose to make via random selection. There are more than you might initially believe. Think of Ancient Athens, which filled most of its political offices by lot. Think of the randomly-selected jury today. Think of the military draft. And think of all the times in life when you might wind up saying, “Let’s toss for it!” or “Let’s just draw straws.”

Here are a few of my upcoming appearances - these links go to the respective organizations.

Nov. 15, 2009		"Peter Stone Discusses Bertrand Russell."
December 27, 2009	Unitarian Universality Church of the Lehigh Valley (Bethlehem, PA)	"Russell on the Nature of Ethics."
January 31, 2010		Title TBA