Research and writing
Research reports and essays examine machine learning, political institutions, artistic recognition, and decision-making.
Research reports
Comparing CNNs and Vision Transformers under matched resource budgets on CIFAR-100
A controlled CIFAR-100 comparison of a residual CNN and a Vision Transformer trained from scratch under matched parameter and estimated compute budgets, measuring accuracy, calibration, noise response, and runtime to inform model selection.
Dimensionality Reduction Techniques: A Comparison of Principal Component Analysis and Linear Autoencoders on the MNIST Dataset
Three MNIST experiments compare reconstruction and subspace geometry, then test architectural constraints and training choices. Includes the full paper and all four original figures.
Academic and cultural essays
Constitutionally Bankrupt in the Marketplace of Ideas
The limits of First Amendment protection for college student protest and speech.
The Sufficient and Necessary Conditions to Govern a Union
Marshall, Taney, federalism, slavery, and the legacy of Dred Scott.
Society, State and Democratic Erosion
Executive aggrandizement and the changing relationship between state power and societal constraint.
Racial Capital and the Blueswomen’s Voice
Analysis of Ma Rainey, Big Mama Thornton, and the political economy of artistic recognition.