Ph.D. Student
GSS President, Spring 2023
B.A. University of Nevada, Reno, Political Science, 2019
M.A. Hillsdale College, Politics, 2022
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“From the foundations of Western political thought to the development of the administrative state, Hillsdale College provides its students with an unparalleled survey of the American regime and Western civilization.”
Samuel grew up in Reno, Nevada, and received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Nevada, Reno. Following graduation, he worked as a field organizer for the Nevada Republican Party. Prior to joining the graduate program, he worked full-time as a research associate for the Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Priorities, a non-partisan policy institute.
Political Thought of Cicero
Political Thought of the American Founding and Early Republic
American Electoral Institutions
"Partisan Politics and the Laws Which Shaped the First Congress." Journal of the American Revolution, 05 July 2022.
"Assessing the Jefferson Administration's Actions During the First Barbary War." Small Wars Journal, 29 July 2019.
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"Partisan Politics and the Laws Which Shaped the First Congress." Dispatches: Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution. July 10, 2022
"Ranked-choice voting is needed, along with open primaries." The Nevada Independent, September 30, 2022.
"Open primaries are needed now that the two-party system has failed." The Nevada Independent, September 29, 2022.
"The False Promises of 'Independent' Redistricting Commissions." RealClear Policy, February 22, 2022.
"Is Redistricting Panel Ceding Its Power?" The Detroit News, November 9, 2021.
"WCSD should reject proposed 'social justice' curriculum." Reno Gazette-Journal, May 18, 2021.
"Why The Atlantic Is Baffled That White Men Support Trump’s COVID Response." The Federalist, November 4, 2020.