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James is a general practice attorney in Falls Church, Virginia, and a cum laude graduate of the George Mason University School of Law.  While there he was a columnist for The Docket, GMUSL’s newspaper, and he is still a columnist for the online magazine Brainwash, which is published by the America’s Future Foundation.  His op-eds have been published or cited in the Houston Chronicle, Tampa Tribune, Insight, USA Today Magazine, and the Central New York Business Review.  He is also the founder of the Constitutionalist Party, a potential American third party.

James used to work at the Cato Institute, a libertarian public policy think tank in Washington, D.C.  He is what would best be described as a libertarian constitutionalist, which means he favors an originalist interpretation of the Constitution and advocates individual liberty over government authority in most instances.  It’s more nuanced than that, obviously, but this is just a thumbnail sketch.

Among his many hobbies, James plays bass guitar and normal six-string guitar, can play drums with limited ability, and sings.  He is a member of the band, Spontaneous Order, which is now back together.  We have written and produced several songs, culminating in an EP.  More on the way.

Speaking of which, James loves Pink Floyd.  He listens to a wide variety of music, with song favorites ranging from Howard Jones’ “No One Is To Blame“ to Primus’ “Welcome To This World.”  While getting his B.S. in Communications at Ohio University he was a deejay at ACRN, an all-student new rock radio station.  He had a regular blues show and deejayed hockey games, clubs, weddings, parties, you name it.

Other various and sundry interests: Frisbee golf, cooking, reading, Southern Comfort, Blood Bowl, poker, bridge, John Updike, Robert Frost, economics, clove cigarettes, Bloom County, The Onion, Civilization III, and Hal Hartley movies.

Memberships: Civil Rights Law Journal, Federalist Society, American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Rights Institute, Institute for Justice, American Bar Association. He is licensed to practice law in Virginia, and will soon be licensed in the District of Columbia.