Welcome!

Hello, my name is Ben Tice. Currently, I'm a MLIS student at the University of Washington's Law Librarianship Program. I earned my JD from Duke as a member of the class of 2023 and graduated cum laude. I earned my BA in Politics from NYU as a member of the class of 2018 and graduated magna cum laude. 

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My blog posts will largely consist of areas of intellectual interest to me but that fall outside the scope of my scholarly or professional work. These include cooperatives, veganism, collectibles, public parks, museums, and more. 

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In terms of scholarship, I'm interested in the political economy of institutions and how that impacts the norms - particularly the moral norms - of people living in a given society. Overall, I'm interested in the role morality plays in the "why" and "how" of human cooperation.

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As a future legal information professional, I'm very interested to see how generative AI impacts the legal profession, and our ability to organize and access information. In particular, I'm interested in Critical Legal Research.