David Mennie

David Mennie is a predoctoral fellow at the Civitas Institute, and a Ph.D. candidate in political science at the University of North Texas, specializing in political theory and international relations. Prior to his graduate studies, he obtained a B.A. (with majors in philosophy, religious studies, and psychology) and a J.D. from the University of Iowa. He then practiced law in Chicago, in the public sector—as a prosecutor in Cook County—and as an attorney in private practice. Mennie’s academic interests focus on the history of political philosophy with a special interest in the relationship between law, politics, religion, and philosophy. He has taught undergraduate courses in political theory in which he focused on classical political texts and the exploration of tensions between ancient and modern thinkers. He is currently investigating the relationship between justice, religion, and philosophy in Plato’s Euthyphro for his dissertation.