Leading public intellectual in law,
ethics & politics; successful novelist.


Highlights

Recognized by Time magazine as one of the fifty leaders of the next century, Stephen Carter is one of America’s leading public intellectuals.

The author of four novels and of seven critically acclaimed nonfiction books on law, ethics and politics, he has been shaping the national debate throughout his career on issues ranging from the role of religion in our politics and culture to the role of integrity and civility in our daily lives.

He currently is writing a book on the future of democracy and speaks on "Democracy's Future: Books or Bumper Stickers," among other topics.

Stephen has just published his fourth novel, Jericho's Fall, a sophisticated, topical, thought-provoking thriller about issues ranging from the morality of intelligence operations to the meltdown of the world financial system. And it creates, in Beck DeForde, an unforgettable heroine for our turbulent modern age.

Carter’s extraordinary fiction debut, The Emperor of Ocean Park, spent three months on the New York Times Bestseller List and has appeared on bestseller lists in several European countries. His acclaimed subsequent novels are New England White and Palace Council.

Stephen Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale University.

Carter served as a law clerk for two of the great veterans of the civil rights movement, including Justice Thurgood Marshall of the U.S. Supreme Court.

As a trustee for the Aspen Institute, he moderates seminars for business executives on the role of values in leadership.

Books

Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby, 1991;

The Culture of Disbelief: How American Law and Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion, 1993;

The Confirmation Mess: Cleaning Up the Federal Appointments Process, 1994;

Integrity, 1996;

The Dissent of the Governed: A Meditation on Law, Religion and Loyalty, 1998;

Civility, 1998;

God's Name in Vain: The Wrongs and Rights of Religion in Politics, 2000;

The Emperor of Ocean Park, 2002

New England White, 2007,

Palace Council, 2008.

Jericho's Fall, 2009.

Credentials

• Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Law Institute
• Trustee, The Aspen Institute
• Seven honorary degrees
• Member, National Commission on Judicial Discipline and Removal