Stephen L. Carter
William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Yale University School of Law; Author, The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln; Trustee, The Aspen Institute
Stephen L. Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale University, where he has taught since 1982. His course matter includes contracts, evidence, law and religion, and the ethics of war. Carter is the author of 14 books, including The Violence of Peace: America’s Wars in the Age of Obama; God’s Name in Vain: The Wrongs and Rights of Religion in Politics; and Civility: Manners, Morals, and the Etiquette of Democracy. His six novels include The Emperor of Ocean Park and, most recently, Back Channel. He also writes regularly for Bloomberg View. Carter moderated seminars at the Aspen Institute for nearly 20 years.
Previously
2016 Festival
An Angry America: How Did We Get to This Point?
Video — 53m 27s
2016 Festival
Deep Dive: Academic Freedom, Safe Spaces, Dissent, and Dignity—the Fight Over Free Expression on Campus
Video — 1h 30m 44s
2016 Festival
Democracy in Danger: Bumper Stickers, Tweets, and Our Worrisome Love for Simplicity
Audio — 58m
2016 Festival
2016 Afternoon of Conversation
Video — 3h 1m 42s