Experts
Stephen Carter
Professor, Yale Law School; Novelist
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How can I stop evil? Read More
January 4, 2008 | In Inspiration & Wisdom
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Re: If you had $100 billion to give away, how would you spend it?
Carter would invest in AIDS research and writing programs. Read More
January 4, 2008 | In Business & Economics
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Re: How do we divorce the personal from the political?
We must move away from bumper-sticker dialogue, Carter says. Read More
January 4, 2008 | In Politics & Policy
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As a Christian, Carter says he is not permitted to despair. Read More
January 4, 2008 | In Future
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It isn't up to the presidential candidates to fix the integrity crisis in this country. Read More
January 4, 2008
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Re: What are the challenges facing the U.S.?
Carter says we are suffering from a crisis of integrity. Read More
January 4, 2008 | In Politics & Policy
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Re: How has Washington changed?
How did the "boomers" approach democracy? Read More
January 4, 2008 | In Politics & Policy
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Re: What's the matter with media?
Television news is eroding our democracy, Carter says. Read More
January 4, 2008 | In Media & Internet
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Democracy precedes voting, Carter says. Read More
January 4, 2008 | In Politics & Policy
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Re: What is religion's proper place in American society?
Carter believes there is a place for religion in the public square. Read More
January 4, 2008 | In Belief
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America has developed a system that manages change well. Read More
January 4, 2008 | In Politics & Policy
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What does it mean to be a good Christian? Read More
January 4, 2008 | In Inspiration & Wisdom
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Carter talks about the honor of clerking for Thurgood Marshall. Read More
January 4, 2008 | In Inspiration & Wisdom
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On finding our commonalities. Read More
January 4, 2008 | In Belief
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Re: What are the great issues facing the legal system today?
Carter believes the greatest issues cannot be solved in the courtroom Read More
January 4, 2008 | In Truth & Justice
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Re: What is the best judicial philosophy?
Judicial philosophy is something made up in the Op-Ed pages, Carter says. Read More
January 4, 2008 | In Belief
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Re: What is your creative process?
Carter believes there is a reason so many lawyers turn to fiction. Read More
January 4, 2008 | In Inspiration & Wisdom
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Re: How do you choose what to write about?
Carter starts with characters Read More
January 4, 2008 | In Inspiration & Wisdom
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Carter sees himself ultimately as a teacher and a father. Read More
January 4, 2008 | In Identity
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If you think you know what justice is, you're probably going to start killing people next. Read More
January 4, 2008 | In Truth & Justice
Stephen Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School. He has taught at Yale since 1982. Carter is known for his legal and social policy writings, which include Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby, The Culture of Disbelief, and God's Name in Vain: The Wrongs and Rights of Religion in Politics. He has also written novels, including New England White and The Emperor of Ocean Park. Carter's areas of expertise include constitutional law, contracts, intellectual property law, secrets and lying, and law and religion. He clerked for Judge Spottswood W. Robinson III of the D.C. Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals for and Justice Thurgood Marshall of the U.S. Supreme Court. He was educated at Stanford University and Yale, where he earned his law degree.
