Richard Ernest Morgan (May 17, 1937 – November 13, 2014) was a conservative author, contributing editor of '' City Journal'', and the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Government at

Bowdoin College Bowdoin College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine. When Bowdoin was chartered in 1794, Maine was still a part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The college offers 34 majors and 36 minors, as well as several joint eng ...

in Brunswick, Maine, United States. His areas of academic interest included the history, law and politics of the First Amendment. At the time of his death, Morgan was one of the leading conservatives of his generation.

Works

Authored, co-authored or edited: * ''The Politics of Religious Conflict'' * ''The Supreme Court and Religion'' * ''Domestic Intelligence: Monitoring Dissent in America'' * ''American Politics: Direction of Change, Dynamics of Choice and People, Power and Politics'' * ''Disabling America: The Rights Industry in Our Time''

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Official Bio
* Interview with the
Bowdoin Orient
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2000 Madison Memorial Speech

"Why Bakke Has No Case" by Ronald Dworkin

First Things Symposium, "End of Democracy?"

Obituary
Bowdoin College alumni Bowdoin College faculty Columbia University alumni Harvard University staff 1937 births 2014 deaths People from Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania {{US-academic-bio-stub