Richard Cummings (writer)
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Richard Cummings is an author, playwright, theorist and critic. He is the author of the comedy Soccer Moms From Hell and the biography of Allard Lowenstein, The Pied Piper - Allard Lowenstein and the Liberal Dream, which discloses Lowenstein's work for the CIA. His one act play Play On Words or the War Will Be Over Soon was selected by Edward Albee
's Playwrights Unit to be performed under the direction of John Lithgow
and he is an alumnus of The Lark. He is a contributing editor of The American Conservative
and a columnist for Lewrockwell.com. He produced and moderated his public service radio program, "Free Speech," and also produced and directed a film on the life and work of the Spanish artist, Esteban Vicente.
Cummings is also a contributor to the Underground Alliance's Special Reports which published his article, "The Fiction of the State". The article appeared in a print version in the British publication, "Lobster."
His article "Lockheed Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" for Playboy.com is an analysis of how America's largest defense contractor drove the policy that led to the Iraq war.
He is a member of PEN
America Center and the Authors League, and the Deadkube Club, which is housed in the National Arts Club. A poet, his work has appeared in numerous publications. Educated at Princeton
, where he won the Buchanan Prize in Politics, and Columbia Law School
, where is was on the Law Review and was a Kent Scholar, he also holds an M. Litt and the Ph.D. in Social and Political Sciences from the University of Cambridge
, where he taught Jurisprudence at St. Catharine's College
and was at Jesus College
. While at Cambridge, he was a member of the Pitt Club
. Richard Cummings also edited Max Lerner's Nine Scorpions In a Bottle, for which he wrote the introduction.
He also wrote The Immortalists, a novel, and the thriller The Prince Must Die under his pen name, Gower Leconfield. His column "Politics In Perspective" ran in the East Hampton Star for seven years. He taught at the Haile Selassie I University in Addis Ababa
and served as the Editor of the Journal of Ethiopian Law, and the University of the West Indies
in Barbados. He has also served as legal advisor for environmental affairs to Assemblyman Perry Duryea
, Speaker of the New York State Assembly and later, Minority Leader, and as Director of Natural Resources for the Town of East Hampton, was a founder of The Group for America's South Fork, and authored the Suffolk County Farmland Preservation Law.
While a professor at the University of Louisville
School of Law, he served as a legal advisor to the Rev. A.D. Williams King, Martin Luther King's brother. He was a delegate to the Democratic convention
that nominated George McGovern
, serving on the Credentials Committee as well. He was a Democratic candidate for the Suffolk County legislature. He is married to the writer Mary Cummings, and is the father of the filmmakers, Benjamin and Orson Cummings. See Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law.
Edward Albee
Edward Franklin Albee III is an American playwright who is best known for The Zoo Story , The Sandbox , Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? , and a rewrite of the screenplay for the unsuccessful musical version of Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's . His works are considered well-crafted, often...
's Playwrights Unit to be performed under the direction of John Lithgow
John Lithgow
John Arthur Lithgow is an American actor, musician, and author. Presently, he is involved with a wide range of media projects, including stage, television, film, and radio...
and he is an alumnus of The Lark. He is a contributing editor of The American Conservative
The American Conservative
The American Conservative is a monthly U.S. opinion magazine published by Ron Unz. Its first editor was Scott McConnell, his successors being Kara Hopkins and the present incumbent, Daniel McCarthy....
and a columnist for Lewrockwell.com. He produced and moderated his public service radio program, "Free Speech," and also produced and directed a film on the life and work of the Spanish artist, Esteban Vicente.
Cummings is also a contributor to the Underground Alliance's Special Reports which published his article, "The Fiction of the State". The article appeared in a print version in the British publication, "Lobster."
His article "Lockheed Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" for Playboy.com is an analysis of how America's largest defense contractor drove the policy that led to the Iraq war.
He is a member of PEN
International PEN
PEN International , the worldwide association of writers, was founded in London in 1921 to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere....
America Center and the Authors League, and the Deadkube Club, which is housed in the National Arts Club. A poet, his work has appeared in numerous publications. Educated at Princeton
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, where he won the Buchanan Prize in Politics, and Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School, founded in 1858, is one of the oldest and most prestigious law schools in the United States. A member of the Ivy League, Columbia Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Columbia University in New York City. It offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in...
, where is was on the Law Review and was a Kent Scholar, he also holds an M. Litt and the Ph.D. in Social and Political Sciences from the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, where he taught Jurisprudence at St. Catharine's College
St Catharine's College, Cambridge
St. Catharine’s College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1473, the college is often referred to informally by the nickname "Catz".-History:...
and was at Jesus College
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
. While at Cambridge, he was a member of the Pitt Club
Pitt Club
The University Pitt Club, popularly referred to as the Pitt Club, is a club, only open to male students at the University of Cambridge. In the past, most of its membership attended certain private schools, and whilst this is no longer a criterion for membership it is still largely true...
. Richard Cummings also edited Max Lerner's Nine Scorpions In a Bottle, for which he wrote the introduction.
He also wrote The Immortalists, a novel, and the thriller The Prince Must Die under his pen name, Gower Leconfield. His column "Politics In Perspective" ran in the East Hampton Star for seven years. He taught at the Haile Selassie I University in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...
and served as the Editor of the Journal of Ethiopian Law, and the University of the West Indies
University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies , is an autonomous regional institution supported by and serving 17 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica,...
in Barbados. He has also served as legal advisor for environmental affairs to Assemblyman Perry Duryea
Perry Duryea
Perry Belmont Duryea, Jr. was an American politician.-Life:His father ran a wholesale seafood business, Perry B. Duryea and Son, Inc., in Montauk...
, Speaker of the New York State Assembly and later, Minority Leader, and as Director of Natural Resources for the Town of East Hampton, was a founder of The Group for America's South Fork, and authored the Suffolk County Farmland Preservation Law.
While a professor at the University of Louisville
University of Louisville
The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General...
School of Law, he served as a legal advisor to the Rev. A.D. Williams King, Martin Luther King's brother. He was a delegate to the Democratic convention
1972 Democratic National Convention
The 1972 Democratic National Convention was the presidential nominating convention of the Democratic Party for the 1972 presidential election. It was held at Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida on July 10–13, 1972....
that nominated George McGovern
George McGovern
George Stanley McGovern is an historian, author, and former U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the Democratic Party nominee in the 1972 presidential election....
, serving on the Credentials Committee as well. He was a Democratic candidate for the Suffolk County legislature. He is married to the writer Mary Cummings, and is the father of the filmmakers, Benjamin and Orson Cummings. See Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law.