PETER S. KALIKOW SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
PUBLIC POLICY AND PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM
PETER S. KALIKOW CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY and the HOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTER
present
American Constitutionalism at 250: How Will the Past Inform the Future?
Thursday, April 16, 2026
9:40-11:05 a.m.
Presidential Debating: How Can We Turn It From Spectacle (Back) to Constitutional Bedrock?
Speaker: Stephen Llano, St. John’s University
Author, How to Watch Presidential Debates Without Losing It: Making Rhetorical Lemonade from Lemons (Springer, 2025)
Moderators:
Tomeka Robinson, Senior Associate Dean, Rabinowitz Honors College, Hofstra University
Jingsi Christina Wu, Associate Professor of Media Studies, Hofstra University
Co-sponsored by Rabinowitz Honors College
The Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center California Avenue, South Campus
11:20 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
No Kings 1776-2026: Executive Power and the Decision for War
Moderator: Linda Longmire, Professor of Global Studies and Geography, Hofstra University
Speakers: Carolyn Eisenberg, Professor of History, Hofstra University
Etan Mabourakh, National Organizing Manager, National Iranian American Council (NIAC)
Co-sponsored by the Department of History
1-2:25 p.m. No Kings 1776-2026: Whatever Happened to Separation of Powers?
Moderator:
Andrea Libresco, Professor of Education and Director of the Minor in Civic Education, Hofstra University
Panelists:
Susan Gottehrer, Director, Nassau County New York Civil Liberties Union
David M. Green, Professor of Political Science, Hofstra University
Theo Liebmann, Clinical Professor of Law and Executive Director of the Monroe H. Freedman Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics, Maurice A. Deane School of Law, Hofstra University
Co-sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement
2:40-4:05 p.m.
No Kings: 1776-2026: Executive Power and ‘Unalienable Rights’
Moderator: Carolyn Eisenberg, Professor of History, Hofstra University
Panelists:
Lauris P. Wren, Clinical Professor of Law, Maurice A. Deane School of Law, Hofstra University
Nadia Marin Molina, Immigrant Rights Attorney, Co-Executive Director, National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON)
Co-sponsored by the Department of History
Unless otherwise noted, all sessions take place in the Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus.
These events are FREE and open to the public. Advance registration is required. To RSVP, visit events.hofstra.edu. For more information, call the Hofstra Cultural Center at 516-463-5669 or visit hofstra.edu/kalikow
