Faculty Perspective

The faculty of Hofstra University share their thoughts on the issues surrounding the 2008 Presidential Election.

Eric M. Freedman
	In “What’s Wrong with a ‘War on Terror?,’” Eric M. Freedman, the Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law at Hofstra Law School,contends that in response to the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. should have responded with criminal trials of the accused instead of a “War on Terror” approach. | more |
Eric Lane
	In “America 101,” Eric Lane, the Eric J. Schmertz Distinguished Professor of Public Law and Public Service at Hofstra Law School, discusses the declining civic literacy in the U.S. Professor Lane contends that our civic ignorance is putting our constitutional democracy at risk. | more |