America’s leading federal judges and scholars discuss the constitutional vision of the rap star of the moment, Alexander Hamilton, exploring his views on the scope of presidential, congressional, and judicial power in America.

This program features three back-to-back conversations and was presented in partnership with the Federal Judicial Center.

Panel 1: Hamilton’s Vision

Scholars use Hamilton’s ideas about a strong central government as an entry-point to a discussion about competing ideas about federalism and the relationship between the federal government and the states at the nation’s founding.

Daniel Hulsebosch, Charles Seligson Professor of Law, New York University Law School
Michael W. McConnell, Richard and Frances Mallery Professor of Law and Director of the Constitutional Law Center, Stanford Law School