SOTU Preview; Gov. Cuomo on Amazon, State Tax Revenues and More; 100 Years of Free Speech; She's Taking on Lear

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 5, 2019

Coming up on today's show:

  • Bloomberg White House reporter Jennifer Epstein talks about what to expect from President Trump's State of the Union address and other political developments.
  • Governor of New York (D), Andrew Cuomo, talks about the news that State Sen. Gianaris will have a seat on the board that could vote against the Amazon deal, the state tax revenue shortfall and more.
  • Lee Bollinger, president of Columbia University, and Geoffrey Stone, University of Chicago law professor and noted first amendment scholar, the co-editors of The Free Speech Century (Oxford University Press, 2018), talk about  American courts and free speech from Oliver Wendell Holmes'  1919 Schenck vs United States opinion through today.
  • Glenda Jackson, actress, talks about playing King Lear in the upcoming Broadway production.

 

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