Albany Update; National Politics; Chertoff on Cyber Security; Treating Addiction
The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 19, 2018
On today's show:
- Vivian Wang, reporter for the Metro Desk at The New York Times, covering state politics in Albany, talks about latest developments in the governor's race, public corruption trials and other news from Albany; with Assembly Member Deborah Glick, sponsor of the Speed Camera Safety Bill and the Reproductive Health Act.
- James Hohmann, national political correspondent for The Washington Post, author of The Daily 202 and anchor of Power Post, and Cristina Maza, reporter covering foreign policy and international affairs for Newsweek, discuss the latest in political news, including the political fallout after President Trump's summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and more;
- Michael Chertoff, executive chairman and co-founder of The Chertoff Group, a security consulting company, former Homeland Security Secretary (2005-2009), talks about his new book, Exploding Data: Reclaiming Our Cyber Security in the Digital Age (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2018);
- Lloyd Sederer, chief medical officer for the NYS Office of Mental Health, adjunct professor at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the author of The Addiction Solution: Treating Our Dependence on Opioids and Other Drugs (Scribner, 2018), looks at approaches to addiction treatment that have failed in the past and what can be done now to promote recovery.
