Ask the Mayor; Confronting Sexual Abuse at USA Gymnastics; Will President Trump Break Democracy?; The Legacy of Betty Shabazz and Malcolm X

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 19, 2018

Coming up on today's show:

  • New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.

  • Alexandra Starr, WNYC reporter and contributor to Harper’s, discusses the latest developments in the trial of Larry Nassar, a former doctor for the USA Gymnastics team who has been accused of sexual abuse by over 140 women and girls.

  • David Frum, Atlantic senior editor, the chairman of Policy Exchange, former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, and the author of Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic (Harper, 2018), looks beyond the tweets and psychological diagnoses in his analysis of President Trump's power, how he's using it, and what that will mean for whoever succeeds him.

  • Ilyasah Shabazz, educator, author (Growing Up X) public speaker, and daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, and Marcus Gardley, poet and playwright, talk about the new production of "X: Or, Betty Shabazz v. The Nation" focused on the life and struggles of Betty Shabazz following the assassination of Malcolm X.

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