Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a press conference following a policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Schumer answered a range of questions

Friday Morning Economic Politics; Mayoral Candidate Whitney Tilson; 'Are Men OK?'; How COVID Changed Your Life

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 14, 2025
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On today's show: 

  • Nancy Cook, senior national political correspondent at Bloomberg News, offers analysis of the budget showdown in Congress, tariff chaos and more economic news from Washington.

  • Whitney Tilson, former hedge fund manager and philanthropist, talks about his campaign for the Democratic nomination for NYC mayor in the June primary election.

  • Eamon Whalen, freelance journalist and contributor to The Nation, offers analysis of the premise that men and boys are suffering, how to help them if they are, and how this intersects with the "manosphere," and the politics of the moment.

  • Listeners call in to reflect on some of the major ways in which COVID changed their lives, five years after the pandemic began.

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