International Law & the War; Avoiding Tax Scams; Mayor Mamdani's First 100 Days

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 8
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On today's show:

  • Lt. Col. Rachel E. VanLandingham, national security law expert, law professor at Southwestern Law School, and former chief legal advisor for international law at U.S. Central Command, where she advised on operational and international legal issues related to the armed conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, and Eliav Lieblich, faculty of international law at Tel-Aviv University, explain international law as it applies to the war with Iran, including the limits of conflict jurisprudence and how leaders in the U.S., Israel and Iran think about following, or skirting, the rules about what constitutes 'war crimes.'
  • Ahead of the tax deadline next week, Kelly Phillips Erb, tax attorney, senior writer at Forbes, and author of the blog Taxgirl, discusses some of the most common IRS tax scams and offers advice on how to avoid them.
  • WNYC senior political correspondent Brigid Bergin and Errol Louis, political anchor of Spectrum NY1 News, host of Inside City Hall and The Big Deal with Errol Louis, New York Magazine columnist and host of the podcast You Decide, talk about Mayor Mamdani's accomplishments and challenges as he approaches 100 days in office.

 

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