The Legacy of John McCain; BPs on Community Board Reform; What's Wrong with President Trump's Take on South Africa; Going Dutch for Sex Ed

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 24, 2018

Coming up on today's show:

  • Tamara Keith, NPR White House correspondent and co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast, looks back on John McCain's legacy and rounds up the latest national news.
  • Borough Presidents Eric Adams (Brooklyn) and Gail Brewer (Manhattan) discuss proposals to reform rules for community boards as part of the city's Charter Review Commission.
  • Patrick Gaspard, president of the Open Society Foundation, former ambassador to South Africa (2013-2016), talks about land reform in South Africa, disputing the president's tweet on the subject.
  • Research confirmed what her time living in The Netherlands led her to suspect: the Dutch have better ideas about teaching kids about sexuality. Bonnie Rough, author of Beyond Birds and Bees: Bringing Home a New Message to Our Kids About Sex, Love, and Equality (Seal Press, 2018), shares her findings.

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