Post-Governor's Debate; Puerto Rico Update; A Philosopher Takes on "Identity"; Thursday Morning Politics

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 29, 2018

Coming up...

  • Gloria Pazmino, politics reporter at Politico New York, and Fred Mogul, WNYC government and state politics reporter, offer analysis of the August 29 debate of gubernatorial candidates.

  • Melissa Mark-Viverito, senior advisor to Latino Victory Fund and Power 4 Puerto Rico and former City Council Speaker, talks about the update to the death toll from Maria plus the president's response.

  • Kwame Anthony Appiah, professor of philosophy and law at New York University, "The Ethicist" for the New York Times Magazine, and author of The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity (Liveright, 2018), pushes back on our current thinking about identity.

  • National politics, including Daniel Dale, Washington bureau chief for The Toronto Star, who discusses the latest developments of the trade agreement between U.S. and Mexico, and whether Canada will re-join in the preliminary pact.

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