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The Conservative Test For Impeachment; How New York Has Changed in the Past Decade; 2019: Best Year Ever?; Give Listener

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 31, 2019

On today's show: 

  • Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor for National Review, says the president has met "the four tests for impeachment" and should be removed from office.
  • Nicholas Kristof, New York Times columnist, argues that contrary to how people may feel, 2019 was actually one of the best years ever for humans, in terms of health, literacy and suffering.
  • From real estate to Broadway, Ginia Bellafante Big City columnist for The New York Times, looks back at how New York City changed during the 2010s.
  • Listeners share which charitable groups and non-profit organizations they donated money to in 2019, and why.

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