The Past and Future of Using Referendums; NYC Health Commissioner; Trump Legal News Roundup
The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 9, 2023
On today's show:
- Joshua Zeitz, Politico Magazine contributing writer and the author of Lincoln's God: How Faith Transformed a President and a Nation (Viking, 2023), talks about the Progressive-era roots of Ohio's use of referendums, including why they are an important corrective measure for legislatures that do not represent the will of the people, and what the results of the current vote reveal about their future.
- Ashwin Vasan, MD, PhD, commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, talks about the latest COVID uptick, plus other city health news.
- Former President Donald Trump is facing a slew of legal investigations into his business and political careers -- both at the state and federal levels. Kate Shaw, law professor at Cardozo Law School, ABC Supreme Court contributor and cohost of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, breaks down the latest and where they stand.
Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.
