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The Brian Lehrer Show
Pres. Trump's Trade War: A Debate; Reporters Ask the Mayor; Analysis of the Khalil Arrest; Can We Change Our Personalities?

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On today's show:
- As President Trump's trade war heats up, Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Analytics, and Mark DiPlacido, policy advisor at American Compass, talk about the pros and cons of tariffs and whether or not the president's current tariff policy could achieve Trump's stated goals.
- Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about at this week's event, including how the mayor responded to the ICE arrest of a pro-Palestinian Columbia protester.
- Peter Markowitz, professor of law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and the founding faculty member and co-director of the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic, offers legal analysis of the ICE arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, who was involved in the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University -- and is a legal permanent resident with a green card.
- Olga Khazan, staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change (S&S/Simon Element, 2025), talks about her new book and what she found on her year-long quest to become a "better" person.
Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.