#AskTheMayor About Education; Presidential Candidates on Israel; Farewell A-Rod

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 11, 2016

Coming up on today's show:

  • Mayor Bill de Blasio takes your calls on education.
  • Eric Lichtblau, a New York Times reporter who won a 2006 Pulitzer Prize for reporting on the NSA wiretapping during Bush Administration, discusses the latest in Hillary Clinton's email scandal.
  • Jane Eisner, editor-in-chief of The Forward, analyzes Trump's and Clinton's policy positions on Israel.
  • Hear about a new ethics code issued by the American Bar Association that forbids referring to women as "honey," "darling," or other sexist remarks.
  • Yankees player Alex Rodriguez is retiring. George Vecsey, former sports columnist for The New York Times, gives a valediction tells some personal stories about the star.

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