Monday Morning Politics: Rise of Global 'National Conservatism'; NY's Unfulfilled Legal Cannabis Rollout; A Call for Limits on Wealth; Your Favorite President

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 19, 2024

Coming up on today's show:

  • Idrees Kahloon, Washington bureau chief for The Economist, talks about his recent reporting on the rise of illiberal leaders, plus recent political developments.
  • Jia Tolentino, staff writer at The New Yorker, author of Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion (Random House, 2019), joins with her reporting on the rollout of marijuana legalization in New York, specifically on those who are struggling to capitalize on a state program that promises dispensary licenses and on the seed money to those who have been adversely affected by the drug’s criminalization.
  • Ingrid Robeyns, philosopher and the author of Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth (Astra House, 2024), expands on her idea for "limitarianism" and calls for a cap on extreme wealth.
  • In a presidential election year featuring two presumptive nominees that provoke feelings of ambivalence and fear in segments of the electorate, listeners discuss their favorite presidents both in the United States and around the world -- those that inspired them to vote, engendered feelings of hope for the future, or possessed other qualities they look for in a leader.

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