Republican Impeachment Strategy, Australia on Fire; Disunited States; Harry & Meghan; SCOTUS Update

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 14, 2020

Coming up today:

  • Quinta Jurecic, managing editor of Lawfare, talks about the Republican strategy to make the impeachment saga as boring as possible;
  • Umair Irfan, reporter who covers climate change, energy, and the environment for Vox, talks about the environmental and human costs of the Australian fires, its connection to climate change, and why;
  • F.H. Buckley, George Mason School of Law professor and the author of American Secession: The Looming Threat of a National Breakup (Encounter Books, 2020), offers a modest proposal to split the country into two smaller pieces;
  • Last week, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan, stunned fans by announcing their decision to split from the royal family. Elizabeth Holmes, fashion journalist and author of the forthcoming book HRH: So Many Thoughts on Royal Style (Celadon Books, 2020), breaks down how that decision was made and what's next for the couple;
  • The Supreme Court is hearing arguments on Bridgegate. Jami Floyd, WNYC's legal editor and host of All Things Considered, breaks down the legal issues at hand. Plus: WNYC reporter Matt Katz, who was in the room for the Bridgegate arguments - reports from DC on what he heard.

 

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