The Eye-Popping U.S. Military Budget; 51 Council Members in 52 Weeks; U.S. Outreach to African Leaders; Reasons to Love NJ

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 14, 2022
On today's show:
  • Last week, the House passed a military spending bill that topped $800 billion dollars. Fred Kaplan, Slate's War Stories columnist and the author of many books, including The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War (Simon & Schuster, 2020), talks about the massive budget, and why very few in politics or media seem to raise an eyebrow at the size of the military budget.
  • The majority of the New York City Council members are new and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in city history. This year Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members. Today, Councilmember David Carr (District 50, Mid-Island Staten Island), talks about his priorities for district 50, which includes many neighborhoods in the mid-island swath of Staten Island.
  • Yinka Adegoke, editor of Semafor Africa, talks about this week's U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, including Pres. Biden's call for the African Union to join the G20.
  • Listeners call in to share why they love the garden state.

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