A DAILY PUBLIC RADIO PROGRAM FEATURING NEWS ANALYSIS OF THE DAY'S TOP ISSUES

Background Briefing: March 20, 2019

  New Zealand’s Response to Erdogan’s Demagoguery We begin and go to New Zealand to speak with William Harris, a Professor of Politics at the University of Otago where he teaches the politics and history of the Levant states whose latest book is...

Background Briefing: March 19, 2019

  What the Search Warrants in the Cohen Raid Reveal We begin with the release today of the search warrants for the FBI raids on Michael Cohen’s home, office and hotel room which, although heavily redacted, make it clear that Robert Mueller had his eye on Cohen...

Background Briefing: March 18, 2019

  Is Trump Losing It as Mueller Closes In? We begin with the desperate flurry of tweets from Trump over the weekend which have led many to wonder whether the president is losing it, an observation made by the husband of Trump’s close advisor Kelly Ann Conway who...

Background Briefing: March 17, 2019

  Why Trump Won’t Condemn White Nationalism We begin with the terrorist attack on worshipers at two mosques in Christchurch which left 50 dead and as many wounded and has shocked the peaceful citizens of New Zealand as well as the world since the Australian...

Background Briefing: March 14, 2019

  Beto O’Rourke’s Entry into the Presidential Race We begin with the entry today into the Democratic presidential primaries by former El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke who is campaigning in Iowa and, given his high profile in social media and enormous...