The Brian Lehrer Show

As our centennial series continues, James Ridgway, a partner at the law firm of Bergmann & Moore, LLC, adjunct professor of veterans law at The George Washington University law school  and author of the textbook Veterans Law:  Cases and Theory (West Academic, 2nd ed 2022), looks back at 100 years of taking care of veterans, from World War I through today.

Susan Glasser, staff writer at the New Yorker, where she writes a column on life in Washington, co-anchor of "The Political Scene" podcast, and co-author with Peter Baker of The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021 (Doubleday, 2022), offers political analysis of how President-elect Trump might approach U.S. foreign policy and military affairs.

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Analysis of Trump's Win (First) | 100 Years of 100 Things: Cars in NYC (Starts at 44:20) | Post-Election Day in Puerto Rico (Starts at 1:27:36)If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.

As our centennial series continues, Nicole Gelinas, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, a columnist at the New York Post and the author of the new book, Movement: New York's Long War to Take Back Its Streets from the Car (Fordham Univ Press, 2024), talks about NYC's relationship with cars, from making room for them with roads and parking to more recent efforts to make the city more pedestrian-friendly.

Much of New York State is experiencing moderate drought conditions after the driest October in recorded history. Samantha Maldonado, senior reporter for THE CITY, where she covers climate, resiliency, housing and development, explains the drought, what New Yorkers can do to conserve water and how the Adams administration is responding. Michael Sol Warren, producer for NJ Spotlight News, joins with the latest on the drought in New Jersey, where multiple wildfires are taking place.

Trump improved his margin among New Jersey voters on Tuesday, losing by only five points in what has been a staunchly blue state at the federal level for at least a generation. Matt Friedman, reporter for Politico New Jersey and author of the New Jersey Politico Playbook, reports on the shift and what it might mean for the state during the next four years.

Andy Kim, U.S. Representative and Senator-Elect (D NJ), talks about the election results and his plans for his move to the senate.

With a second Trump presidency looming, listeners talk about the policies they hope he'll enact–or the ways they intend to resist.

As our centennial series continues, Alexis Coe, presidential historian, New American fellow and author of You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington (Penguin Books, 2021) and the forthcoming, Young Jack: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1957 (2025), reviews the history of presidential candidates acknowledging losses.Presidential Election Concession Speeches and Messages (APP)

While Puerto Ricans living on the island can’t vote for the president, they voted for governor on Election Day. Mayra Vélez Serrano, political science professor at University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras, offers political analysis of the race, where it looks like the pro-independence, third-party candidate Juan Dalmau is going to lose to the pro-statehood Republican (and Trump ally) Jenniffer González.