WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the political turmoil in Virginia after Attorney General Mark Herring admitted to wearing blackface at a party in the 1980s, while the state's governor and lieutenant governor both face scandals of their own. He also comments on the Mueller investigation, and a New York Times editorial by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Dr. Alan Chartock is professor emeritus at the University at Albany. He hosts the weekly Capitol Connection series, heard on public radio stations around New York. The program, for almost 12 years, highlighted interviews with Governor Mario Cuomo and now continues with conversations with state political leaders. Dr. Chartock also appears each week on The Media Project and The Roundtable and offers commentary on Morning Edition, weekdays at 7:40 a.m.