Michael Patrick MacDonald discusses the current political situation in Ireland and the UK. (1/22/19)

Michael Patrick MacDonald is the author of the New York Times best-selling memoir, "All Souls: A Family Story From Southie" and the acclaimed "Easter Rising: A Memoir of Roots and Rebellion." He has been awarded an American Book Award, A New England Literary Lights Award and a fellowship at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Study Center. Michael is also a regular contributor to The Boston Globe’s opinion page. In this installment of “Leonard Lopate at Large” on WBAI, Michael Patrick MacDonald discusses the latest political developments in England and Ireland including Brexit and beyond.