Arjun Moorthy of The Factual discusses polling around Biden's infrastructure package and reveals the key difference between supporters and opponents is how much you trust the government.

Collin Yarbrough discusses his new book 'Paved a Way: Infrastructure, Policy & Racism', which documents how communities of color in Dallas were broken apart in the construction of the I-30 corridor and how subsequent urban planning projects led to further displacement.

Nathaniel Baum-Snow of the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management discusses how the Interstate Highway System changed America's cities, how a similar investment in infrastructure changed China's, and what lessons we can learn from both as Congress debates an ambitious overhaul of America's infrastructure.

Why are political foes important to democracy? Turns out, they keep you from turning against your allies. Bob Talisse, Chair of the Philosophy Department at Vanderbilt University and author of 'Sustaining Democracy: What We Owe to the Other Side' explains.

What does polling from Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan tell us about how Americans view foreign wars and our likelihood to get involved in one again? Arjun Moorthy from The Factual discusses on this episode of YDHTY.

Quassim Cassam of the University of Warwick discusses the philosophical distinctions of a political extremist, the link between extremism and conspiracy theory, and how the current political conditions in the US eerily resemble those that created the 9/11 hijackers.

Historian Ken Hughes of UVA's Miller Center discusses what America's response to the withdrawals from Vietnam and Afghanistan says about the politics of war and how they incentivize presidents to stay in forever wars, rather than be blamed for losing one.

Benari Poulten arrived at Kandahar Air Force Base shortly after the killing of Osama bin Laden. In this episode, he describes the frustrations of fighting in America's longest war, returning home to a nation that seemed to forget it was going on, and finding purpose through sacrifice and service.

Arjun Moorthy of The Factual shares a recent poll on the teaching of critical race theory in public schools. In this episode, we explore the nuanced stances on the subject that don't make it to the top of your social media feed.

Amna Khalid of Carleton College discusses growing up in a country where freedom of speech was restricted, how she saw similar efforts to shut down certain types of thought upon arriving in America, and how our biggest mistake is teaching our children what to think, rather than how to think.