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The Economic Truth Behind the January 6 Attack | YDHTY, S2E22

With the first episode of YDHTY falling on the anniversary of the January 6 attack on the Capitol, I thought it fitting to kick off a larger conversation on how we should deal with instances of violence and rioting and protests, and whether those who organize these events should be held responsible.
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Does the Public Support Supreme Court Term Limits? | Arjun Moorthy | YDHTY, S2E19

Polling shows over 60% of Americans support term limits for Supreme Court justices, a number that includes a large percentage of conservative-leaning independents who are presumably happy with the court's 6-3 conservative majority. To find out why, I invited Arjun Moorthy from The Factual to...
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How Lincoln Packed the Supreme Court | Rachel Shelden | YDHTY, S2E18

Americans expect the Supreme Court to be nonpartisan, but history tells us this wasn't always the case. Rachel Shelden of Penn State joins me on this episode of YDHTY to discuss the Supreme Court of the Civil War Era, where Americans expected their courts to be partisan, partisanship to be fluid,...
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Should the Supreme Court Have Term Limits? | Suzanna Sherry | YDHTY, S2E17

In last week's episode of YDHTY, term limits for Supreme Court Justices were discussed as one reform that could make the Court more representative of the population they serve. The argument goes that if Supreme Court Justices served terms of 18 years, each president would get to appoint two...
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How to Reform the Supreme Court | Gabe Roth of Fix the Court | YDHTY, S2E16

Earlier this year, President Biden signed an executive order enacting a commission to explore potential reforms to the Supreme Court. Much of their discussion has focused on ways to make the partisan makeup of the Court more representative of the electorate at large - whether that be through term...
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The Infrastructure Bill: That Extra $2 Trillion Nobody Wanted | S2E15, Arjun Moorthy

Last week, Congress passed Biden's much-awaited infrastructure bill, coming up about $2 trillion short of the version that was originally proposed. In addition to repairing America's roads and bridges - something popular with voters - the original version also contained provisions such as...
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Segregated By Design: Race and Urban Planning in Dallas | Collin Yarbrough | YDHTY, S2E14

In the prior episode on infrastructure, we discussed how the interstate highway system spawned a migration of businesses to the suburbs, where rent and property were cheaper. This left many lower-income workers in central cities without access to employment or the means to get there. This was...
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China vs US Infrastructure Spending: A Comparison  | Nathaniel Baum-Snow | YDHTY, S2E13

In 1956, the US embarked on a 10-year mission to connect its major cities via the Interstate Highway System. When the project was completed in 1992 (a little over 10 years, for those of you doing the math) China began a similar journey to transform its own infrastructure. As Congress debates the...
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Want a Strong Democracy? Make Sure You Have Strong Enemies | Bob Talisse | YDHTY, S2E12

In the 2000 presidential campaign, George W. Bush campaigned on the idea of being a "uniter, not a divider". His successor, Barack Obama, made post-partisanship the centerpiece of his bid for president. Even Donald Trump, who invited every woman who accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment to sit...
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Vietnam, Iraq, & Afghanistan - How Public Opinion Supports Forever Wars | Arjun Moorthy - The Factual | YDHTY, S2E11

As US troops began their withdrawal from Afghanistan and Americans began to see scenes of Afghans crowding Kabul's airport in an attempt to flee the country and Taliban parading the streets, sometimes in vehicles abandoned by the US military, The Factual ran a series of polls measuring their...
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