Today’s Talmud pages, Bava Metzia 116 and 117, describe a situation in which a house falls apart, and its two owners cannot agree how to rebuild. Congressman Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., joins us to discuss America’s future, and why it may be far rosier than many of us believe. How can we rediscover common ground? Listen and find out.
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