Hannah Kiros, an Assistant Editor at The Atlantic, and Tracy Roof, an Associate Professor at the University of Richmond, discuss the alarming dismantling of U.S. food aid programs. They delve into the Trump administration's decision to incinerate nearly 500 tons of emergency food, highlighting the ethical ramifications and the consequences of wasted aid. The conversation touches on the historical evolution of food assistance in the U.S., and the bureaucratic challenges that lead to child hunger, while raising pressing questions about government priorities in addressing food insecurity.
