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Mentioned in 11 episodes
A Time to Build
From Family and Community to Congress and the Campus, How Recommitting to Our Institutions Can Revive the American Dream
Book • 2020
In *A Time to Build*, Yuval Levin argues that the social crisis in America is not due to oppressive institutions but rather a lack of trust in them.
He advocates for rebuilding and strengthening institutions like families, schools, and churches to foster unity and social cohesion.
Levin emphasizes the importance of these institutions in shaping individuals and society, providing a framework for moral improvement and civic engagement.
He advocates for rebuilding and strengthening institutions like families, schools, and churches to foster unity and social cohesion.
Levin emphasizes the importance of these institutions in shaping individuals and society, providing a framework for moral improvement and civic engagement.
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Mentioned in 11 episodes
Mentioned by 
Russ Roberts in relation to the erosion of duty and the importance of fulfilling unenforceable obligations.
Russ Roberts in relation to the erosion of duty and the importance of fulfilling unenforceable obligations.
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Michael Munger on Obedience to the Unenforceable
Mentioned by Mark Sayers as an example of a book that discusses building in a society focused on platforms.
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Mark Sayers: From Platforms to Pillars
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Joe Lonsdale as a book that talks about the crisis of our society and how we need to rebuild institutions.
Joe Lonsdale as a book that talks about the crisis of our society and how we need to rebuild institutions.
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20VC: 8VC’s Joe Lonsdale on How To Foster Contrarian Thinking Within Venture Partnerships, Why The Best VCs Are Company Builders & Why It Is Not Possible To Build Multi-Billion Dollar Companies and Have Worklife Balance
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Jill Lepore as a book that discusses the decline of American institutions and the resulting social crisis.
Jill Lepore as a book that discusses the decline of American institutions and the resulting social crisis.
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From the archive: Is society coming apart?
Mentioned by Russ Roberts as a book that discusses how most people use their platform for self-aggrandizement.
Russ Roberts as a book that discusses how most people use their platform for self-aggrandizement.12 snips
Vinay Prasad on Pharmaceuticals, the FDA, and the Death of Duty
Mentioned by Russ Roberts in relation to the degradation of norms in academic life, journalism, and politics.
Russ Roberts in relation to the degradation of norms in academic life, journalism, and politics. Jonathan Rauch on the Constitution of Knowledge
