

#2234
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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 12 episodes
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in relation to the erosion of duty and the importance of fulfilling unenforceable obligations.


Russ Roberts

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Michael Munger on Obedience to the Unenforceable
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as an example of a book that discusses building in a society focused on platforms.

Mark Sayers

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Mark Sayers: From Platforms to Pillars
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as one of 

's books.


Bari Weiss


Yuval Levin

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The Roots of the Assassination Attempt
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in the context of a previous conversation.


Russ Roberts

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How the Constitution Can Bring Us Together (with Yuval Levin)
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in relation to his book on the role of institutions in America.


Jonah Goldberg

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#296 — Repairing Our Country
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as the subject of the podcast episode.


Russ Roberts

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Yuval Levin on A Time to Build
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as one of the top 10 EconTalk episodes of 2020.


Russ Roberts

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Leon Kass on Human Flourishing, Living Well, and Aristotle
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as a book that discusses the decline of American institutions and the resulting social crisis.


Jill Lepore

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From the archive: Is society coming apart?
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as a book that talks about the crisis of our society and how we need to rebuild institutions.


Joe Lonsdale

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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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as a book that discusses how most people use their platform for self-aggrandizement.


Russ Roberts

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Vinay Prasad on Pharmaceuticals, the FDA, and the Death of Duty
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as one of America’s most insightful political philosophers.


Bari Weiss

Why No One Trusts Anything
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in relation to the degradation of norms in academic life, journalism, and politics.


Russ Roberts

Jonathan Rauch on the Constitution of Knowledge
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's new book.


Yuval Levin

The conservative mind of Yuval Levin
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in relation to a discussion about loss of trust in institutions.


Russ Roberts

Vinay Prasad on Cancer Drugs, Medical Ethics, and Malignant
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in relation to his views on rebuilding institutions.


Russ Roberts

Martin Gurri on the Revolt of the Public
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in the context of identity and institutional decay.


Russ Roberts

Katy Milkman on How to Change