BioYuval Levin is the director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, he’s the founder and editor in chief of National Affairs. He was a domestic policy advisor to the 43rd President. He’s the author of numerous books including the subject of today's podcast, A Time to Build - From Family and Community to Congress and the Campus, How Recommitting to Our Institutions Can Revive the American Dream. And perhaps most importantly he’s seemingly always a few years ahead of the curve. He holds an MA and PhD from the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. Times1:05 - Intro to Yuval2:25 - Who are the thinkers, dead or alive, that have most influenced you?4:45 - What’s the goal of Yuval’s work?7:45 - Connecting think tank work to policy12:45 - Yuval’s experience in the arena16:30 - Insiders vs outsiders20:45 - Younger Americans, Elites, & institutions27:30 - Defining institutions & their formative nature33:30 - Cameras in Congress (hint: get them out of committees)41:30 - Other reforms Yuval thinks are good47:00 - The history of Congressional reform51:15 - Restoring vs rebuilding institutions56:00 - The unasked question of American life59:00 - Who are the best thinkers on the left?1:01:45 - Yuval’s thoughts on the intra-conservative ideological debate LinksYuval's Book, A Time to BuildYuval's highlighted workJeff's twitterNarrativemonopoly.com