Using the Constitution to Help Unify Americans with Yuval Levin | BRI Scholar Talks

How can the Constitution help unify Americans? In this episode of Scholar Talks, Yuval Levin, Director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, joins BRI Senior Fellow Tony Williams to discuss his new book, American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation—And Could Again.

This episode explores how the Constitution can help unify Americans, the roles of federalism and localism, the importance of Congress, the contributions of the president and Supreme Court, and how stronger political parties and elections can promote unity.

00:00 - 01:55 - Introduction
01:56 - 04:33 - American Politics Today
04:34 - 06:48 - Constitution Unifying Americans
06:49 - 09:48 - Federalism and Localism
09:49 - 13:02 - Congress Restoring Unity
13:03 - 16:34 - Roles of the President and Supreme Court
16:35 - 21:48 - Stronger Parties and Elections
21:49 - 23:50 - Greater Unity in American Politics and Society
23:51 - 24:43 - Outro

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