Reviving Trust and Rebuilding Institutions

Conservative intellectual Yuval Levin discusses the decline in trust in American institutions as told in his new book A Time to Build: From Family and Community to Congress and the Campus, How Recommitting to Our Institutions Can Revive the American Dream. He shares his findings on Americans’ growing distrust in institutions created by the Constitution—like Congress, the presidency, and the Supreme Court—as well as the press, political parties, universities, and religious institutions. He shares possible explanations for that distrust, its potential impact, and possible solutions. Levin is director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and he joined National Constitution Center President Jeffrey Rosen via Zoom. Questions or comments about the podcast? Email us at [email protected].