Is here as well. If you have not purchased your book we still have them at the registers. Welcome to politics and prose a time to build. And with the bipartisan politics and then to tear down ese framework looking to them as sources of strength a time to build and the absence of uniting those forces and allowing us of the vitality of the institutions from family and school to churches military. And the Founding Editor director of constitutional settings at the aei contributing editor cofounder and editor of the new atlantis and the great debate the essays and articles have appeared in numerous publications including the New York Times and Washington Post of the wall street journal among many others. Please join me welcoming to politics and prose, yuval levin. [applause] thank you very much i appreciate the welcome. Im excited to chat about this book and what it might say and it takes a little work to understand. So whats gone wrong in our country in recent years what we can do about it
For a full list of everything that is confirmed for the next three months visit our website at politics pros. Com or pickup an event calendar. Before we get started today id like to ask everyone to silence your cell phones. When it is time for the q a i ask you to come up to this microphone right here next to the pillar and please speak clearly into the microphone as we are recording it today and cspan, booktv is here as well. Following the q a we will have a signing at this table and if you have not already purchased your books have plenty at the front of the store at the registers. Tonight im excited to welcome yuval levin to politics and prose celebrating his newest book, a time to build from family and community to congress in the campus how recommitting to our institutions can revive the american dream. As the nation faces increasing divisiveness fueled by partisan politics, cultural wars and populist on both sides he argues that rather than trying to tear down existing institutio
Well be back with more live from savanna in just a little bit. While we wait, we wanted to tell you about our indepth guest for the month of april. The American Enterprises Institute Look to sit down with us to discuss his book and career and answer your questions. His previous appearance on book tv. You lose faith in institution when we no longer believe that ethical formative role, shaping the people to be trustworthy. One the way that can happen, they enforce an ethic of responsibly which is plainly failed to do that. Instead of healing and empowering bad behavior like when theres a member of the clergy abuses a child. That kind of gross abuse of power obviously undermines institutions that the familiar form of correction, but its not new. Their play next there are plenty of examples of it every where. Doesnt apply explain the loss of confidence in the constitutions in our own day. Another related but different way in which institutions could boot whose our trust, when it fails to i
[applause] so good evening, everyone. Welcome to New York Historical society. I name is alex, Deputy Director at New York Historical and a half of our present ceo and Vice President of programs, it is a delight to welcome you to our auditorium. The Nights Program the second founding of the civil war and reconstruction we made the constitution is a part of our shorts distinguish speaker series, part of a Public Programs and is always would like to thank mr. Swartz for all of his support which has enabled us to have such a wide array of wonderful programs so why doto e give him a hand. [applause] and, of course, our board of trustees was been most active and really helpful in bringing this institution to the level it is today, we do have trusty whos us today in the audience and all of our chapmans Council Members with us for the great work and support. To kNights Program is going to last one hour and include q a session. It will be conducted with written questions on note cards and you s
We would like to thank mr. Schwartz for all of his support which has enabled us to reduce a wide array of willie wonderful programs. What we give him a hand. Of course our board of trustees has been really active and really helpful in bringing this institution to the level it is today we have a trustee who is with us today in the audience. All of our Chairmans Council member with us for their great work and support. Tonights program is going to last one hour and include questionandanswer since june. The q a will be conducted via written questions on note cards and you should have received something from one of our volunteers in the audience who note cards and pencils. And i will be going through, as soon as im done with introduction i will go through and collect cards as well. I will hand out to anyone who did not receive one on the way in. Also tonight after the on stage talk the speakers will be signing books for us in our ny history store on our 77th street side of the building and