Yuval Levin August 11, 2014 (Episode 6)
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Chapter 1 : National Affairs
Levin edits the influential quarterly journal of public policy and ideas founded in 2009. How did it get started, and what are its goals?
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Chapter 2 : Working in the White House
Levin was a special assistant to President George W. Bush for domestic policy. How did he get the job and what were his responsibilities?
13:45 - 29:41 -
Chapter 3 : Battling Bureaucracy
According to Levin, Republican administrations are constantly at war with the bureaucracies in Washington. Kristol and Levin discuss.
29:41 - 45:28 -
Chapter 4 : Burke and Modern Conservatism
What can an eighteenth-century British statesman and political thinker teach us about conservatism, and how relevant are his ideas today?
45:28 - 1:04:26 -
Chapter 5 : Political Philosophy and Politics
Do ideas shape public policy? Kristol and Levin consider the question based on experiences in the academy and in Washington.
1:04:26 - 1:18:02