American covenant : how the Constitution unified our nation -- and could again / Yuval Levin.
2024
KF4541 .L465 2024 (Mapit)
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Author
Levin, Yuval, author.
Title
American covenant : how the Constitution unified our nation -- and could again / Yuval Levin.
Edition
First edition
Imprint
New York : Basic Books, 2024.
Copyright
©2024
Description
341 pages ; 25 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction
What is the Constitution?
Modes of resolution
The constituted public
Federalism
Congress
The Presidency
The courts
Constitutional partisanship
What is unity?
Conclusion.
What is the Constitution?
Modes of resolution
The constituted public
Federalism
Congress
The Presidency
The courts
Constitutional partisanship
What is unity?
Conclusion.
Summary
""The most important voice in the political culture" (Ben Shapiro) reveals the Constitution's remarkable power to repair our broken civic culture, rescue our malfunctioning politics, and unify a fractious America Common ground is hard to find in today's politics. In a society teeming with irreconcilable political perspectives, many people have grown frustrated under a system of government that constantly demands compromise. More and more on both the right and the left have come to blame the Constitution for the resulting discord. But the Constitution is not the problem we face; it is the solution. Blending engaging history with lucid analysis, conservative scholar Yuval Levin's American Covenant recovers the Constitution's true genius and reveals how it charts a path to repairing America's fault lines. Uncovering the framers' sophisticated grasp of political division, Levin showcases the Constitution's exceptional power to facilitate constructive disagreement, negotiate resolutions to disputes, and forge unity in a fractured society. Clear-eyed about the ways that contemporary politics have malfunctioned, Levin also offers practical solutions for reforming those aspects of the constitutional order that have gone awry. Hopeful, insightful, and rooted in the best of our political tradition, American Covenant celebrates the Constitution's remarkable power to bind together a diverse society, reassuring us that a less divided future is within our grasp." -- ONIX annotation.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-331) and index.
Call Number
KF4541 .L465 2024
Language
English
ISBN
0465040748
9780465040742 (hardcover)
9780465040742 (hardcover)
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