Book · 2020 · Political Science
A Time to Build
From Family and Community to Congress and the Campus, How Recommitting to Our Institutions Can Revive the American Dream
A Time to Build by Yuval Levin has been mentioned in 7 episodes across 2 podcasts (2 episodes recommend it and 5 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Russ Roberts (5 episodes), Spencer Cox (1 episode) and Vinay Prasad (1 episode) on EconTalk (6 episodes) and The Ezra Klein Show (1 episode).
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I'm thinking about you youval levin um who's booked a time to build is about how people have betrayed their you could call it their duty their obligation i would think of it as their identity say as journalists academics politicians.
Questions about A Time to Build by Yuval Levin
Who recommends A Time to Build by Yuval Levin on podcasts?
Russ Roberts (1 episode) and Spencer Cox (1 episode) have recommended A Time to Build by Yuval Levin on podcasts. In all, 3 people brought it up across 2 podcasts (2 people recommended it).
Which podcasts mention A Time to Build the most?
EconTalk (6 episodes) and The Ezra Klein Show (1 episode).
Is A Time to Build recommended, or only discussed?
A Time to Build by Yuval Levin was recommended in 2 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 5 episodes, as of 2025-09-19.
What do people say about A Time to Build?
Russ Roberts on EconTalk (2021-05-03): "I'm thinking about you youval levin um who's booked a time to build is about how people have betrayed their you could call it their duty their obligation i would think of it as their identity say as journalists academics politicians."
When was A Time to Build last mentioned on a podcast?
A Time to Build by Yuval Levin was last recommended on The Ezra Klein Show by Spencer Cox on 2025-09-19.
What they say about it
- Discussing the book“his book a time to build”3
The best things said about it
He's written two books that I think are are the most important books. Um the first one was called A Time to Build.
You've all been in a very nice book a time to build talks about how most people use their platform whatever they have is it whether it's an academic platform or a government platform.
Now, we had Yuval Levin on the program recently. That episode hasn't aired. Um but in his book, A Time to Build, uh which is ironically titled relative to your book, which is Your Book's about the urge of the public to tear down institutions.
Why people recommend it
A Time to Build by Yuval Levin is a political science book that examines the decline of institutional duty and how modern citizens increasingly use public platforms for self-aggrandizement rather than upholding communal norms. Spencer Cox recommended the work on The Ezra Klein Show as one of the most important contemporary political books. On EconTalk, Russ Roberts repeatedly referenced the text across various episodes with guests like Vinay Prasad, Jonathan Rauch, and Katy Milkman to discuss institutional performance, the obligations of journalists, academics, and politicians, and the broader loss of traditional duties. Vinay Prasad utilized the book's framework to discuss how individuals exploit professional platforms for personal status. Additionally, Roberts contrasted the book's themes with Martin Gurri's work regarding the public's urge to dismantle established authorities. Across these discussions, the book serves as a vital analytical tool for understanding the shifting dynamics of trust, duty, and authority within modern American institutions.
Every mention
Russ Roberts you've all thanks for being part of econ talk his book is a time to build 5
“we had we had you've all live in on the program and his book a time to build that's what this book that's what his book's about”
“you know you've all have been i'm sure you know his book a time to build”
“i'm thinking about you youval levin um who's booked a time to build is about how people have betrayed their you could call it their duty their obligation i would think of it as their identity say as journalists academics politicians”
“Now, we had Yuval Levin on the program recently. That episode hasn't aired. Um but in his book, A Time to Build, uh which is ironically titled relative to your book, which is Your Book's about the urge of the public to tear down institutions.”
“the problem is you won't read a time to build by you ball event”
“well the book is called a time to build”
“so your book is called the time to build”
“you've all thanks for being part of econ talk his book is a time to build”
Spencer Cox He's written two books that I think are are the most important books. Um the first one was called A Time to… 1
“He's written two books that I think are are the most important books. Um the first one was called A Time to Build.”
Vinay Prasad you've all been in a very nice book a time to build talks about how most people use their platform whatever… 1
“you've all been in a very nice book a time to build talks about how most people use their platform whatever they have is it whether it's an academic platform or a government platform”
Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
“he was last year in March of 2020 discussing his book a time to build our topic”
“number 10 a tie between yuval of in on a time to build and tyler count on the pandemic”
“I interviewed Yuval Levin about his book, A Time to Build.”
“his latest book which is the subject of today's conversation is a time to build”
“and the book really tries to think through why that would be and what that has to do with the larger kinds of social problems that were confronting in American life”