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On the Shoulders of Giants

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Yuval Levin joins James, Rob and John Yoo to remind us of the Constitution's unifying purpose in the era of polarization and mutually held suspicions between the parties. His latest book, American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation―and Could Again, disputes the prevailing pessimism as well as passive optimism, settling instead on a hopeful case for American coalition building.

Plus, the hosts discuss Kamala Harris's strange campaign strategy of running on "her" record, wonder why the kids are skeptical of abundance, and consider the appeal of 15-minute cities.

Hosts:
James LileksRob LongSteve Hayward
Guest:
Yuval Levin

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  • WilliamWarford@WilliamWarford
    ReplyingtoRightfromthestart

    Rightfromthestart (View Comment):

    Constitutional amendments

    1-Limit the age of Federal officials to 75 , elected and appointed.

    2- Restrict the composition of the Supreme Court to nine.

    I am 77, BTW

    Agree with you about the court but ambivalent about the age limits. At 66, I am old enough to remember when there used to be mandatory retirements for many positions in the private sector, but I believe age discrimination lawsuits changed that. True, there are cases like RBG, Biden, Feinstein, but we would also lose some dynamic, wise people, too. Chuck Grassley, for example, has done quite a bit of good in the Senate in the 15 years since he turned 75. It's a tough one.

    For elected officials, would you make them step down at 75 or just not run for election past 75? In other words, could a 74-year-old person run for Senate and then serve till 80 or have to step down after one year?

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