Can the Constitution Unify Americans?
2025 Baxter Lecturer: Dr. Yuval Levin
Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute
Beth and Ravenel Curry Chair in Public Policy
Director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies
Editor in Chief of National Affairs
Abstract: In a polarized, divided era, many Americans have grown frustrated with a system of government that feels stuck and unresponsive. More and more on both the right and the left have come to blame the Constitution for the resulting discord. But what if the Constitution is not the problem we face but the solution we need? How might better understanding the system and its aims help us recover the real meaning of unity in a free society?
From left: Dean Raka Ray, Dr. Yuval Levin, Dr. Sean Gailmard, Peter Desforges, and Chancellor Rich Lyons.