American families broadly share a definition of the middle class and concern with how the economy has made middle-class life harder.| American Compass
The president has pitched his trade policies at workers who feel left behind by globalization. But that doesn’t mean trade barriers will revive factories and close income gaps.| American Compass
The president and his allies see a historic trade overhaul moving forward as promised.| American Compass
In the modern global economy, countries achieve “competitiveness” by indirectly suppressing wages, writes Michael Pettis.| American Compass
Organized labor should listen to their members before taking political actions.| American Compass
If unions wish to do politics, their duty of fair representation surely extends to that effort.| American Compass
Earlier this month, Microsoft announced plans to lay off 9,000 employees, joining the ranks of tech companies cutting headcounts while touting the productivity gains enabled by artificial intelligence. According to CEO Read more...| American Compass
For the third installment in the “What Is the Right?” series, we’re featuring the New Right. While the Freedom Conservatives and Libertarians we’ve spoken with in the last two episodes Read more...| American Compass
In this episode I am once again joined by Author and Economist Oren Cass to discuss his new book “The New Conservatives” which explores restoring America’s commitment to family, community, Read more...| American Compass
This week on Breaking Battlegrounds, Chuck and Sam are joined by Oren Cass, chief economist at American Compass and editor of a new book, The New Conservatives, to define conservatism and discuss Read more...| American Compass
To celebrate American Compass’s Fifth Anniversary and the launch of the New Conservatives, Oren Cass joins 2WAY TONIGHT with Mark Halperin.| American Compass
A who’s who of Republican elites is set to gather this evening at the National Building Museum for a swanky gala hosted by American Compass, the institutional home of conservative Read more...| American Compass
In what passes for serious commentary, pundits sagely lament and consultants expensively advise that politicians will always spend irresponsibly, deliver unaffordable tax cuts, and kick the fiscal can down the Read more...| American Compass
The country’s deficits with China are so immense that new thinking—and hefty tariffs—are required, says the first US trade representative under Donald Trump.| American Compass
At the New World Gala on June 3, 2025, Vice President JD Vance joined American Compass founder and chief economist Oren Cass for a wide-ranging discussion of the ongoing political Read more...| American Compass
A Trump-Vance administration should unabashedly support new parents by helping alleviate the immediate costs of childbirth and childcare.| American Compass
A new wave of AI-driven innovation is a crucial component for a much-needed American manufacturing renaissance.| American Compass
How Wall Street's "non-investment causes stagnant productivity and skyrocketing inequality, and what policymakers can do about it.| American Compass
A more productive conversation about raising workers’ wages and immigration policy, by American Compass's Oren Cass.| American Compass
The D.C. Circuit Court can’t let the Chinese Communist Party misuse our Constitution. It needs to ban TikTok.| American Compass
A roadmap for how the United States government can advance scientific and technological progress and innovation.| American Compass
American electric vehicle policy is failing consumers, producers, and U.S. interests. Here’s how policymakers can fix it.| American Compass
The goal is a just economy, not market efficiency and progressive taxation for their own sake.| American Compass
Rebuilding American capitalism is a quintessentially conservative task, writes Oren Cass in the foreword to Rebuilding American Capitalism.| American Compass
Most American families prefer to have one full-time earner and one stay-at-home parent while raising children under the age of five.| American Compass
American Compass's annual Cost-of-Thriving Index tracks the catastrophic erosion of middle-class life in America| American Compass
A Handbook for Conservative Policymakers, covering Responsive Politics, Productive Markets, and Supportive Communities.| American Compass