Open Borders Economists Have Gone Awfully Quiet About Wages
The pretextual arguments have always been political—not economic.
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The Elite Catch-22
Plus, you can’t fire Biden, he quits; and, the woeful state of economics reporting…
Bye, Bye, Economic Pie
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A New Republican Future Is Emerging—the Return of Actual Conservatism
JD Vance’s VP nomination could mean a GOP attuned to the needs of everyday Americans.
What Time Is It? Time to Govern.
A durable conservative majority is finally coming within reach.
This Is What Elite Failure Looks Like
The elites of both political parties have failed to take the majority’s policy preferences seriously, with disastrous results.
Soviet America? And more from this week…
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The Electric Slide
American EV policy is failing. Here’s how to fix it.
Welcome to Understanding America
Your guide to the future of economics, American politics, and public policy.
Reality is Forcing a Shift in America’s Tax And Spend Debate
US conservatives are moving away from the old orthodoxy on how to balance deficits and revenues.
Ten Years of Fighting the Dragon
Looking back at a decade of shifting the consensus on China
Will Trump II See the Return of Fiscal Conservatism?
The long-standing conservative consensus on tax cuts is now teetering, and even if Republicans win the presidency and both houses of Congress, TCJA’s extension is no sure thing.
Finding the Responsible Party
The conservative journey back from anti-tax zealotry to limited government
Why Is Mitch McConnell Still In Charge?
On policy, he is badly misaligned with the GOP and its standard bearer. He is weak on immigration, allied with big business, and expansive in his vision for the nation’s foreign policy commitments.
Surprising Consensus on the Productivity Problem
A new AEI paper reaches the same conclusion as American Compass: Rising inequality for American workers is a problem.
It’s Conservatives That Should Be Storming the Ivory Tower
Universities depend on taxpayer money to survive, and they are wasting those funds
How Republicans learnt to love bigger government
The era of “the era of big government is over” may itself now be over, writes Oren Cass in the Financial Times.
Constructing Conservatism in the Secular Age
Oren Cass, executive director of American Compass, delivers the 2024 First Things Lecture in Washington, D.C. His lecture is entitled “Constructing Conservatism in the Secular Age.”
Out of Time on Outbound
If Republicans are serious about confronting China, they need to sideline members who aren’t
Among US Conservatives, the Dial Is Finally Shifting on Welfare
But older anti-government institutions still need to realise that the mistakes of the 1960s are not being repeated
