Railway Safety Act Presents GOP Choice: Tired Dogma or the Common Good?
The Railway Safety Act of 2023 is a potent signal of a sea-change in how conservatives in Washington are approaching their most basic task: governance for the common good.
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Republicans: Our Future Is Not With Free Markets. It’s With the Working ClassÂ
Progressives were surprised, confused, and frustrated by Senator Marco Rubio last week. “I definitely didn’t have Marco Rubio being more pro worker than Joe Biden on my 2022 bingo card,” one tweeted. “UGH, UGH, UGH…When Read more…
Servants No Longer
American Compass policy director Chris Griswold explores the relationship between worker power and the roots of civic friendship.
State Capacity in Short Supply: Assessing the Biden Administration’s Industrial Strategy
American Compass’s Wells King and Chris Griswold evaluate the Biden administration’s approach to industrial strategy and what it shows about the policy failures of the established ruling class.
What Republicans Should Do if They Win Big This Fall
American Compass’s Oren Cass and Chris Griswold describe how a conservative agenda focused on workers and their families could create new avenues for progress in a divided government.
It’s Time to Protect Children from Big Tech
Big Tech’s social media platforms are similarly exploiting children today. And just as policymakers needed to act to protect children then, they must do the same now.
Escaping the Bachelor’s Fad
For noncollege pathways to be viable, policymakers must reduce employers’ needless demand for college degrees.
Protecting Children from Social Media
American Compass policy director explores policy options to protect children online with the same vigor that we protect them in the real world.
The Right Is Starting to Represent Workers Outside of Unions
American Compass policy director Chris Griswold discusses recent pro-labor policy developments on the right-of-center and opportunities for further labor reform.
Washington Is Showing How Much It Really Cares About Blue Collar Families (Not Much)
American Compass policy director Chris Griswold discusses the “blue-collar blueprint” for infrastructure and how DC politicos fail to listen to their actual blue-collar voters.
