Keeping Up with the Jones Act
American Compass policy advisor Gabriela Rodriguez discusses the Jones Act, shipping and supply chains, and striking a balance between national security and consumer interests.
American Compass policy advisor Gabriela Rodriguez discusses the Jones Act, shipping and supply chains, and striking a balance between national security and consumer interests.
On this episode, Oren Cass and Chris Griswold discuss the need for transparent reporting requirements for public pension funds.
Require transparency in management of public money
Oren Cass is joined by private equity expert Steven Kaplan to discuss leveraged buyouts, bankruptcy, and the effects on workers.
Spotlight on Poverty & Opportunity highlights American Compass’s Cost-of-Thriving Index
Spur private investment, innovation, and competition by guaranteeing demand for domestic production
In The American Conservative, Micah Meadowcroft discusses the Cost-of-Thriving Index and how economic constraints make family formation more difficult.
In The Washington Post, Henry Olsen discusses the Cost-of-Thriving Index’s findings about the difficulty of raising a family in the middle class today.
A typical worker cannot afford to support a family anywhere in the United States, according to the 2023 Cost-of-Thriving Index.
On this episode of Policy in Brief, Oren Cass and Chris Griswold are joined by Jonathan Berry to discuss a proposal to ban bachelor’s degree requirements in hiring.
Prohibit employers from making a bachelor’s degree a job requirement
The drama in the House of Representatives that ended on Jan. 7 with the late-night election of Kevin McCarthy as speaker after four days and 15 ballots revealed a Republican Read more…
In the spirit of the holidays, this episode of Policy in Brief focuses on the family and what public policy can do to support this vital institution.
Help working families with the costs of raising children
A new approach to tech policy is taking root in the GOP, and it’s not what you might expect from the party of Alan Greenspan and Friedrich Hayek. Led by a Read more…
Today, American Compass is releasing New Direction: Conservative Principles & Policies for the 118th Congress, an agenda for economic renewal, focused on the interests of worker, their families and communities, and the nation.
Permit workers to administer their own employee benefits through organizations they control
Levy a tariff on all imports that rises until trade is balanced
Make American goods more attractive to foreigners than American assets
Balance trade by requiring importers to purchase credits from exporters.
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