Wrong All Along
Each argument for globalization appeared sensible on its own terms, but each was built upon faulty premises or failed in the final analysis to support the ultimate agenda.
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Where’s the Growth?
The era of globalization has coincided closely with the onset of precisely those problems that a clear-eyed analyst might have predicted and delivered outcomes contrary to the ones its ideologues envisioned.
New Report Finds Globalization Failed to Deliver Economic Growth and Good Jobs
PRESS RELEASE—New American Compass report on the failed experiment of globalization and an online quiz that exposes the bipartisan Uniparty’s witless case for globalization
Regaining Our Balance
How to Right the Wrongs of Globalization
Has the Right Gotten It All Wrong?
Oren Cass joins David Bahnsen to discuss globalization, market orthodoxy, and much more.
American Institutions and the American Family: A Conversation with Yuval Levin
A robust discussion of how well American institutions are fostering the flourishing of American families, hosted by American Compass and Capita.
Oren Cass and Jacobin’s Paul Prescod Debate Labor Policy
Krystal and Saagar are joined by American Compass’s Oren Cass and Jacobin writer Paul Prescod for a debate on the GOP’s new legislation that would revise the National Labor Relations Act and put workers on some corporate boards.
Report: College Degree Attainment Far Outpaces U.S. Jobs Requiring BAs
PRESS RELEASE—New American Compass analysis finds that wages have stagnated for college graduates without degree-requiring jobs.
Can the GOP Become the Party of the Working Class?
Batya Ungar-Sargon discusses the recent GOP bill that would give workers the opportunity to elect a representative to serve on their corporate boards as part of a voluntary employee involvement organization.
New Ed Surveys Find Surprising Agreement in How Parents & Young People Think
Bruno Manno explores the results of the American Compass Failing on Purpose Survey and the implications for education policy.
How ‘College For All’ Is Failing Generations Of Americans
American Compass executive director Oren Cass joins The Federalist’s Emily Jashinsky to discuss the failures of the “college-for-all” model in the U.S.
Reaganism Live with Oren Cass and Kevin Roberts
American Compass’s Oren Cass and the Heritage Foundation’s Kevin Roberts join the Reagan Institute for a conversation about the future of conservatism.
A Guide to College-for-All
The college-for-all model fails most Americans in favor of a “Fortunate Fifth” who proceed smoothly from high school to college to career.
The New Age of Interventionism—the Big State Is Back in Business
American Compass executive director Oren Cass joins the Money Talks podcast to discuss the growing embrace of industrial policy.
Many Countries Are Seeing a Revival of Industrial Policy
A special report on industrial policy and the relationship between business and the state cites American Compass executive director Oren Cass as one of the leading voices calling for a rethinking of industrial policy’s potential in the modern market.
Can Free Trade Work for Everyone?
Pete Coy discusses the debate over free trade, highlighting Oren Cass’s rebuttal of Glenn Hubbard’s recent book.
2021 Annual Report
This year, as the right-of-center contemplates its path forward, American Compass has emerged as the leader in scrutinizing the outdated orthodoxy and developing genuinely conservative economic thinking.
Survey Finds U.S. Public Education Ignores Priorities of Parents and Students
PRESS RELEASE—Education reformers have lost sight of what most Americans say public education is for, according to a new American Compass survey.
Failing on Purpose Survey
The American Compass Failing on Purpose Survey explores the perspectives and experiences of those in closest contact with the American education system—namely parents, current students, and recent graduates.
Senator Marco Rubio Delivers the Inaugural Henry Clay Lecture in Political Economy
Sen. Rubio assesses how the flawed bipartisan economic consensus went so tragically wrong and offers a clear-eyed approach to economic policy that can serve the national interest and the common good.
