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.
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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as the right-of-center contemplates its path forward, American Compass has emerged as the leader in scrutinizing the outdated orthodoxy and developing genuinely conservative economic thinking.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.
Failing on Purpose
How We Forgot What Public Education Is For
Conservative Scholars Rethink Public Education’s Purpose
PRESS RELEASE—Essay series explores how public education is failing in both practice and principle
Munk Debate: Universal Basic Income
Oren Cass debates Scott Santens on proposals for a universal basic income.
Announcing the Common Good Economics Grant Program
The Common Good Economics grant program will support projects rethinking the role that economic policy can play in advancing the common good.
Critics Corner with Vinnie Vernuccio
In this episode, Vinnie Vernuccio joins Oren in the Critics Corner. Vinnie is the president of the Institute for the American Worker and a senior fellow at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
New Survey: Vast Majority Want Expansion of Child Tax Credit Tied to Work
PRESS RELEASE—New American Compass/YouGov survey finds Americans reject unconditional cash benefits outside context of pandemic relief.
Americans Support a Generous Child Benefit Tied to Work
A significant opportunity exists for bipartisan cooperation on a permanent, expanded Child Tax Credit that maintains a connection to work.
New Survey Finds Modern American Workers Want Unions To Stop Playing Politics
American Compass executive director Oren Cass joins The Federalist Radio Hour to discuss the Better Bargain Survey results, what workers want from organized labor, and working-class perspectives on politics.
Future of Work: Futureproof
American Compass’s Oren Cass is featured in a PBS documentary on the future of work and how “future-proof” jobs against robots, AI, racial and economic disparities, and pandemics.
A Better Bargain
Greater Voice, Power, and Support for Workers
