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New Survey Finds Union Political Activism the #1 Obstacle to U.S. Labor Movement

PRESS RELEASE—Labor policy reforms should be focused on strengthening labor-management cooperation and delivering concrete economic benefits

Not What They Bargained For: A Survey of American Workers

The Better Bargain Survey explores workers’ attitudes about their jobs and organized labor; their appetite for greater support, voice, and power in the workplace; and their reactions to political messages and policy reforms

Oren Cass Joins Politico Playbook Deep Dive Podcast

American Compass’s Oren Cass, ā€œan influential voice in this new economic counterculture,ā€ joins to discuss the conservative debate on economics and the free market.

The Edgerton Essays

Perspectives from the Working Class

Critics Corner with Jon Hartley

On this episode of Critics Corner, Oren is joined by Jon Hartley, a visiting fellow at the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity and a former senior policy advisor to the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee.

Oren Cass Joins Moment of Truth Podcast

American Compass executive director Oren Cass joins American Moment’s podcast to discuss economics, working class families, and conservatism.

How a Fight Over Economics Could Shape the GOP’s Post-Trump Future

Eliana Johnson explores theĀ right-of-center’sĀ defining fight for the years to come and highlights American Compass as the organization leading the charge to reinvigorate a true conservative economics.

The New Trustbusters

In a discussion of the new antitrust movement, Zaid Jilani highlights American Compass executive director Oren Cass’s perspective on the conservative approach to corporate power.

New Policy Proposals for Pro-Investment Financial Market Regulation

PRESS RELEASE—A financial transaction tax and other key reforms would confront Coin-Flip Capitalism and shift capital toward productive investment.

A Guide to Private Equity

An in-depth exploration of the private-equity industry: how it works, its poor performance, and its increasing risk.

Coin-Flip Capitalism

Coin-Flip CapitalismĀ aims to help policymakers and the public better understand how the hedge fund, private equity, and venture capital industries function, what social and economic value they create or destroy, and how policy should respond.

Critics Corner with Grover Norquist

On this episode of Critics Corner, Oren is joined by Grover Norquist, founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform. Spoiler: Oren is not convinced to sign the tax pledge.

Five Principles of Tech Governance

The time has come to take stock of the Information Era and to govern it.

Can Catholic Social Teaching Redeem a Post-Trump, Pro-Labor Republican Party?

Rachel Lu highlights American Compass’s Oren Cass and our Guide to Economic Inequality in a discussion of the role of Catholic social teaching in pro-labor conservatism.

Critics Corner with Prof. Donald Boudreaux

On this episode of Critics Corner, Oren is joined by one of our most active critics and open-letter writers, Donald Boudreaux of George Mason University.

Privacy, Tech Policy, And Two Sorts Of Libertarian

Micah Meadowcroft discusses the questions raised about privacy and freedom by our collection,Ā Lost in the Super Market: Navigating the Digital Age.

Oren Cass: Big Tech’s Life Changing Transformation

American Compass executive director Oren Cass joins Rising to discuss the digital era’s effects on the market and our collection Lost in the Super Market: Navigating the Digital Age

All-Knowing Algorithms: Author Discussion

Alec Stapp (Progressive Policy Institute) and Wells King (American Compass) discuss the implications of ā€œAll-Knowing Algorithmsā€ with Oren Cass.

Attention Economy: Author Discussion

Matthew Crawford (UVA’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture) and Peter Suderman (Reason) discuss the ramifications of the ā€œAttention Economyā€ with Wells King (American Compass).

Frictionless Exchange: Author Discussion

Wingham Rowan (Modern Markets for All) and Neil Chilson (Charles Koch Institute) discuss the advent of frictionless exchange with Wells King (American Compass).

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