Oren Cass Reveals Truth Behind Wall Street’s Claim That They Add Value To US Economy
Executive director Oren Cass joins Saagar Enjeti and Krystal Ball to discuss the declining rate of nationwide investments.
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Wall Street’s Fixation on Quick Profits Wreaking Havoc in the ‘Real’ Economy, Report Says
Christopher Ingraham features We’re Just Speculating Here writing that U.S. businesses are prioritizing shareholder profits over long-term investments, and the economy’s worse off for it.
Critics Corner with Stephanie Slade
On the first episode of Critics Corner, Oren is joined by Stephanie Slade, managing editor of Reason magazine. They discuss the importance of liberty to the common good, whether government should fund research or infrastructure, the meaning of free trade in the context of China, and quite a bit more.
Fulfillment: A Conversation on Amazon and Regional Inequality with Alec MacGillis
A conversation with Alec MacGillis about his book, Fulfillment, the Amazon behemoth, and the growth of regional inequality in the U.S.
Wall Street Trading Tax Gets Conservative Group’s Unlikely Tout
Daniel Avis highlights American Compass’s We’re Just Speculating Here collection and proposals to reign in the growth of “non-investment” in the U.S. economy.
New Report: Most U.S. Companies Send Cash to Shareholders at Expense of Capital Base
PRESS RELEASE—In an economic transformation over past 50 years, “Eroders” have overtaken “Sustainers,” according to a new report by American Compass executive director Oren Cass.
The Amazon Union Drive and the Changing Politics of Labor
In a discussion of the changing politics of organized labor, Benjamin Wallace-Wells cites American Compass’s work on the issue and its promise on the right-of-center.
We See the Left. We See the Right. Can Anyone See the ‘Exhausted Majority’?
Thomas Edsall cites American Compass’s Oren Cass in a column on the future of partisanship and centrism in American politics.
New Analysis Finds Hedge Funds and Private Equity Failed to Beat the COVID Crash
PRESS RELEASE—The latest Returns Counter update highlights the failures of coin-flip capitalism during the COVID-19 market crash in the first two quarters of 2020.
The Returns Counter (Q1 2020)
Archive of Returns Counter data as of Q1 2021
The Returns Counter
Comprehensive benchmarking of the hedge fund, private equity, and venture capital industries against public-market indexes, updated quarterly.
Family Financial Security: Sen. Romney on the Right’s Fight to Support Our Most Important Institution
Senator Mitt Romney joins us for a conversation about what draws him to family benefits, why he thinks conservatives should embrace the Family Security Act’s approach, how he sees this debate fitting into the broader one about the right-of-center’s future.
Family Financial Security: Senator Mitt Romney on the Right’s Fight to Support Our Most Important Institution
A conversation with Senator Mitt Romney about the future of family benefits in the U.S. and what it means for the right-of-center’s future.
Thanks to the Stimulus Bill, Child Allowances Are Here To Stay. But We Have To Pay for Them.
Abby McCloskey highlights American Compass’s Fisc proposal in her column on child allowances.
How Biden Transformed the Republican Debate Over Poverty
In a discussion of the debate over child benefits, Karl W. Smith discusses American Compass’s Fisc proposal as an idea that “deserves to be taken seriously.”
Oren Cass and Matt Bruenig Debate Child Benefit Reform
Executive director Oren Cass and Matt Bruenig of the People’s Policy Project join the Solidarity Policy Podcast to debate child benefits, the Romney plan, and more.
The Once and Future Right
Executive Director Oren Cass joins The Dispatch Podcast to discuss the mission of American Compass, the future of conservatism, and family policy.
Oren Cass on Balancing Conservative Principles With Working-Class Priorities
Executive Director Oren Cass joins The Federalist Radio Hour to discuss how conservatives can reconcile their principles with the priorities of the working class.
Oren Cass: New Data Reveals Families Desperate for Cash Assistance To Help Rear Children
Executive director Oren Cass joins Saagar Enjeti and Krystal Ball to discuss the 2021 Home Building survey on what kind of support American families want from the government.
Why Parents Need the Flexibility of Cash Payments More Than Universal Child Care
W. Bradford Wilcox cites the findings of American Compass’s 2021 Home Building Survey in a piece about why families prefer cash payments to subsidized child care programs.
