Does Anyone Know What’s Going on in This Economy?
A roundup from Oren Cass about what you should be reading from around the web over the last week to better understand America.
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Making Sense of the China Problem
When it comes to thinking about the U.S.-China relationship, Sen. JD Vance is ahead of the curve.
American Shuntō
Japanese lessons on the limits of symbolic outreach to labor.
Unleash the Techno-Industrial State
How the United States government can advance scientific and technological progress.
JD Vance Is Right About Prioritizing Parents
Plus, Bankruptcy Court is back in session, and the tradeoffs in family life get real…
Tax Cuts As Tragedy, Then Farce
A roundup from Oren Cass about what you should be reading from around the web over the last week to better understand America.
Open Borders Economists Have Gone Awfully Quiet About Wages
The pretextual arguments have always been political—not economic.
Are Conservatives Finally Back?
It is morning in a more dignified, pro-worker America.
Conservatives Should Care About Cities
Both as electoral targets and as centers of governance, cities hold untapped potential for conservatives.
Silver Linings Playbook
The Right has changed since 2015. America has, too, in ways that challenge conservatives to update their economic prognosis.
The Elite Catch-22
Plus, you can’t fire Biden, he quits; and, the woeful state of economics reporting…
Vance Ensures the Trump Era Will Not Be a Dead End
The epoch of the pro-worker GOP is secured.
Bye, Bye, Economic Pie
And more from this week…
A New Republican Future Is Emerging—the Return of Actual Conservatism
JD Vance’s VP nomination could mean a GOP attuned to the needs of everyday Americans.
J.D. Vance: The Populist Choice
Trump’s selection of Vance as his nominee for Vice President reflects a GOP attenuated to working-class Americans.
A Glimmer of Hope for American Colleges
New efforts at promoting intellectual diversity on campus could deliver much-needed reform.
Not Soviet, Not Yet
Conservatives can stop the creeping Sovietization of America.
This Is What Elite Failure Looks Like
The elites of both political parties have failed to take the majority’s policy preferences seriously, with disastrous results.
The Borders of Democracy
American immigration policy can’t keep ignoring America’s citizens.
Battle Cry of the Car Dealers
Could a recent data breach finally turn auto dealers against Wall Street?
