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Using the Defense Production Act, America can break China’s grip on critical minerals supply chain
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Trump Transportation Department to prioritize birth rates in doling out projects amid declining fertility
The Trump administration will prioritize birth rates in doling out transportation projects, testing out a rising philosophy of conservative politics, and punishing blue cities in the process.
Trump’s Tariffs Face Long Odds in Bid to Bring Factories Home
Trump’s trade policy is trying to re-create an economy — and a way of life — that hasn’t existed in the United States for decades.
Oren Cass joins The Winston Marshall Show
Cass joins The Winston Marshall Show to discuss the benefits of tariffs for American workers.
Vibe Shift: White House Says Stock Market ‘Not Driving Force’
Real Clear Politics explains that Republicans and the Trump administration aren’t willing to worship Wall Street above all else anymore.
Trump’s Trade War with Jared Bernstein and Oren Cass
President Biden’s former economic advisor Jared Bernstein and American Compass Executive Director Oren Cass debate Trump’s trade policies and whether U.S. protectionism will bring economic gains to the middle and Read more…
Oren Cass on the Invisible Hand
Adam Smith’s capitalism demands constraints on markets, not blind faith in them.
Republicans Gamble on a Regressive Economic Agenda
The House Republican budget plan would pair tax cuts that primarily benefit the rich with cuts to programs that help the poor.
Oren Cass and Michael Gove Debate Protectionism with Tony Abbott and Daniel Hannan at ARC 2025
Resolved: Do Protectionist trade policies make us poorer?
Elon Musk’s Approach to Government Spending Sparks Debate
Oren Cass joins CBS to discuss the role of Elon Musk in the Trump administration.
Will Democrats save Trump’s Labor nominee?
Lori Chavez-DeRemer may need support from the other side.
Was ‘free trade’ really working?
Oren Cass joins the Spectator’s “Americano” podcast to discuss trade and globalization in the Trump era.
An army of MAGA think tanks behind him, it’s Trump’s Washington now
If Trump’s first administration was run by a ragtag group of rabble rousers barely large enough to fill the White House ranks, his second is being steered by a more sophisticated operation.
‘The Realignment’: GOP Sen. Hawley To Introduce Pro-Union Legislation
Breaking from decades of Republican orthodoxy, Sen. Josh Hawley introduces pro-union legislation.
A Manchin down under
After taking down the groups of the Right in the New York Times, Oren Cass faces pushback from market fundamentalists.
Summer Fellows
American Compass summer analysts will work in our Washington, D.C. office in research, policy, and communications. Applications are due by February 28.
‘Tariffs can play a very effective role’
Oren Cass makes the strategic case for Trump’s using tariffs as a negotiating tool.
Can Trump bring unions into the GOP fold? His labor nominee presents a major test
Secretary of Labor-designate Lori Chavez-DeRemer presents a major test for the realignment.
Trump claims first win in big tariff gamble
President Donald Trump claimed vindication of his strategy to use tariffs to wring concessions from foreign governments.
Will Donald Trump’s tariffs hurt US consumers?
Donald Trump has imposed new tariffs on goods entering the US from Canada, Mexico and China.
