Rebuilding American Industry: Devil Is in the Details
David Goldman features his Moving the Chains symposium essay, “The Reshoring Imperative,” with new commentary directed at Joe Biden’s “Buy American” campaign.
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Populists Don’t Know Much About Private Equity
Responding to the Coin-Flip Capitalism project, University of Chicago Professors M. Todd Henderson and Steven Kaplan say to leave investors out of it: the fees to fund managers prove the social value.
Media Have Helped Create a Crisis of Democracy—Now They Must Play a Vital Role in Its Revival
The Conversation finds “a new spirit of what might be called ‘economic morality'” in the founding and mission of American Compass.
Don’t Give Up on Bringing Manufacturing Back to the U.S.
Columnist Noah Smith appraises American Compass’s reshoring policy symposium: “Moving the Chains.”
What Price Will the Conservative Community Pay to Capitalize on the Era of Trump?
Amitai Etzioni includes American Compass among the leading voices in the emerging “communitarian” faction on the Right, alongside Senators Rubio, Cotton, Romney, and Hawley.
GOP Fault Lines Appear as Some Press for More Relief While Others Demand a Spending Pause
Jim Antle quotes American Compass’s Oren Cass on the significant of innovative economic policymaking by several GOP senators.
Private Equity, Hedge Funds Get Unlikely Foe in GOP Think Tank
American Compass’s first special project, “Coin-Flip Capitalism,” was featured by Bloomberg Politics, challenging established economic views on the right.
What They Are Saying About the American Compass Launch
American Compass launched in early May to widespread media coverage and generous praise from politicians, scholars, and commentators.
Economics in the Age of Trump
City Journal contributing editor Chris Rufo spotlights American Compass’s leading role in challenging the orthodoxy of “growth for growth’s sake.”
Why GOP Can’t Stop Pushing Tax Cuts
American Compass’s Oren Cass discusses the next round of GOP proposals to address the coronavirus pandemic.
This New Think Tank Wants To Reform Conservatism. Republicans Ignore It at Their Peril.
;Columnist Henry Olsen describes American Compass as a “tool with which future conservative leaders can guide the American ship of state.”
A Compass for Navigating the Right’s New Debates
AEI’s Yuval Levin reflects on the role of American Compass in strengthening the debate on the role of the state on the right.
Coronavirus Exposes a G.O.P. Divide: Is the Market Always Supreme?
The NYT features American Compass as a new organization with plans to foster debates on economic issues dividing the right, accentuated by the present national crisis.
Special Episode of The Editors: Rich Lowry and Oren Cass
Rich Lowry interviews Oren Cass about the launch of American Compass.
Seven Questions for Oren Cass on the New Conservatism
TAC’s Jordan Bloom interviews Oren Cass about the launch of American Compass and the future of American conservatism.
Conservatism in the Crisis
THE ECONOMIST—With delightful British spelling, The Economist reports on American Compass: “an impressive organisation” of the “dissident faction … led by some of the most interesting conservative thinkers” that rejects “market fundamentalism.”
Coronavirus Means the Era of Big Government Is…Back
American Compass’s Oren Cass argues that “one lesson we can and should learn from all this is that you can’t just flip a switch on strong, effective government when you need it.”
Rubio Raises Profile in Pandemic, Challenges GOP Economics
Rubio’s essays and speeches on his idea of common-good capitalism draw heavily from his Catholicism and from the work of policy experts such as American Compass’s Oren Cass.
Conversation with Oren Cass
American Compass’s Oren Cass joins the Ronald Reagan Institute’s Reaganism podcast to discuss his organization’s mission to save American conservatism from what he calls its “chronic case of market fundamentalism.”
Oren Cass Calls Out Libertarian Who Thinks Harvard Shouldn’t Pay Food Workers
American Compass’s Oren Cass talks about extraordinary measures the government needs to take in the economic crisis to generate growth and prosperity for the future.
