Yoram Hazony Hosts Oren Cass on NatConTalk
American Compass’s Oren Cass speaks with Yoram Hazony about economic nationalism and what a conservative economic policy should look like.
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Win or Lose, It’s Donald Trump’s Republican Party
Elaina Plott discusses the future of the Republican Party and conservative movement, highlighting American Compass’s leadership in forging a path forward.
The Republican Identity Crisis After Trump
Nicholas Lemann discusses the ideological future of both parties, highlighting American Compass as a leader in the movement to bring back a genuinely conservative approach to economics.
CQ Future: Unions
American Compass’s Oren Cass talks with Jim Saksa about how unions should be reinvented and not abandoned by conservatives.
The Deadly Sins of the American Right
American Compass’s Oren Cass joins Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti to discuss the deadly sins of the right, warning the GOP to learn from the 2016 election and update conservative orthodoxy.
Whole Life: A Common Sense Agenda for Strengthening the American Family
American Compass’s Oren Cass joins a distinguished panel to discuss the need for robust family policy from the political right.
Deadly Sins of Left & Right
Rod Dreher reflects on the political sins identified by Ruy Teixeira and Henry Olsen in their American Compass essays.
Political Analysts from Left & Right Explain How Their Own Side Fails the American People
PRESS RELEASE—American Compass’s October collection explores how Democratic and Republican establishments have been co-opted by a ruling class with little connection to most Americans’ needs.
Lone Star Stand
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2) underscores the importance of discussing labor, middle-class issues, and industrial policy on the right-of-center.
Is the Conservative Case for Organized Labor an Oxymoron?
American Compass’s Oren Cass discusses a conservative future for organized labor with Hamilton Nolan.
Michael Lind: Why Conservatives Should Care About Unions
American Compass contributing writer Michael Lind discusses his essay on remodeling labor law from American Compass’s A Seat at the Table collection.
Conservatives Should Embrace Labor Unions
Brad Littlejohn interviews American Compass’s Oren Cass about why conservatives should be interested in the future of America’s labor movement.
“Pro-Labor” Conservatives Aren’t Going Away Anytime Soon
Socialists express their concern that a conservative pitch to the working class will succeed, “especially when Democrats continue to abandon unions and the working class.”
Left, Right, and Center Discuss Federal Industrial Policies
American Compass’s research director Wells King shares key insights from the “Moving the Chains” policy symposium on the inaugural panel for the Industry Studies Association’s new webinar series.
Trump Threw Stimulus Checks Back Into Play and Called for a Large Economic Aid Package — But Republicans Still Aren’t Backing More Spending
American Compass’s Oren Cass comments on the conceptual tensions underlying Congress’s standoff on COVID-19 economic relief packages.
Businesses With ‘Windfall’ Pandemic Profits Are Showering Them on Investors, Study Finds
American Compass’s Oren Cass criticizes corporate decision making’s disconnect from corporate obligation in Christopher Ingraham’s review of a recent economic report.
The Vanishing American Dream: The Economic Realities Facing Middle- and Lower-Income Americans
American Compass’s Oren Cass participated in a symposium on “The Vanishing American Dream,” as part of the Brookings Institution’s Future of the Middle Class Initiative, discussing the political roots of economic issues facing lower- and middle-income Americans.
A Q&A With Oren Cass
American Compass’s Oren Cass talks with WorkRise’s Elisabeth Jacobs about the current economic crisis, the ways society has come to devalue certain kinds of labor, and the need for alternative pathways to the workforce.
The Conservative Case for Unions & the Battle for the Soul of the Republican Party
American Compass’s Oren Cass joins The Realignment to discuss how the GOP can reconcile with organized labor and how the left and right should rethink their approach to economics.
A Conservative Future for the Labor Movement?
Robert Verbruggen comments on the labor reforms suggested in American Compass’s “Conservatives Should Ensure Workers a Seat at the Table” statement.
