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Republicans are indulging in budgetary chicanery in order to preserve Trump’s tax cuts.
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In Search Of The Invisible Hand
Adam Smith’s capitalism demands constraints on markets, not blind faith in them.
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.
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.
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.
No Tax Cut Is Free
Conservatives can craft tax reform that reduces inflation, promotes growth, and demonstrates America’s capacity for fiscal responsibility.
How Will Trump’s Immigration Raids Affect American Workers?
Oren Cass joins Trumponomics to discuss the economic impact of President Trump’s immigration policies.
What Will Trump’s New Economic Policy Look Like? Part 2
Oren speaks on a panel about economic policy in Trump’s second term and more with Jason Furman, Richard Burkhauser, and Kimberly Clausing.
Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence?
Economists have long helped to shape policy on issues like taxes and health care. But flawed forecasts and arcane language have cost them credibility.
What Will Trump’s New Economic Policy Look Like? Part 1
Oren joins a panel discussion with Jason Furman, Richard Burkhauser, and Kimberly Clausing about what Trump’s second term’s economic policy.
What Economists Could Learn From George Costanza
My essay in today’s New York Times…
The Case for Tariffs with Sen. Phil Gramm
Former Senator Phil Gramm joins Oren for a wide-ranging conversation about the merit of tariffs.
Another Window Into America’s Two-Tiered System of Justice
It isn’t just about criminal punishments and presidential pardons
Trump Can Bend Biden’s Industrial Policy To Suit Him
America appears on the cusp of an era of large-scale domestic investment in areas from semiconductors to energy
Tax Cuts for the Coalition We Have
The old GOP dictated Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. His new coalition should shape its future.
Making The Case For Trump’s Tariffs
Oren Cass joins Amanpour and Company to discuss the economic agenda of President-elect Trump.
Oren Cass Debates Scott Winship at AEI
Oren Cass joins the Ethics and Public Policy Center’s “Crossroads of Conservatism” debate series for a debate with AEI’s Scott Winship on whether Americans are better off now than when Read more…
How Free-Market Policymakers Got It All Wrong For Decades
Conservative economist says singular focus on deregulation, unfettered trade failed to deliver for American households.
Trump Made Big Gains Among Blue-Collar Workers. Is He Really on Their Side?
New administration will have to reconcile traditional GOP resistance to unions and workplace rules with ‘New Right’ advocacy for employees.
