In Trump 2.0, ‘Free Trade’ Republicans Are a Dying Breed
As GOP bends to the president’s populist vision, laissez-faire is out of style.
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2024 Annual Report
The view from the new world: American Compass’s 2024 Annual Report.
Founder’s Letter: Consensus, Building
Oren Cass reflects on five years of American Compass’s contributions as part of the 2024 Annual Report.
Oren Cass joins The Michael Steele Podcast
Chief economist Oren Cass joins former RNC Chair Michael Steele to discuss the New Conservatives.
Josh Hawley and the Republican Populists, at War With Their Party
The conservative senator from Missouri, better known for his raised fist in solidarity with Trump supporters on Jan. 6, is embracing a key rhetorical theme in the president’s political ascendancy.
Grover Norquist Can’t Believe What He’s Hearing
Is the GOP about to raise taxes?
With Car Tariffs, Trump Puts His Unorthodox Trade Theory to the Test
With sweeping auto levies, the president is putting his beliefs about tariffs into practice on the global economy.
Beware America’s fake fiscal conservatives
Republicans are indulging in budgetary chicanery in order to preserve Trump’s tax cuts.
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.
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
