New Survey Shows American Rejection of Globalization
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Issues 2024: Globalization
Revitalizing the national economy must begin with restoring the incentive to invest and build in America.
The American Rejection of Globalization
While many economists continue to insist that globalization has benefited the United States, the American people do not agree.
Free Trade’s Origin Myth
American elites accepted the economic theory of “comparative advantage” mainly because it justified their geopolitical agenda.
China Challenge Is Too Much for Republican Market Fundamentalism
Defeat on outward-bound investment legislation shows significant change in the party
American Compass and Heritage Foundation Lead Coalition Letter Urging Outbound Investment Restrictions
FY24 NDAA should maintain disclosure requirements and restrict U.S. capital flows to China
Coalition Letter: Outbound Investment Restrictions
As the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) moves through conference committee, we write to urge Congress’s support for security-related restrictions on outbound investment of American capital to the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Why Trump Is Right About Tariffs
Taxing imported goods is unpopular with economists, but it could help the U.S. lower the trade deficit, strengthen its industrial base and safeguard national security.
Halting Investment in China
Oren Cass discusses why America must disentangle from China to protect its market from subversion by the CCP.
US Republicans Could Finally Win the Argument on Immigration
Political conditions in the US are ripe for rare progress on immigration, writes Oren Cass in the Financial Times.
Critics Corner: Tax Foundation’s Erica York on Tariffs
On this episode of Critics Corner, Tax Foundation senior economist Erica York joins Oren Cass for a conversation about tariffs: who bears the cost, who benefits, and much more. Further Read more…
The Case for a Hard Break With China
In Foreign Affairs, Oren Cass and Gabriela Rodriguez make the case for why economic de-risking is not enough
Only Trump Could Confront China
The inside story of the trade negotiation that changed the world
Sen. Marco Rubio on Globalization and Rebuilding American Capitalism
Sen. Marco Rubio and Oren Cass discuss globalization, what has gone wrong in the American economy, and the policies we’ll need to recover.
American Compass Calls for a Hard Break from China
New policy paper offers a comprehensive agenda for protecting the American market from subversion by the CCP
A Hard Break from China
Protecting the American Market from Subversion by the CCP
Policy Brief: End “Permanent Normal Trade Relations” with China
Reclaiming control of U.S. trade policy
Senator Marco Rubio on Globalization, Markets, and the Common Good
On this special episode of the American Compass podcast, Senator Marco Rubio joins Oren Cass for a wide-ranging discussion of conservative economics and the common good.
Policy Brief: The Global Tariff
Levy a tariff on all imports that rises until trade is balanced
Policy Brief: The Market Access Charge
Make American goods more attractive to foreigners than American assets
