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Policy advisor Mark DiPlacido joins NPR’s Here & Now

American Compass policy advisor Mark DiPlacido joins NPR’s Here & Now to discuss the Trump tariffs.

Policy advisor Mark DiPlacido joins Marketplace

American Compass policy advisor Mark DiPlacido joins Marketplace to break down President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff regime, and discuss what they mean for the American worker.

Support Grows for President Trump’s America First Reciprocal Trade Plan

One day after President Donald J. Trump announced a new chapter in American prosperity, support continues to roll in for his bold vision to reverse the decades of globalization that has decimated our industrial base.

Trump’s tariff announcement may be the beginning of Wall Street’s woes

Recession risks are climbing, with big banks downgrading their expectations for future economic growth and warning that inflation will accelerate.

The Case for Trump’s Tariffs with Oren Cass

Oren Cass joins the Wall Street Journal’s ‘What’s News’ podcast to discuss the Trump tariffs.

Policy advisor Mark DiPlacido joins PBS News Hour

The impact of tariffs is starting to become real and more are on the way. One of the biggest questions around President Trump’s approach is whether it can help revitalize American manufacturing.

Oren Cass Joins The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Oren Cass, chief economist at American Compass, who writes the “Understanding America” newsletter, sits down with Jon Stewart to discuss conservative economic policies of the New Right, which will be outlined in his forthcoming book, “The New Conservatives.”

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.

Bringing Back America’s Shipbuilding Capacity

Shipbuilding is a major component of any nation’s economic security.

Tariffs’ Long-Term Benefits Are Worth Short-Term Costs

President Trump’s America First trade agenda is worth it.

A New Trade Paradigm

The case for eliminating the U.S. trade deficit, supporting high-quality jobs, and expanding domestic manufacturing through fair and reciprocal trade policies

In Search Of The Invisible Hand

Adam Smith’s capitalism demands constraints on markets, not blind faith in them.

Trump’s Tariffs Face Long Odds in Bid to Bring Factories Home

Trump’s trade policy is trying to re-create an economy — and a way of life — that hasn’t existed in the United States for decades.

Oren Cass joins The Winston Marshall Show

Cass joins The Winston Marshall Show to discuss the benefits of tariffs for American workers.

Trump’s Trade War with Jared Bernstein and Oren Cass

President Biden’s former economic advisor Jared Bernstein and American Compass Executive Director Oren Cass debate Trump’s trade policies and whether U.S. protectionism will bring economic gains to the middle and Read more…

Oren Cass on the Invisible Hand

Adam Smith’s capitalism demands constraints on markets, not blind faith in them.

Oren Cass and Michael Gove Debate Protectionism with Tony Abbott and Daniel Hannan at ARC 2025

Resolved: Do Protectionist trade policies make us poorer?

USMCA Was Never Meant to Be Permanent

The first Trump administration’s USMCA deal needs to be just the opening salvo in our new trade dynamic.

Was ‘free trade’ really working?

Oren Cass joins the Spectator’s “Americano” podcast to discuss trade and globalization in the Trump era.

‘Tariffs can play a very effective role’

Oren Cass makes the strategic case for Trump’s using tariffs as a negotiating tool.

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