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Stakes in private companies. Handshake deals with chief executives. The president’s economic policy has drifted far from principles that long defined the Republican Party. Is it capitalism at all?

On January 14, American Compass chief economist Oren Cass appeared as a witness before the House Foreign Affairs Committee during their hearing titled Winning the AI Arms Race Against the Read more…

It’s the next stage, however, that will define Mr. Trump’s legacy: Can he and his administration move past the demolition, clear the debris and, well, build back better?

President Trump is pioneering a bespoke form of populism — championing workers against corporate elites on the one hand, and protecting big business on the other. … What they’re saying: “While the Old Read more…

For the third installment in the “What Is the Right?” series, we’re featuring the New Right. While the Freedom Conservatives and Libertarians we’ve spoken with in the last two episodes Read more…

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday night detailed how the America First movement is inspired by pursuing the national interest and empowering everyday Americans. Read more…

In this episode I am once again joined by Author and Economist Oren Cass to discuss his new book “The New Conservatives” which explores restoring America’s commitment to family, community, Read more…

To celebrate American Compass’s Fifth Anniversary and the launch of the New Conservatives, Oren Cass joins 2WAY TONIGHT with Mark Halperin.

Both men spoke of reindustrialization, of an America First approach to economic and foreign policy and the role the next generation will play.

A who’s who of Republican elites is set to gather this evening at the National Building Museum for a swanky gala hosted by American Compass, the institutional home of conservative Read more…

Donald Trump promised to be a different kind of Republican. Reimagining trade and taxes, instituting a populist economic agenda, serving main street instead of K street. Are Congressional Republicans actually Read more…

As GOP bends to the president’s populist vision, laissez-faire is out of style.

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.

Oren Cass joins CBS to discuss the role of Elon Musk in the Trump administration.

If Trump’s first administration was run by a ragtag group of rabble rousers barely large enough to fill the White House ranks, his second is being steered by a more sophisticated operation.