Revolt of the Normies
Trump’s victory is a win for everyday Americans, at the expense of the elites
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Trump’s Victory and the Realignment with Michael Needham
American Compass Chairman Michael Needham joins Oren to discuss Trump’s landslide victory and the political realignment that made it possible.
Trump’s Victory Makes Clear: America Is Still America
Voters embraced Trump’s vision of American destiny over Harris’s dystopian vision of decline
In Defeat, One More Chance to Get It Right
Defending democracy is for losers (in a good way!)…
The Lie Progressives Tell Themselves About Immigration
Plus, CHIPS dips then flips, and the young men up for grabs this election…
You Hold Your Election with the System You Have
A roundup from Oren Cass about what you should be reading from across the web over the last week to better understand America
Is Academic ‘Wokeness’ in Remission?
New developments may seem promising, but the real problems are deeper
The Young Men Up For Grabs
Young non-white men are key swing voters in 2024, but Democrats don’t speak to them
These Progressive Ideas Flopped. They’re Still Dangerous.
The moral arc of history doesn’t always bend towards the Left’s political ideology.
Elite Misalignment
Understanding the break between elite and everyday interests
A Tech Off-Ramp for Kids with Clare Morell
Clare Morell joins the American Compass Podcast to discuss kids’ addiction to tech, and what governments can do about it.
America On-the-Line
The digital era’s addictive technologies are undermining the foundations of our self-governing republic
Democracy and Culture on the Ballot
One campaign offers a shared culture. The other, disintegrative notions of “diversity.”
We All Have Dreams, but What’s the American Reality?
For most, seeking fortune in the big city ain’t it
The Case of the Disappearing Industrial Crown Jewels…Cracked.
A roundup from Oren Cass about what you should be reading from across the web over the last week to better understand America
Turning Down the Electoral Temperature
Democratic elections aren’t supposed to be life-or-death
What If Honesty Really Is The Best Policy In Politics?
Data suggests Americans can handle the truth if politicians are willing to tell it
New Survey Upends Conventional Wisdom About the American Dream
PRESS RELEASE — The American people reject the story of opportunity, mobility, and consumerism that politicians have been telling them for a generation
The American Wake-Up Call
Politicians are still selling a “Dream” that voters aren’t buying
On the State of Neighboring
The consequences of America’s fraying social fabric in one conversation
