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JD Vance Is Right About Prioritizing Parents
Plus, Bankruptcy Court is back in session, and the tradeoffs in family life get real…
Tax Cuts As Tragedy, Then Farce
A roundup from Oren Cass about what you should be reading from around the web over the last week to better understand America.
J.D. Vance and the Future of the Right w/Oren Cass, Marshall Kosloff, & Jon Askonas
Oren Cass joins the Dynamist podcast to discuss the selection of JD Vance as Trump’s VP and what it means for conservatism.
Open Borders Economists Have Gone Awfully Quiet About Wages
The pretextual arguments have always been political—not economic.
Are Conservatives Finally Back?
It is morning in a more dignified, pro-worker America.
‘Intellectual Combat’: Inside the Fight to Upend GOP Economics
Politico profile of American Compass and how we are challenging ossified, libertarian dogmas on economics.
When Markets Fail with Ruchir Sharma
Author Ruchir Sharma joins Oren to discuss what happens when markets fail, and how more responsive economics can provide a corrective.
So What If Tariffs Are Taxes?
The goal is a just economy, not market efficiency and progressive taxation for their own sake.
Conservatives Should Care About Cities
Both as electoral targets and as centers of governance, cities hold untapped potential for conservatives.
Silver Linings Playbook
The Right has changed since 2015. America has, too, in ways that challenge conservatives to update their economic prognosis.
The Elite Catch-22
Plus, you can’t fire Biden, he quits; and, the woeful state of economics reporting…
Vance Ensures the Trump Era Will Not Be a Dead End
The epoch of the pro-worker GOP is secured.
Bye, Bye, Economic Pie
And more from this week…
A New Kind of Republican Party Is Forming at the RNC
Politico quotes chief economist Oren Cass about the JD Vance VP decision and what it means for the future of conservative economics.
A New Republican Future Is Emerging—the Return of Actual Conservatism
JD Vance’s VP nomination could mean a GOP attuned to the needs of everyday Americans.
Unpacking the Vance VP Pick with Henry Olsen
EPPC’s Henry Olsen joins to discuss the selection of JD Vance as Trump’s VP and what it means for the future of populist conservatism.
JD Vance Is One of the Most Thoughtful Leaders We’ve Seen in the Senate: American Compass’ Oren Cass
Chief economist Oren Cass joins CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss the JD Vance VP decision and what it means for the future of conservative economics.
The Economic Theory Behind J.D. Vance’s Populism
New York Times host Ezra Klein interviews chief economist Oren Cass to discuss the ideological battle within the GOP.
What Time Is It? Time to Govern.
A durable conservative majority is finally coming within reach.
