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Tax Cuts Aren’t a Magic Bullet for Red States
The traditional Republican playbook for state success is too simplistic.
Redefining Income Is the Wrong Approach to Inequality
Earnings before taxes and government transfers remains a key benchmark for prosperity.
The Electric Slide
American EV policy is failing. Here’s how to fix it.
The Realignment of the Working Class with Batya Ungar-Sargon
Newsweek’s Batya Ungar-Sargon joins Oren for a wide-ranging conversation about the politics of working-class Americans.
Welcome to Understanding America
Your guide to the future of economics, American politics, and public policy.
Table Stakes
The key policy commitments that citizens should expect from any leader serious about tackling each challenge
Reality is Forcing a Shift in America’s Tax And Spend Debate
US conservatives are moving away from the old orthodoxy on how to balance deficits and revenues.
Anti-Competitive Amazon with Dana Mattioli
WSJ’s Dana Mattioli joins Oren to discuss her new book, The Everything War, about Amazon’s anti-competitive practices.
What the ‘Success Sequence’ Misses
Long-term flourishing requires a deeper conversation than proponents admit.
Freedom from Economic Fear
Defending the American economy against an economic-liberty killer: fear.
Move Fast and Make Things
A new wave of AI-driven innovation is key to a manufacturing renaissance.
Confronting the Federal Deficit with Reps. Khanna and Arrington
Both taxes and spending are on the table as one progressive and one conservative join Oren Cass for discussions of how exactly to fix the budget.
Has Civil Society Become Part of the Problem?
Not only markets but also mediating institutions deserve greater scrutiny from conservatives.
Ten Years of Fighting the Dragon
Looking back at a decade of shifting the consensus on China
‘Free Trade’ Is a Story of Broken Promises. America Needs Tariffs
Globalization has weakened our industrial base, eroded communities and ruined job prospects. Tariffs are essential to restoring our future.
The Tea Party is Dead (Again). What Will its Legacy Be?
Coalition director Duncan Braid joins a panel discussion on KQED (NPR, San Francisco) to discuss the legacy of the Tea Party movement.
Pronatalism Isn’t Pro-Family
Supporting America’s families is more than a numbers game.
Will Trump II See the Return of Fiscal Conservatism?
The long-standing conservative consensus on tax cuts is now teetering, and even if Republicans win the presidency and both houses of Congress, TCJA’s extension is no sure thing.
New Collection: Return of the Fiscal Conservatives
American Compass has released a new collection taking on directly the most sacred Republican cow: tax policy.
