Remarks on Family Affordability at AEI
Oren Cass discusses the Cost-of-Thriving Index and the affordability of middle-class life in America at the American Enterprise Institute.
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Rebuilding American Capitalism Provides the Agenda for Conservative Economics
The policy handbook synthesizes three years of work at American Compass
American Compass Calls for a Hard Break from China
New policy paper offers a comprehensive agenda for protecting the American market from subversion by the CCP
A Hard Break from China
Protecting the American Market from Subversion by the CCP
A Labor Shortage Is a Great Problem to Have
Today’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the unemployment rate continuing to hold close to its lowest level in 70 years, despite a slight uptick last month. This might seem Read more…
Policy Brief: Back to Basics for Corporate Finance
Ban stock buybacks and repeal business interest deductibility
The Dignity of Workers
In Democracy at Work, labor law professor Ruth Dukes and sociologist Wolfgang Streeck describe how the dehumanizing and demanding conditions of an Amazon “fulfillment center” maximize the isolation of workers and Read more…
American Conservatives Are Working on the Railroads
The Railway Safety Act has made concrete the ideological debate raging between conservatives and libertarians over the role of government regulation in the free market.
Critics Corner with FreedomWorks’ Phil Bell on the Railway Safety Act
Oren Cass is joined by FreedomWorks’ Phil Bell for a wide-ranging discussion the Railway Safety Act of 2023.
Policy Brief: End “Permanent Normal Trade Relations” with China
Reclaiming control of U.S. trade policy
A New Conservative Economic Philosophy?
Oren Cass joins WSJ editor at large Gerry Baker for a discussion of the evolution of modern conservative economic thought.
Policy Brief: A Domestic Development Bank
Financing American industrial development
Critics Corner with Angela Rachidi
On this episode of Critics Corner, Oren Cass is joined by AEI’s Angela Rachidi to discuss family affordability.
Policy Brief: Guestworker Phasedowns
Ending temporary worker programs that depress American wages
A Guide to Labor Supply
For more than half a century, productivity, GDP, and profit have risen together. Wages have not followed suit.
Policy Brief: Mandatory E-Verify
Maintaining tight labor markets for American workers
One Simple Trick for Raising Wages
The Economics of Labor Supply and the Role of Immigration Policy
Jobs Americans Would Do
A more productive conversation about raising workers’ wages
Talkin’ (Policy) Shop: Making Social Media Safe for Kids
On this episode of Talkin’ (Policy) Shop, Oren and Chris discuss how to protect kids online.
Policy Brief: Making Social Media Safe for Kids
Attack social media’s dangerous design features
