Talkin’ (Policy) Shop: Worker Voice
On this episode, Oren and Chris discuss the issue of worker voice and how to reform labor law to create new avenues for labor input from the shop floor to the boardroom.
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Policy Brief: Workers in the Boardroom
Give workers a seat at the directors’ table
Policy Brief: Collaborative Labor-Management Committees
Give workers a collective voice on the job
Railway Safety Act Presents GOP Choice: Tired Dogma or the Common Good?
The Railway Safety Act of 2023 is a potent signal of a sea-change in how conservatives in Washington are approaching their most basic task: governance for the common good.
The Undeniable Success of Israeli Industrial Policy
A prominent public role in R&D, business subsidies, and restrictions that keep both knowledge and production within our borders are not incompatible with rapid economic growth and technological progress.
How Industrial Policy Made the Desert Bloom
A case study on the public investments behind the Israeli economic miracle
At SVB, the Market Was the Failure
The market failure is that market actors are fallible and their efforts at pursuing their own interests do not necessarily lead smoothly to efficient outcomes that serve themselves or the common good.
Keeping Up with the Jones Act
American Compass policy advisor Gabriela Rodriguez discusses the Jones Act, shipping and supply chains, and striking a balance between national security and consumer interests.
Talkin’ (Policy) Shop: Public Pension Accountability
On this episode, Oren Cass and Chris Griswold discuss the need for transparent reporting requirements for public pension funds.
Policy Brief: Public Pension Accountability
Require transparency in management of public money
The Corporation Needs a New Story
In National Review, Oren Cass argues that corporations no longer have owners in the way they once did, with far-reaching ramifications for our economy.
Critics Corner with Steven Kaplan
Oren Cass is joined by private equity expert Steven Kaplan to discuss leveraged buyouts, bankruptcy, and the effects on workers.
Cost of Thriving Index Tracks Middle-Class Struggles
Spotlight on Poverty & Opportunity highlights American Compass’s Cost-of-Thriving Index
Policy Brief: Local Content Requirements
Spur private investment, innovation, and competition by guaranteeing demand for domestic production
Talkin’ (Policy) Shop: Local Content Requirements
On this episode of Policy in Brief, Oren and Chris discuss how to spur private investment, innovation, and competition by guaranteeing demand for domestic production
Oren Cass on Fox Business’s Making Money with Charles Payne
Oren Cass joins Fox Business’s Charles Payne to discuss the Cost-of-Thriving Index and economic pressure on American families
Time Unhad but Not Unspent
In The American Conservative, Micah Meadowcroft discusses the Cost-of-Thriving Index and how economic constraints make family formation more difficult.
Why Are So Many Americans Sour on the Economy? Look at This New Data.
In The Washington Post, Henry Olsen discusses the Cost-of-Thriving Index’s findings about the difficulty of raising a family in the middle class today.
Breaking Points: Americans Drowning in Health Care and Housing Costs
Breaking Points covers American Compass’s Cost-of-Thriving Index
Ordinary Americans Are Counting the Cost of Thriving
In the Financial Times, Oren Cass discusses the pressure on American families illustrated by the 2023 Cost-of-Thriving Index.
