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Oren Cass joins The Winston Marshall Show

Cass joins The Winston Marshall Show to discuss the benefits of tariffs for American workers.

Vibe Shift: White House Says Stock Market ‘Not Driving Force’

Real Clear Politics explains that Republicans and the Trump administration aren’t willing to worship Wall Street above all else anymore.

Trump’s Trade War with Jared Bernstein and Oren Cass

President Biden’s former economic advisor Jared Bernstein and American Compass Executive Director Oren Cass debate Trump’s trade policies and whether U.S. protectionism will bring economic gains to the middle and Read more…

Oren Cass on the Invisible Hand

Adam Smith’s capitalism demands constraints on markets, not blind faith in them.

Republicans Gamble on a Regressive Economic Agenda

The House Republican budget plan would pair tax cuts that primarily benefit the rich with cuts to programs that help the poor.

Oren Cass and Michael Gove Debate Protectionism with Tony Abbott and Daniel Hannan at ARC 2025

Resolved: Do Protectionist trade policies make us poorer?

Elon Musk’s Approach to Government Spending Sparks Debate

Oren Cass joins CBS to discuss the role of Elon Musk in the Trump administration.

Why DOGE Will Fail

There isn’t an ‘easy button’ for everything.

USMCA Was Never Meant to Be Permanent

The first Trump administration’s USMCA deal needs to be just the opening salvo in our new trade dynamic.

Will Democrats save Trump’s Labor nominee? 

Lori Chavez-DeRemer may need support from the other side.

Was ‘free trade’ really working?

Oren Cass joins the Spectator’s “Americano” podcast to discuss trade and globalization in the Trump era.

An army of MAGA think tanks behind him, it’s Trump’s Washington now

If Trump’s first administration was run by a ragtag group of rabble rousers barely large enough to fill the White House ranks, his second is being steered by a more sophisticated operation.

‘The Realignment’: GOP Sen. Hawley To Introduce Pro-Union Legislation

Breaking from decades of Republican orthodoxy, Sen. Josh Hawley introduces pro-union legislation.

A Manchin down under

After taking down the groups of the Right in the New York Times, Oren Cass faces pushback from market fundamentalists.

Summer Fellows

American Compass summer analysts will work in our Washington, D.C. office in research, policy, and communications. Applications are due by February 28.

The Fringe Cause That Could Derail the Republican Agenda

The Right’s “groups” could destroy the Trump agenda.

‘Tariffs can play a very effective role’

Oren Cass makes the strategic case for Trump’s using tariffs as a negotiating tool.

No Tax Cut Is Free

Conservatives can craft tax reform that reduces inflation, promotes growth, and demonstrates America’s capacity for fiscal responsibility.

Can Trump bring unions into the GOP fold? His labor nominee presents a major test

Secretary of Labor-designate Lori Chavez-DeRemer presents a major test for the realignment.

Trump’s Tariff Whiplash

Six reactions to the new administration’s aggressive trade diplomacy.

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