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Outbound Investment Review
In 2021, hedge fund manager Ray Dalio gave a forthright defense of his investments in China despite its horrifying human rights record and adversarial posture toward the United States. “I 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.
Global Tariff
America’s enormous trade deficits are a double disaster for the nation. First, they represent a mortgaging of the future, as we pay for our consumption of goods and services produced Read more…
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
Senator Marco Rubio on Globalization, Markets, and the Common Good
On this special episode of the American Compass podcast, Senator Marco Rubio joins Oren Cass for a wide-ranging discussion of conservative economics and the common good.
Oren Cass on Tucker Carlson Today: Capitalism in Crisis?
Oren Cass joins Tucker Carlson for an hour-long, in-depth discussion of conservative economics.
How Airbus Took Flight
The success of the aerospace company evidences strong returns on strategic industrial investment.
