Financial Capitalism
Constraining the Corporation
A well-functioning market in which businesses fulfill their obligations to workers, families, communities, and the nation depends upon legal, economic, and social constraints that have fallen away in recent decades.
Collections
Corporate Actual Responsibility
In recent years, the business community has sought to rebrand itself as “socially responsible,” but in practice this has largely amounted to glossy marketing campaigns and nominal charitable contributions. What if corporate executives were instead held responsible for actually considering the interests of their…
Coin-Flip Capitalism
Do the hedge fund, private equity, and venture capital industries channel investment efficiently and in ways beneficial to the nation?
Coin-Flip Capitalism: A Primer
An overview of the hedge fund, private equity, and venture capital industries and the implications of their recent performance.
Coin-Flip Capitalism: Update (Q4 2020)
A review of the latest developments in private finance and the latest update to the Returns Counter.
Coin-Flip Capitalism: Update (Q3 2020)
Commentary on developments in private finance and the Coin-Flip Capitalism debate as of Q3 2020
Conversations
Corporate Actual Responsibility: A Conversation with Senator Josh Hawley
Senator Josh Hawley talks with American Compass executive director Oren Cass about the empty platitudes and hypocrisy of “woke capital” and why conservatives must work to prioritize the needs of workers and families in their economic policy agenda.
Financialization in America
In this episode, Washington Free Beacon editor Aaron Sibarium and small business investor Sam Long discuss the financialization of American business culture and its impacts on our economy and society.
Corporate Actual Responsibility, with Sen. Josh Hawley
Senator Josh Hawley talks with American Compass executive director Oren Cass about the empty platitudes and hypocrisy of “woke capital” and why conservatives must work to prioritize the needs of workers and families in their economic policy agenda.
The Corporate Obligations Debate
Patrick Deneen and Andy Puzder debate the obligations of business.
News & Commentary
How Corporate Actual Responsibility, Not Social Responsibility, Would Look
WASHINGTON EXAMINER—American Compass’s Oren Cass outlines the arguments from an open letter sent to the Business Roundtable calling for corporate actual responsibility.
Oren Cass Presses Business Roundtable on Corporate Responsibility Pledge
RISING—American Compass’s Oren Cass discusses an open letter sent to the Business Roundtable calling for corporate actual responsibility.
Private Equity Captures Rather Than Creates Value
NEWSWEEK—American Compass’s Oren Cass debates University of Chicago professor Todd Henderson over the question, “Does the private equity industry create substantial social value?”
Private Equity, Hedge Funds Get Unlikely Foe in GOP Think Tank
BLOOMBERG—American Compass’s first special project, “Coin-Flip Capitalism,” was featured by Bloomberg Politics, challenging established economic views on the right.