RECOMMENDED READING
In this episode I am once again joined by Author and Economist Oren Cass to discuss his new book “The New Conservatives” which explores restoring America’s commitment to family, community, and industry. We talk about America’s past and how the Trump admin understands the need to invest in bringing back certain industries, as well as new conservatives’ skepticism of the markets. Cass shares where his confidence in the markets comes from and the lessons we are learning in getting back to free market capitalism.
Recommended Reading
Is Trump About to Invite In the Biggest Predator in the World?
“If you look at my old speeches when I was young, very handsome,” President Trump said while announcing his “Liberation Day” tariffs last year, “I’d be on a television show. I’d be talking about how we were being ripped off.”
Josh Hawley Sees AI as a Binary Choice for the GOP
Hawley’s audience was roughly 500 people who filed into the National Building Museum in D.C. for a black-tie gala hosted by American Compass, a populist, new right think tank with deep ties to Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Scott Bessent becomes chief salesman for Trump’s economic security pitch
Oren Cass, the founder and chief economist of American Compass, told the Washington Examiner that Bessent’s strength is communicating why “market policy people” should get on board with Trump’s platform, even though they’re effectively behind the exact economic norms the administration is trying to reverse.
