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There is more to life than economic freedom. And there is more to economic freedom than economic freedom. A society that attempts to maximize everyoneās freedom at every moment will fail miserably in preserving individual liberty and limiting government over time.
What is missing from our policy debates is a distinctively conservative approach to economics. So argues my guest Oren Cass, founder and executive director of American Compass, whose mission is to restore an economic consensus that emphasizes the importance of family, community, and industry to the nation’s liberty and prosperity. Also joining me is Wells King, the research director of American Compass.
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A New Conservative Think Tank Challenges āMarket Fundamentalismā
American Compassās Wells King discussed his views on public policy and the goals of American Compass with National Review’s Daniel Tenreiro.
The Return of Conservative Economics
Today we are announcing the formation of American Compass, an organization dedicated to helping American conservatism recover from its chronic case of market fundamentalism.
Conservative Intellectuals Launch a New Group To Challenge Free-Market āFundamentalismā on the Right
Oren Cass believes conservatives have blundered by outsourcing GOP economic policymaking to libertarian āfundamentalistsā who see the free market as an end unto itself, rather than as a means for improving quality of life to strengthen families and communities.
