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What Happened
The Trump Presidency in Review
Too Few of the President’s Men
An iconoclast’s administration will struggle to find personnel both experienced and aligned.
A Populism Deferred
Trump’s transitional presidency lacked the vision and agenda necessary to let go of GOP orthodoxy.
The Potpourri Presidency
A decentralized and conflicted administration was uniquely inconsistent in its policy actions.
Some Like It Hot
Unsustainable economic stimulus at an expansion’s peak, not tax cuts or tariffs, fueled the Trump boom.
Party Foul
How the Left and Right Fail American Voters
The Five Deadly Sins of the Left
Identity Politics. Retro-Socialism. Catastrophism. Growthphobia. Technopessimism.
The Three Deadly Sins of the Right
Market Fundamentalism. Snobbery. Hubris.
Conversations
What Now? A Conversation On Where Conservatives Go After the Trump Presidency
American Compass’s Oren Cass, WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib, and author George F. Will discuss the future of the conservative movement, co-hosted with the Wall Street Journal.
What Happened: The Trump Presidency in Review
Ross Douthat, Rachel Bovard, Oren Cass, and Arthur Bloom discuss what happened: the degree to which personnel is policy, how the economy performed during the Trump presidency, and what a forward-looking, post-Trump agenda should encompass.
What Next: A Multi-Ethnic, Working-Class Conservatism
Senator Marco Rubio and Congressman Anthony Gonzalez join American Compass executive director Oren Cass for a conversation about how to build a conservative agenda that appeals to a multi-ethnic, working-class base.
What Next: A Multi-Ethnic, Working-Class Conservatism
Senator Marco Rubio and Congressman Anthony Gonzalez join American Compass executive director Oren Cass for a conversation about how to build a conservative agenda that appeals to a multi-ethnic, working-class base.
What Happened: The Trump Presidency in Review
Ross Douthat of the New York Times, Rachel Bovard of the Conservative Partnership Institute, and Oren Cass of American Compass speak with Arthur Bloom of The American Conservative about what they see as the key lessons of the Trump administration.
Government Of, By, and For the Elite
The authors of “Dignity” and “Hillbilly Elegy” reflect on Ruy Teixeira and Henry Olsen’s essays, describe the dynamics that lead to a politics disconnected from the economic and cultural mainstream, and identify possible glimmers of hope.
News & Commentary
Don’t kid yourself about what elections reveal about America
CNN—American Compass’s Oren Cass argues that elections tell us simply who will govern us, not who we are, and it is critical to understand our fellow Americans who voted differently.
Trump Lost the Race. But Republicans Know It’s Still His Party.
THE NEW YORK TIMES—Jeremy Peters highlights American Compass as a leader in building a post-Trump conservative movement by bringing together Capitol Hill staff and policy experts to debate the successes and failures of the past four years.
Win or Lose, It’s Donald Trump’s Republican Party
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE—Elaina Plott discusses the future of the Republican Party and conservative movement, highlighting American Compass’s leadership in forging a path forward.
The Republican Identity Crisis After Trump
THE NEW YORKER—In The New Yorker, Nicholas Lemann discusses the ideological future of both parties, highlighting American Compass as a leader in the movement to bring back a genuinely conservative approach to economics.
The Deadly Sins of the American Right
RISING—American Compass’s Oren Cass joins Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti to discuss the deadly sins of the right, warning the GOP to learn from the 2016 election and update conservative orthodoxy.
US Presidential Candidates are Ignoring Ordinary Voters’ Needs
FINANCIAL TIMES—American Compass’s Oren Cass describes the process by which leaders of both the Republican and Democratic Parties have become unmoored from the voters they aspire to represent.