Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop

A podcast series that goes in-depth on the practical solutions to key issues in labor, healthcare, education, immigration, and more.
Episodes
Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop: Support for Families

Oren and Chris weigh in on the ongoing fight over the Child Tax Credit and discuss more broadly the question of how conservatives should think about supporting familiesā€”without getting mired in 30-year-old fights about welfare.

Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop: Globalization

On this episode of Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop, Oren and Chris discuss globalizationā€”how we got here, the problems it has created, and what policymakers should do now.

Talkin’ (Policy) Shop: Wall Street

On this episode of Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop, Oren and Chris head to Wall Street to discuss our fourth Issues 2024 brief, exploring why 57% of GOP voters say that "Wall Street investors are getting rich doing things that weaken our economy"ā€”and what policymakers can do to get things back on track.

Talkin’ (Policy) Shop: Industrial Policy

On this episode of Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop, Oren and Chris discuss our third Issues 2024 brief and the importance of a strong industrial base.

Talkin (Policy) Shop: Worker Power

On this episode of Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop, Oren and Chris discuss Issues 2024: Worker Power.

Talkin’ (Policy) Shop: Middle-Class Security

On this episode of Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop, Oren and Chris discuss the first Issues 2024 brief on declining middle-class security in America.

Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop: GOP Voters and the Realignment

On this episode, Oren and Chris discuss the results of our new poll of GOP primary voters, which shows an economic realignment is well underway.

Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop: Making Social Media Safe for Kids

On this episode of Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop, Oren and Chris discuss how to protect kids online.

Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop: Pre-Competitive R&D Consortia

On this episode of Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop, Oren and Chris are joined by Willy Shih, a professor at Harvard Business School, to discuss pre-competitive R&D consortia.

Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop: Worker Voice

On this episode, Oren and Chris discuss the issue of worker voice and how to reform labor law to create new avenues for labor input from the shop floor to the boardroom.

Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop: Public Pension Accountability

On this episode, Oren Cass and Chris Griswold discuss the need for transparent reporting requirements for public pension funds.

Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop: Local Content Requirements

On this episode of Policy in Brief, Oren and Chris discuss how to spur private investment, innovation, and competition by guaranteeing demand for domestic production

Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop: Banning the BA Box

On this episode of Policy in Brief, Oren Cass and Chris Griswold are joined by Jonathan Berry to discuss a proposal to ban bachelor's degree requirements in hiring.

Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop: Pro-Worker Bankruptcy Reform

On this episode of Policy in Brief, Oren and Chris take a look at the damage done to workers and local communities when businesses go bankrupt and propose reforms to better align risk and reword.

Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop: A Monthly Family Benefit

In the spirit of the holidays, this episode of Policy in Brief focuses on the family and what public policy can do to support this vital institution.

Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop: Financing Higher Education

On this episode of Policy in Brief, Oren Cass and Chris Griswold discuss how we should finance higher education in the U.S.

Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop: Worker-Run Benefits

On this episode of Policy in Brief, Oren Cass and Chris Griswold discuss a proposal to allow workers to administer their own employee benefits through organizations they control.

Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop: Balancing U.S. Trade

On this episode of Policy in Brief, Oren Cass is joined by American Compass policy director Chris Griswold to discuss how U.S. trade fell so far out of balanceā€”and some ideas for how to rebalance it.

Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop: Online Age Verification

On this episode of Policy in Brief, Oren Cass is joined by Chris Griswold to discuss a proposal to create an online age-verification system to keep kids safe online.

Talkinā€™ (Policy) Shop: The Workforce Training Grant

On the inaugural episode of Policy in Brief, American Compass executive director Oren Cass is joined by policy director Chris Griswold to discuss the Workforce Training Grant, a proposal to create a meaningful alternative pathway to college.

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