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The Commons hosts commentary from contributing writers across the political spectrum, advancing American Compass’s mission through discussion that combines intellectual combat and personal civility.
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10/7/2022
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Michael Pettis
Bad Trade
“Bad competitiveness” results in weakening demand, which either reduces global production or requires surging debt to maintain demand and production at its existing level. Perhaps that rings a bell, because it is the world we live in.
5/20/2022
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Oliver Traldi
With All Due Respect to the Experts
We need and value expertise, yet our public square tends to amplify precisely those least worthy of our trust. How should we decide who counts as an expert, what topics their expertise properly addresses, and which claims deserve deference?
7/15/2022
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Erika Bachiochi
Pursuing the Reunification of Home and Work
The conflict between responsibilities at home and at work is largely the result of economic transitions to which we still—nearly a century after industrialization and 50 years into the modern feminist movement—have not adequately responded.
Most Recent
1/6/2023
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Oren Cass
Ferment of Change Lurks in Republican Chaos
1/5/2023
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Oren Cass
Founder’s Letter: The Libertarians Have Left the Building
12/5/2022
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Chris Griswold
Republicans: Our Future Is Not With Free Markets. It’s With the Working Class
11/28/2022
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Wells King
Myth-Busting Silicon Valley
10/25/2022
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Oren Cass
Liz Truss, Supply-Side Crush
10/17/2022
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Oren Cass
Skills Gaps Will Force Companies to Do Right by Their Compatriots
10/7/2022
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Michael Pettis