The Commons
Making Sense of Conservative Economics
Trump’s anti-bureaucracy energy should be directed at regulation as well as waste
It isn’t just about criminal punishments and presidential pardons
The old GOP dictated Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. His new coalition should shape its future.
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Oren speaks on a panel about economic policy in Trump’s second term and more with Jason Furman, Richard Burkhauser, and Kimberly Clausing.
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Rebuilding American industry is worth it—but it won’t be quick, easy, or cheap.
The era of “the era of big government is over” may itself now be over, writes Oren Cass in the Financial Times.
How deregulation of trucking has failed truckers—and everyone else
If Republicans are serious about confronting China, they need to sideline members who aren’t
But older anti-government institutions still need to realise that the mistakes of the 1960s are not being repeated

