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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American Compass executive director Oren Cass makes the case for disaggregating the Big Tech debate and giving greater focus to the digital age’s novel challenges.
Digital media’s critics echo the same arguments and attitudes of paternalists past.
Attention-harvesting technologies jeopardize our capacity to govern concentrated power—and ourselves.
A pragmatic view of privacy should encourage data collection that benefits users and innovators alike.
The use and abuse of personal data pose a collective challenge that cannot be solved by individuals.
