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Right-leaning think tank American Compass spent the last four years challenging the GOP’s devotion to free markets and small government. It’s triggering intense criticism from the industry’s “legacy” conservative groups and putting it in a high-stakes fight – just as it’s poised to expand its influence.
Today, Politico is out with a profile of American Compass, noting that we have made major inroads in “challenging the GOP intelligentsia’s devotion” to free-market fundamentalism. “American Compass is having a big moment and is poised to expand its influence,” writes Zachary Warmbrodt. The piece also highlights our new chairman, Michael A. Needham, “the former chief of staff to Sen. Marco Rubio and the one-time leader of the Heritage Foundation’s advocacy arm,” who will “grow [our] Washington footprint.” We’re thrilled to have him on board. You can read the full piece at Politico: https://lnkd.in/dXqNi3ty
Economists who claim that unchecked immigration doesn't suppress wages have been very quiet of late. Oren Cass explains why their arguments have always been political, not based in economics at all. You can read the piece on The Commons: https://lnkd.in/dWjWAnQq
Too often, the GOP doesn’t even compete to win elections in cities anymore. Aaron Renn explains why that "isn’t a wise strategy,” as conservatives are currently ceding the field in an area where they could otherwise make valuable electoral, cultural, and public policy gains. You can read Renn’s piece on The Commons: https://lnkd.in/e9c3PZG7
At last week’s National Conservatism Conference, Oren Cass made the case that the GOP has an enormous opportunity to capitalize on conservative momentum and sentiment, particularly in the wake of the JD Vance vice presidential nomination, but we lack direction. What’s needed is “to provide a compelling definition of human flourishing as our ends, aligned with people’s priorities” so that we can “make the case for governing on behalf of the common good.” You can read Oren’s adapted remarks here: https://lnkd.in/eWE6Gdv3
Batya Ungar-Sargon explains that JD Vance is not only a wise pick for vice president on the policy merits but represents a shift, as "a standard bearer for the new, Trumpian version of the GOP, the one that threw away the country club, Chamber of Commerce, free trade, and foreign wars party." You can read her piece on The Commons: https://t.co/UXH7GAL7sO
On this week’s episode of the American Compass Podcast, regular host Oren Cass joins as a guest to discuss electric vehicles with managing editor Drew Holden. Oren explains the current state of EV policy, why conservatives should care, and what a better policy could look like. You can watch or listen to the full podcast, “Making Sense of Electric Vehicles with Oren Cass,” here, or wherever you get your podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eUiE7evx
A recent piece from The Free Press has made waves, suggesting the U.S. today is emblematic of the late stages of the Soviet Union, complete with aging politicians, a bloated bureaucracy, and corruption. Our coalition director Duncan Braid explains why conservatives should see it as a call to action. What’s needed is a change in Republican leadership, and a politics responsive to the interests of the American people. Unlike the Soviet Union, we still have time to change. You can read his full piece on The Commons: https://lnkd.in/enWZQd5r
There’s encouraging news for intellectual diversity from an unlikely source: American universities. John Sailer discusses new efforts to hire and retain a wider range of professors and faculty, including conservatives, who find their numbers near extinction. The development isn’t just good for students. It holds the potential to shift campus culture, for the benefit of everyone. You can read Sailer’s full piece on The Commons: https://lnkd.in/eBUrat32
Just in time for Independence Day, Sergei Korol has a new essay, reflecting on how America has changed since he arrived here fleeing the collapse of the Soviet Union, and what needs to be done to truly make America great again. You can read the full Compass Point essay here: https://lnkd.in/eC8mbATn