For the fifth anniversary of American Compass, the conservative think tank hailed by the Wall Street Journal as "the forefront of rethinking traditional conservative economic ideas," comes a collection of its best, most influential writing.
OREN CASS is the founder and chief economist at American Compass and author of The Once and Future Worker (2018), a groundbreaking reassessment of economic policy. Cass writes monthly columns for both The New York Times and the Financial Times, and his essays have appeared recently in publications ranging from The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and Foreign Affairs to First Things, Law & Liberty, and Compact. AMERICAN COMPASS is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to restore an economic consensus that emphasizes the importance of family, community, and industry to the nation’s liberty and prosperity. Founded in 2020 by Oren Cass, the organization challenges conventional wisdom and champions innovative solutions that prioritize American workers, their families and communities, and the national interest. Its work addresses critical issues such as economic growth and job creation, trade and industrial policy, worker power and family stability, and the role of government in promoting the common good.
