The 2023 Cost-of-Thriving Index
Tracking the catastrophic erosion of middle-class life in America
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In Post-Roe World, These Conservatives Embrace a New Kind of Welfare
The New York Times features American Compass’s work leading the development of a conservative family policy.
Talkin’ (Policy) Shop: Banning the BA Box
On this episode of Policy in Brief, Oren Cass and Chris Griswold are joined by Jonathan Berry to discuss a proposal to ban bachelor’s degree requirements in hiring.
Policy Brief: Banning Bachelor’s Degree Requirements
Prohibit employers from making a bachelor’s degree a job requirement
Can the GOP Become a Real Working-Class Party?
The drama in the House of Representatives that ended on Jan. 7 with the late-night election of Kevin McCarthy as speaker after four days and 15 ballots revealed a Republican Read more…
Inside The Battle To Protect Kids From Big Tech
On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” Chris Griswold, policy director at American Compass, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss how history can inform today’s technology debates Read more…
Talkin’ (Policy) Shop: Pro-Worker Bankruptcy Reform
On this episode of Policy in Brief, Oren and Chris take a look at the damage done to workers and local communities when businesses go bankrupt and propose reforms to better align risk and reword.
Policy Brief: Pro-Worker Bankruptcy Reform
Put workers ahead of Wall Street
when firms go bankrupt
Ferment of Change Lurks in Republican Chaos
The unfolding spectacle of a US House of Representatives in disarray, unable to elect a Speaker, should be a common one.
Founder’s Letter: The Libertarians Have Left the Building
On plotting the progress of a paradigm shift
2022 Annual Report
The platform we have built for a new conservative economic agenda—with its strong intellectual foundation, robust organizational infrastructure, and concrete policy proposals—is welcoming converts and playing host to the policymaking process.
Lessons on Industrial Policy from Silicon Valley and Ronald Reagan
On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” Wells King joins Emily Jashinsky to discuss how policymakers can harness history to address the economic problems of today.
Talkin’ (Policy) Shop: A Monthly Family Benefit
In the spirit of the holidays, this episode of Policy in Brief focuses on the family and what public policy can do to support this vital institution.
Policy Brief: A Monthly Family Benefit
Help working families with the costs of raising children
Republicans: Our Future Is Not With Free Markets. It’s With the Working Class
Progressives were surprised, confused, and frustrated by Senator Marco Rubio last week. “I definitely didn’t have Marco Rubio being more pro worker than Joe Biden on my 2022 bingo card,” one tweeted. “UGH, UGH, UGH…When Read more…
The GOP’s New Path to the Future
A new approach to tech policy is taking root in the GOP, and it’s not what you might expect from the party of Alan Greenspan and Friedrich Hayek. Led by a Read more…
Myth-Busting Silicon Valley
American Compass’s Wells King argues that Silicon Valley’s founder myth has things backward, misunderstanding the source of the regime’s power and flattering its worst instincts.
Silicon Valley’s Public Garages
The indispensable and effective role of public policy in building the digital age
Talkin’ (Policy) Shop: Financing Higher Education
On this episode of Policy in Brief, Oren Cass and Chris Griswold discuss how we should finance higher education in the U.S.
Policy Brief: Self-Financing by Colleges
Place higher education’s risks on institutions, not students
