Conservative Economic Thought Is Having an Identity Crisis

Conservative Economic Thought Is Having an Identity Crisis

Shortly before launching the think tank American Compass in 2020, Oren Cass gave an interview to the Washington Post. He compared Donald Trump to an earthquake shaking apart the old Republican coalition of social conservatives, foreign policy hawks, and free-market enthusiasts. Cass wanted to build something new in the space left behind, to “think about what the post-Trump right-of-center is going to be.” He was talking especially about economic…