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It has become conventional wisdom that Europe, and specifically Germany, is rearming itself. The widespread belief is that the continent, spurred by America’s decreasing interest in NATO, has finally decided it’s time to arm up in a signifi...
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The Democratic Party continues to reel from its 2024 electoral defeat and struggles to connect with the American people. But the party remains captured by special interests and sacred cows that its leaders refuse to confront.
Few under...
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evals accelerationist, working hard on AGI preparedness
Oren Cass is the chief economist at American Compass and a contributing editor for the Financial Times.
Just looking for clues at the scene of the crime.
My name is Tonya, I enjoy writing in my free time,as it's always been a passion of mine. I'm happily married to my husband Lance of 17 years and we have 5 children together
I write about flourishing and social class in the Machine age.
Drew Holden is the managing editor at American Compass and Commonplace magazine. He also writes the Holden Court newsletter.
Attorney and homeschooling mom of four. Writing about women, children, families, and family policy.
Ruy Teixeira is a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and co-founder and politics editor of the Substack newsletter, The Liberal Patriot. His new book, with John B. Judis, is Where Have All the Democrats Gone?
Beijing-based Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment. Former Wall Street trader and banker. Former finance professor at Columbia and Peking universities. All financial contributions will be used to support indie and underground music in Beijing.
Program Director and Policy Advisor, American Compass
I write about reinvention, failure, and comeback in tech and business. Author of Steve Jobs in Exile (Penguin Portfolio, May 19, 2026), The Perfect Police State, and Samsung Rising. Bylines in The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Time, and Wired.
Chris Griswold is the policy director at American Compass.
Mark Krikorian is Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies, www.cis.org.
Writing about education, work, literature, and philosophy. Researching working-class jobs in healthcare. Catholic, wannabe philosopher, occasional fiction writer. Pitt '24, Mansfield College, Oxford '28 (hopefully).
Tech Policy Analyst at the Institute for Family Studies
Senior Policy Advisor at American Compass | Co-author of the Understanding America newsletter, from Commonplace
Director, Cybersecurity Programs at the Aspen Institute
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