The American Compass Podcast
1) Are the Tariffs Constitutional? with Chad Squitieri and Peter Harrell
Last Friday, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that President Trump did not have the authority to issue emergency tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), settin...Show More
2) An American Sovereign Wealth Fund with Julius Krein
America’s political elite assumed Wall Street would finance its future. Instead, private capital chased software and speculation, leaving the nation dependent on foreign supply chains for most manufac...Show More
3) Still Hooked on Beijing with Geoffrey Cain
In the 1990s, Silicon Valley thought access to China would help open their markets and liberalize the nation. Instead, their engagement ended up empowering the CCP and helped build the Chinese surveil...Show More
4) Rebuilding Strategic Depth with Nadia Schadlow
America once relied on oceans, industrial might, and large stockpiles to give her strategic depth—the ability to maneuver economically, militarily, and technologically during conflict. But those buffe...Show More
5) A Tariff Reality Check with Bloomberg’s Anna Wong
Economists and politicians told us that President Trump’s tariffs would spark foreign retaliation and drive up domestic prices. But current economic data are beginning to tell a different story. Ann...Show More
6) Fighting for the Working Class with Rep. Riley Moore
From working as a welder to taking on BlackRock as West Virginia’s first Republican-elected state treasurer in decades, Riley Moore’s trajectory has been anything but conventional. Rep. Riley Moore ...Show More
7) Fixing Scientific Research Funding with Simon Johnson
As the Trump administration reshapes how federal dollars flow to universities, reform-minded academics are rethinking how to fix the systemic problems on campus without jeopardizing important research...Show More
8) China Shock 2.0 with Brad Setser
Even as the U.S. begins decoupling from our Asian rival, the threat of a second “China shock”—one where the country’s economy dominates key resources and minerals—is rapidly emerging. Brad Setser, sen...Show More
9) What Comes After Post-Liberalism with Patrick Deneen
Are we all post-liberals now? The leading voice in the debate about what comes after liberalism, Notre Dame professor Patrick Deneen, joins the podcast to discuss where American politics is headed no...Show More
10) The Critical Minerals Crisis with Robert Bryce
The United States remains wholly dependent upon China for 95% of rare earth elements, 100% reliant on imports for 15 critical minerals, and over 80% reliant for eleven more. These minerals enable ever...Show More