Ep. 113 Oren Cass and the Conservative Critique of Pure Laissez-Faire

Published: March 28, 2020, 2 p.m.

Oren Cass is the executive director of American Compass, a conservative think tank that stresses the importance of family and domestic industry, in opposition to a singleminded devotion to economic efficiency. Cass was previously a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, and was the domestic policy director for Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign. Bob and Oren have a friendly discussion about their disagreements on economic policy.