When it comes to political economy, the old consensus is breaking down.
In Canada, the United States, and across the Western world, there are profound changes happening in trade, industry, national identity, and social well-being.
Political players and thought leaders are challenging free trade orthodoxy, shareholder primacy, and consumer-first economics. And it’s not only the left that’s pushing back against longstanding norms. Increasingly, these questions are coming from members of the political right.
Questions we once thought settled—like what we owe to our workers, our communities, and our nation—are being asked again. This time with new answers.
To help unpack this, Oren Cass, founder and executive director of American Compass, joins Peter Copeland, deputy director of the Domestic Policy Program at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, on this episode of Inside Policy Talks.
Cass, author of The Once and Future Worker, is one of the leading voices behind a “new right” economic and political agenda. This worldview is communitarian, worker-focused, and sharply critical of economic libertarianism and market fundamentalism.
