The American Compass Podcast
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Is AI Really Going to Kill Us All? with Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate SoaresWill the pursuit of superintelligence actually cause the extinction of the human race?Somewheres and Anywheres with David GoodhartHow a divided worldview between the rooted and the mobile came to define modern politicsEnforcing America’s Labor Laws with Seema NandaHow decades of neglect left America’s worker protections powerless in practiceSharpie's American Comeback with Chris GriswoldHow a single manufacturer’s return to U.S. soil challenges half a century of economic dogma about markets and productionThe Geography of Political Belonging with Salena ZitoHow America’s rooted heartland and its rootless elites came to see the same nation entirely differently.Trump's Media Pushback with Emily Jashinsky and Haisten WillisHow far is too far in the president's battle with the press?Labor's Realignment in the AI Age with Sean M. O'BrienWhy technological change could redefine the future of American workersIs Abundance Just Neoliberalism?Oren Cass and Matt Yglesias debate whether the abundance agenda is something new or just a 2012 retread.Are the Tariffs Constitutional? with Chad Squitieri and Peter HarrellTwo leading legal scholars discuss the constitutionality of President Trump's IEEPA actions.An American Sovereign Wealth Fund with Julius KreinHow a 'development bank' could revive U.S. manufacturing and outlast one-off subsidies.Still Hooked on Beijing with Geoffrey CainWhy Big Tech firms just can't quit their dependence on ChinaRebuilding Strategic Depth with Nadia SchadlowThe arsenal of democracy isn't prepared for future conflicts.A Tariff Reality Check with Bloomberg’s Anna WongMonths after Liberation Day, the economy is doing better than the 'experts' predicted.Fighting for the Working Class with Rep. Riley MooreHow the West Virginia State Treasurer who took on BlackRock is now championing working people in CongressFixing Scientific Research Funding with Simon JohnsonHow to fix America’s broken research pipeline and spread innovation beyond ‘elite’ schools.China Shock 2.0 with Brad SetserWhy China’s new economic manipulation could hit harder—what America can do about it.What Comes After Post-Liberalism with Patrick DeneenThe era of globalization is over. Soon the post-liberal epoch will be, too. What comes next?The Critical Minerals Crisis with Robert BryceAmerica’s Golden Age depends on commanding the materials that make modern life possible.Sohrab Ahmari vs. Josh Hammer: Iran, Israel, and the New RightTwo leading conservative voices debate what the future of ‘America First’ foreign policy looks like.The Poverty of Consumption with Philip PilkingtonWhat our measures of alleged “economic well-being” don’t tell us