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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 usPutting Workers First with Sen. Bernie MorenoHow one Ohio senator is fighting to save American jobsThe Architect of a Movement with Sam TanenhausStudying William F. Buckley, Jr.’s life and legacy in a time of political realignmentExploring the New World with Vice President JD VanceVP Vance on how the Right lost its way—and how to recover an authentically conservative economics.A New Conservatism with Matthew ContinettiHow does today’s GOP realignment compare to previous ideological shifts?'Where Did All the Good Jobs Go?' with Zeynep TonBuilding a strong middle class in a service-oriented economyApple's Chinafication with Patrick McGeeThe company’s corporate story is really about China, and how it came to dominate global industry.The Future of American Manufacturing with Chris PowerHow one company is helping reindustrialize AmericaTrump’s First 100 Days with Rachel BovardNow that we’re 100 days into the second Trump administration, what should conservatives make of it?How the Media Lost Its Way with Mark HalperinWhy the mainstream media has been incapable of reform in the wake of President Trump’s reelection.The Myths Behind Free Trade with Mark DiPlacidoBreaking down the worst arguments presented by free trade absolutistsThe Global Tariff with Rep. Jared GoldenA sit-down with self-described ‘progressive conservative’ Democratic congressman who is taking up Trump’s trade war in Congress.Our Manhood Crisis with Amber LappThe heartbreak of America’s missing men told through the stories of one, small southwestern Ohio town.After the Factories Left with David AutorThe communities upended by the China Shock are still waiting for their promised “happily ever after.”