Author: Ethan Peck

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Ethan Peck: BlackRock’s Larry Fink Peddles The Left’s Radical ESG Agenda

FEP Commentary /
In another one of his annual letters — this time to investors instead of CEOs — BlackRock CEO and self-appointed oligarch of the world economy, Larry Fink, proved once again that he can’t help but contradict himself, lie to shareholders, mischaracterize basic ...
Vanguard's ESG Flip-Flop Is Phony

Vanguard’s ESG Flip-Flop Is Phony

Free Enterprise Project /
In his latest commentary for Real Clear Markets, Free Enterprise Project Director Scott Shepard argues that the recent backpedaling of ESG by major corporations is superficial. “Don’t allow a few cosmetic changes to convince you that we’re winning. The battle [against ESG] has just ...
The Davos Mafia's Agenda Is Becoming Increasingly Immoral

The Davos Mafia’s Agenda Is Becoming Increasingly Immoral

Free Enterprise Project /
In his latest commentary for Real Clear Markets, Free Enterprise Project Director Scott Shepard details the latest – and increasingly malicious – wrongdoings of woke capital. "In 2022, the locus of evil in the western world is Davos, with forward outposts in the C-suites ...
Corporations Back Discrimination In Supreme Court Case

Corporations Back Discrimination In Supreme Court Case

Free Enterprise Project /
In his latest commentary for Real Clear Markets, Free Enterprise Project Director Scott Shepard explains why corporations weighed in on the Supreme Court case on diversity-excused discrimination in university admissions. “Corporations claimed that universities must be permitted to discriminate on the basis of race ...
SHEPARD: Twitter staff prove as its final act exactly why it must go

SHEPARD: Twitter staff prove as its final act exactly why it must go

Free Enterprise Project /
In his latest commentary for Real Clear Markets, Free Enterprise Project Director Scott Shepard writes about the layoffs at Twitter since Elon Musk's purchase of the company, how a similar wave of firings may follow at Facebook, and what it all means for woke ...
PECK: Woke Capital Can't End Until Corporate Incest Does

PECK: Woke Capital Can’t End Until Corporate Incest Does

Free Enterprise Project /
In his recent column in Human Events, Free Enterprise Project associate Ethan Peck takes a deep dive on corporate incest and how it serves the woke industrial complex. "We’ve all seen how most major corporations – whether they make cars, sneakers, movies or coffee ...
SHEPARD: BlackRock Fails to 'Set the Record Straight' On Its Energy Policy

SHEPARD: BlackRock Fails to ‘Set the Record Straight’ On Its Energy Policy

Free Enterprise Project /
In his latest commentary for Real Clear Markets, Free Enterprise Project Director Scott Shepard discusses BlackRock's weak attempt to repair its anti-fossil fuel reputation. "What BlackRock invests in all energy companies – even unreliable-energy companies – is irrelevant, because the objection is that BlackRock discriminates within the ...
Abortion And Transgenderism Have Gnostic Roots

Abortion And Transgenderism Have Gnostic Roots

Free Enterprise Project /
In his recent column in Human Events, Free Enterprise Project associate Ethan Peck outlines how Gnosticism may explain the left's positions on transgenderism and abortion. "The central thesis of Gnosticism is that each individual is in possession of personal spiritual knowledge called 'gnosis' (in ...
Hurricane Ian Proved That Apolitical Corporate Activism Is Possible

Hurricane Ian Proved That Apolitical Corporate Activism Is Possible

Free Enterprise Project /
In his latest commentary for Real Clear Markets, Free Enterprise Project Director Scott Shepard explains how the corporate response to Hurricane Ian showed that neutral, apolitical corporate activism is possible. "My guess is that the companies won’t see anyone at all protesting their actions ...
SHEPARD: Billionaire Executives Misconstrue Capitalism

SHEPARD: Billionaire Executives Misconstrue Capitalism

Free Enterprise Project /
In his latest commentary for Real Clear Markets, Free Enterprise Project Director Scott Shepard explains why and how executives like Mike Bloomberg, Jamie Dimon and Larry Fink continue to distort free enterprise. "Woke executives have noticed that vast swathes of Americans aren’t much interested ...

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