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Christopher Arps: Unmasking China's Paper Tiger Economy

Christopher Arps: Unmasking China’s Paper Tiger Economy

Project 21 Commentary /
Facade Hides Vulnerabilities That Undermine Nation’s Global Standing An aura of invincibility has accompanied China‘s meteoric rise to becoming the world’s second-largest economy. Recent revelations, however, paint a different picture, revealing a troubled economic landscape that misrepresents the nation’s apparent ...
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Stone Washington: Minority-Owned Businesses Suffer A Second Pandemic Of Crime As Local Governments Handcuff The Police

Project 21 Commentary /
The pandemic is now officially over. Thankfully most Americans survived, although we shall always miss those who were taken from us. However, one part of American society is still reeling from the pandemic’s effects – small business, especially small minority ...
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How Much Influence Does the Human Rights Campaign Have On Disney Decisions?

FEP Commentary /
The Walt Disney Company once seemed untouchable. But oh how the mighty Mouse is falling. With Disney profits plummeting, Free Enterprise Project Associate Stefan Padfield explores possible explanations, wading through the muddy swamp of Florida politics and finding a likely ...
Target Pride

Which Companies Offend You the Most? We Want to Hear From You!

Free Enterprise Project /
Here at the National Center we have fought woke policies at thousands of American companies. And we will continue to do so through our Free Enterprise Project.  But to help us focus our efforts in the coming year, we want ...
Black Communities Won't Be Healed By Collective Victimhood

Black Communities Won’t Be Healed By Collective Victimhood

Project 21 /
"When will Black Americans relinquish the deification of victimhood?" asks Project 21 Ambassador DawnMarie Alexander Boursiquot. "When will they see themselves as more than the color of their skin and cease wearing victimization like a badge of honor?" In a commentary ...
DawnMarie A. Boursiquot: Black Americans' Continued Deification of Victimhood

DawnMarie A. Boursiquot: Black Americans’ Continued Deification of Victimhood

Project 21 Commentary /
What will they do now that skin color is no longer a factor in college admissions? A month has passed since the Supreme Court decision on university affirmative action admission requirements, and the dust has begun to settle. But as ...
Affirmative Action Is Racist and Illegal in Corporate America, Just as It Was in Higher Education

Affirmative Action Is Racist and Illegal in Corporate America, Just as It Was in Higher Education

Media Mention /
On the heels of the Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in higher education, conservative activists such as those with our Free Enterprise Project (FEP) are targeting diversity programs at corporations such as Starbucks, Comcast and Amazon. While our lawsuit ...
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Bob Iger is Ruining Disney

FEP Commentary /
Is Bob Iger purposefully trying to ruin Disney?  He seems to be on a self-destructive mission. In a commentary at RealClearMarkets, Free Enterprise Project Director Scott Shepard notes numerous ways the Disney CEO has driven his once-robust entertainment colossus into ...
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The Four Groups Responsible for Woke Capitalism

FEP Commentary /
Who's responsible for the head-scratching bad behavior we've seen recently at corporations such as Target and Anheuser-Busch? In a new commentary published through InsideSources, Free Enterprise Project Associate Stefan Padfield points a finger at four groups enabling Corporate America's radical ...
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JPMorgan Chase Targets Anti-Woke Resisters — And Now Their Families Too

FEP Commentary /
"JPMorgan Chase is back to debanking," writes Free Enterprise Project Director Scott Shepard. "Once again, it’s not providing any explanations. And once again it’s targeting people who dare to question the Left Government/Woke Business conspiracy against liberty." In a RealClearMarkets ...

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