Author: Stefan Padfield

Dick's Sporting Goods

Stefan Padfield: Enhanced Scrutiny and the Omnipresent Specter of Political Bias

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What can we do if corporate decision-makers have become so committed to -- or even blinded by -- their political tribalism and activist mindset that they are creating actionable conflicts of interest within their own companies? In a commentary posted ...
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Stefan Padfield: Larry Fink's Investor Letter Ignores Elephants In BlackRock's Room

Stefan Padfield: Larry Fink’s Investor Letter Ignores Elephants In BlackRock’s Room

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"The most noticeable thing about Larry Fink’s letter to his investors is the deafening silence on ESG and BlackRock’s associated self-inflicted wounds," Free Enterprise Project Deputy Director Stefan Padfield says in a response published at RealClearMarkets. Read Stefan's entire commentary below ...
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Stefan Padfield: We Need to Stop the SEC From Tracking & Weaponizing Your Financial Data

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On the One America News Network, Free Enterprise Project (FEP) Deputy Director Stefan Padfield told host Stella Escobedo why FEP has joined with the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) to stop the latest (and arguably most dangerous) power grab by ...
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Stefan Padfield: Are We Witnessing the Retreat of Woke Capital?

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In a commentary published at Human Events, Free Enterprise Project Deputy Director Stefan Padfield says that "for all the talk of woke capital being in retreat, the reality is that corporations like Best Buy... appear to be still very much ...
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Stefan Padfield: Shareholders Must Protect Their Voting Rights to Protect Their Profits

Stefan Padfield: Shareholders Must Protect Their Voting Rights to Protect Their Profits

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Ever wonder what an individual like you can do to push back against the woke mob that threatens to take down Corporate America -- and your investments with it? In a commentary published at Newsmax, Free Enterprise Project (FEP) Deputy ...
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Stefan Padfield: Asked About Its $244 Million BLM Donation, Microsoft Told Its Investors to Pound Sand

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After Microsoft and hundreds of other corporations squandered billions of dollars on the altar of Black Lives Matter, and after Anheuser-Busch, Target, Disney and Dick's Sporting Goods decimated their bottom lines in order to satisfy the whims of their woke ...
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Stefan Padfield: Are The Big 5 Liars?

Stefan Padfield: Are The Big 5 Liars?

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The "Big 5" of corporate governance -- BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street, ISS and Glass Lewis -- are, without a doubt, carrying water for the left. In a commentary published by Newsmax, Free Enterprise Project Associate Stefan Padfield wonders if the ...
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Stefan Padfield: Radicalism Behind Corporate Silence to Hamas Atrocities

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Shareholders must hold corporations accountable for their hypocritical activism, especially those who threw reckless support behind Black Lives Matter before turning a blind eye to the atrocities committed by Hamas. In a commentary published at Newsmax, Free Enterprise Project Associate ...
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Stefan Padfield: Nasdaq’s Absurd Diversity Rule Will Replace Women With Men Who Identify As Women to Achieve Equality for Women

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In a commentary published by The Daily Caller, Free Enterprise Project Associate Stefan Padfield breaks down the problems with a recent ruling allowing Nasdaq to implement wide-reaching diversity rules upon its listed companies. Stefan also notes the absurdity found in ...
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Stefan Padfield: ESG, DEI & Antisemitism

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There are many, many reasons to do away with the corporate acronym agendas of DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) and ESG (environmental, social and governance), and the Free Enterprise Project's Stefan Padfield has now added one more: "there is a ...
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