Author: Stefan Padfield

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Stefan Padfield: Do 97% of Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Reject DEI?

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In a commentary published at RealClearMarkets, Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Stefan Padfield pulls back the curtain on CNN and other mainstream media outlets who seem to be intentionally drawing the wrong conclusions regarding shareholder support of corporate DEI policies: ...
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Stefan Padfield: A Question for Goldman Sachs: What Is a Woman?

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By partnering with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), an overtly pro-transgender organization, while taking no position on the most basic questions underlying transgenderism, is Goldman Sachs breaching fiduciary duty? Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Stefan Padfield delves into this question ...
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Stefan Padfield: About That Unconscious Bias Training: It’s the Pipeline, Stupid

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"Unconscious bias provides no legitimate justification for DEI," writes Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Stefan Padfield in a commentary published at RealClearMarkets, who looks at the science: For years, organizations have embraced unconscious bias training (UBT) as a cornerstone of ...
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Stefan Padfield: Does the SEC Believe ‘Transing’ Kids Is Normal Business for CVS?

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"The SEC Staff recently issued a 'no-action' letter that can be read as concluding that CVS’s ordinary business includes 'transing' kids," writes Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Stefan Padfield in a commentary published at RealClearMarkets. But wait, there's more. And it's ...
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Stefan Padfield: Did Tim Cook Lie About Apple’s DEI?

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Did Apple CEO Tim Cook lie to shareholders at Apple's recent annual meeting? In a commentary syndicated through InsideSources, Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Stefan Padfield notes that Cook's answer to a question about Apple's diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) ...
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Stefan Padfield: Proxy Voting and the Myth About Shareholder Democracy

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Do 98% of Costco shareholders really believe in the virtues of DEI? No matter what those in the media claim, the answer is no. But those reporters may be confused due to their misunderstanding of "shareholder democracy." "The notion of ...
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Stefan Padfield: Is Apple’s DEI Program One of the Nine Worst?

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In his executive order targeting DEI, President Trump directed now-Attorney General Pam Bondi to “identify up to nine potential civil compliance investigations of publicly traded corporations.” "Should Apple be one of those nine?" asked Free Enterprise Project (FEP) Executive Director ...
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Stefan Padfield: No, 98% of Costco’s Shareholders Don’t Support DEI

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"Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve likely seen many of the celebratory headlines posted by defenders of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) proclaiming that the recent Costco shareholder vote showed that 98% of Costco shareholders support DEI. That’s ...
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Stefan Padfield: The Excuses For DEI Programs Get Worse and Worse

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Corporations have often justified their discriminatory DEI programs by claiming that forced diversity is good for business. In a commentary published at RealClearMarkets, Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Stefan Padfield debunks that claim: Where is the data showing forced diversity ...
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Stefan Padfield: DEI Is the Problem

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"In light of recent research finding that 'DEI may escalate workplace hostility and racial bias,' [Paolo] Gaudiano’s claim that anti-DEI activists seek to foment anger and polarization appears to be pure projection," writes Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Stefan Padfield ...
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