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Scott Shepard: JPM & BofA Choose Politics Over Fiduciary Duties

FEP Commentary /
Last week Sen. Ted Cruz revealed that Intuit had been forced by its bankers – JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America– to deny services to gun manufacturers and sellers. How do these taxpayer-backed banks continue to get away with their ...
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Scott Shepard: Bob Iger's Diminished Disney: Time Shares, Betting Lines, and Inoffensive Retreads

Scott Shepard: Bob Iger’s Diminished Disney: Time Shares, Betting Lines, and Inoffensive Retreads

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In a commentary published at RealClearMarkets, Free Enterprise Project Director Scott Shepard notes that Disney CEO Bob Iger has so abused Disney that its plans to save itself rely on helping people bet on amateur sports, hawking time shares and ...
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Stefan Padfield: Directors Need to Account for Reverse Discrimination

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In a commentary recently published by Newsmax, Free Enterprise Project Associate Stefan Padfield pulls back the curtain on reverse racism in Corporate America, racism which company leaders hide in plain sight using the innocuous-sounding phrase "diversity, equity and inclusion" (DEI) ...
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FEP Turns up the Heat on the Biggest ESG Offenders

FEP Turns up the Heat on the Biggest ESG Offenders

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BlackRock, proxy advisory firms and other behemoths have been using their size and influence -- not to mention your investments -- to force other corporations to adopt a leftwing agenda. But Free Enterprise Project Director Scott Shepard says plans are ...
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Stefan Padfield: Break Up Overboarding to Break Up Woke Capitalism

Stefan Padfield: Break Up Overboarding to Break Up Woke Capitalism

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In light of the July 12-14 hearings before the House Financial Services Committee examining the impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors on financial decision-making, there has been a lot of talk about ways to rein in what might loosely be ...
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How Much Influence Does the Human Rights Campaign Have On Disney Decisions?

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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 ...
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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

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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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Stefan Padfield: The ‘Hypothetical Conflict’ That May Be at the Root of Disney’s Woes

Stefan Padfield: The ‘Hypothetical Conflict’ That May Be at the Root of Disney’s Woes

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Disney is not doing well. As of July 22, the stock price has fallen 15 percent over the last year, while the S&P 500 is up almost 15 percent. That means Disney is down 30 percent compared to the broader ...
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Scott Shepard: Hollywood Writers Have Scripted Their Own Redundancy

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For the first time since 1960, when Ronald Reagan was still president of the Screen Actors’ Guild, Hollywood’s writers and actors have gone on strike at the same time. This strike is technically larger than that one, since it involves ...
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Bob Iger is Ruining Disney

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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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