Category: Free Enterprise Project

Stefan Padfield: ESG Proponents Falsely Claim to Be Capitalists

Stefan Padfield: ESG Proponents Falsely Claim to Be Capitalists

FEP Commentary /
Leftist pushers of ESG investments have been laughably referring to themselves as the real capitalists.  In a commentary published at Newsmax, Free Enterprise Project Associate Stefan Padfield provides a litmus test for these frauds -- better referred to as “crony ...
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Scott Shepard: Investment-House Collusion Suffocates Market Signals

Scott Shepard: Investment-House Collusion Suffocates Market Signals

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In the below commentary published at RealClearMarkets, Free Enterprise Project Director Scott Shepard wants to know: What shall we call a combination by three giant investment houses to use other people’s assets to force behaviors that reduce the productivity of ...
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Diversity DEI discrimination

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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weakest link

Let’s Target the Weakest Links in Our Fight Against Woke Capitalism

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As the majority of American corporations remain entrenched on the left side of policy debates, conservatives may wonder if there's any hope in pushing them back to neutral and out of the realm of Woke Capitalism. Free Enterprise Project Associate ...
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Stefan Padfield: Questions Every Corporate Director Should Answer in a Post-Woke World

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In the aftermath of recent controversies involving Target, Anheuser-Busch and Disney, it's evident that companies' woke positions could very well damage their bottom lines. The true owners of these companies -- the shareholders -- have a right to hold corporate ...
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Bud Light

Scott Shepard: Companies Should Prioritize Profits of Everyday Investors Over the Whims of Bill Gates & His Buddies

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In an op-ed published by RealClearMarkets, Free Enterprise Project Director Scott Shepard uses the Gates Foundation's massive purchase of Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) stock to explain why true capitalism -- as opposed to c-suite insurrectionism -- requires that fiduciary duty run ...
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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: This Labor Day, Reflect on Why ESG Is Bad for Workers

Stefan Padfield: This Labor Day, Reflect on Why ESG Is Bad for Workers

FEP Commentary /
Recently, the California State Retirement System (CalSTRS) doubled down on its pledge “to achieve a net zero investment portfolio by 2050, or sooner.” CalSTRS defended this decision by arguing that the steps it is taking to achieve net zero carbon emissions “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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Disney Gay

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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