Category: Free Enterprise Project
Will the National Center’s Lawsuit Bring the SEC Back to Neutral?
In the Wall Street Journal, J.W. Verret discusses the implications of the lawsuit we've brought against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As Verret relays, the SEC -- once a trusted institution -- has become politicized under Biden-appointed Chairman ...
Disney’s Silence Speaks Volumes After Samuel L. Jackson Insults Conservatives
When actors choose to use their freedom of speech to offend half the country while promoting a movie, shouldn't we expect the company making the movie to feel responsible for damage control? In a commentary published by the Daily Caller, ...
Stefan Padfield: Is Disney Complicit in Hate Speech?
Famed actor and producer Samuel L. Jackson effectively told Rolling Stone that conservatives are racist rednecks. In light of the fact that Jackson was promoting his latest Marvel Universe project at the time, does Disney’s silence in response make them ...
You Can Put Lipstick on ESG and Call It Conscientious Capitalism, but It’s Still ESG
In 1992, Texas's then-Governor Ann Richards famously said, "You can put lipstick on a hog and call it Monique, but it's still a pig." We could well apply her words to BlackRock CEO/Chairman/Emperor Larry Fink, who thinks renaming ESG "conscientious ...
Are We ‘Anti-ESG’ or Simply ‘Pro-Fiduciary Duty”?
"Advocates for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policies label opponents as 'anti-ESG.' But what we really are is pro-fiduciary-duty," write Scott Shepard and Stefan Padfield -- two members of our Free Enterprise Project (FEP) dream team -- in a new ...
Scott Shepard: Larry Fink Abandons Failed “ESG” Phrasing for ESG Phrasing
Larry Fink is “ashamed.” Quite right, you may respond. But this being Larry Fink, he’s not ashamed of what he should be ashamed of. He’s not ashamed of misusing other people’s assets to push his own personal policy preferences. He’s not ashamed ...
Scott Shepard & Stefan Padfield: The Pro-Fiduciary-Duty Movement is Winning
Advocates for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policies label opponents as “anti-ESG.” But what we really are is pro-fiduciary-duty. On June 1, 2023, Heidi Welsh, Executive Director at the Sustainable Investments Institute, posted “Anti-ESG Shareholder Proposals in 2023” on the ...
The 2023 Shareholder Meeting Season in Review
Like last year, the 2023 shareholder meeting season was a mixed bag of hope and frustration. On one hand, rampant wokeness and corruption continue to define shareholder meetings. But promisingly, there is more pushback to corporate wokeness than ever before, ...
Potential Violation of Civil Rights and Debanking of Conservatives by Mastercard, Says Conservative Shareholder Group
Washington, D.C. - Shareholder activists with the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project (FEP) will close out their most active shareholder season to date by presenting a proposal at Mastercard's annual shareholder meeting that seeks to protect civil liberties and address the ...
FEP Takes Legal Action Against the SEC, Starbucks, Target and More
In conjunction with a wide array of law firms, both private and nonprofit, the Free Enterprise Project (FEP) has initiated legal proceedings against both government actors and corporations to stop the spread of woke ideologies through our laws, regulations and ...
