Category: Published Commentaries

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Stefan Padfield: Woke Inc. and ESG

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"In practice, you will find no light between the typical ESG platform and the governance wish list of Elizabeth Warren," Free Enterprise Project Director Stefan Padfield writes in a commentary syndicated through InsideSources. "ESG is, in practice, a Trojan horse ...
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Scott Shepard: Coca-Cola Has Done Opponents of DEI and ESG a Huge Favor

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"The Coca-Cola corporation has adopted a plan to revert back to racial discrimination against non-whites after discriminating in favor of non-whites for at least the last half decade," National Center General Counsel Scott Shepard reveals in a commentary published at RealClearMarkets. Of ...
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Scott Shepard: Jack & Harley Discriminate Against White Male Key Demographic Under Big 3 Pressure

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In a commentary published at RealClearMarkets, National Center General Counsel Scott Shepard pulls back the curtain on the ESG agenda of what he calls "the Great Fiduciary Breach Machines," and "most preposterously the perversion of it popping up at Harley-Davidson ...
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Scott Shepard: Giant Investment Houses Are Still Infinitely Partisan

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In a commentary published at RealClearMarkets, Free Enterprise Project Director Scott Shepard makes an assertion that is likely startling to those who aren't fully paying attention: [T]he Big Three investment houses – BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard – are so ...
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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: 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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The Shareholder Activism of Anti-Discrimination Proponents

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Corporate Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) policies pose "serious and potentially vast financial risks to companies in addition to being inherently discriminatory and in violation of civil rights." Thankfully the National Center's Free Enterprise Project (FEP) is sounding the alarm ...
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Scott Shepard: Some Wandering Wonderings About Disney’s Odd Shareholder Vote

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"[W]hen shareholders vote, the votes go to a company called Broadridge that somehow controls nearly all the voting pipes," writes Free Enterprise Project Director Scott Shepard in a commentary published by RealClearMarkets. So one would hope that Broadridge is a nonpartisan entity ...
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Scott Shepard: Hate Woke Corporatism? Vote Your Shares Against It In Minutes

Scott Shepard: Hate Woke Corporatism? Vote Your Shares Against It In Minutes

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"There’s another tool to fight woke – one that shareholders can use, whether they own a few shares or millions," write Free Enterprise Project Director Scott Shepard at The Daily Caller. For instance, in the case of the upcoming Disney ...
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Ethan Peck: Why Are U.S. Corporations Still Funding Terrorist-Infiltrated UNRWA?

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Are your investments funding terrorism? And shouldn't American corporations be held accountable for their funding of UNRWA and other terrorist-supporting organizations? In a commentary published at The Hill, Free Enterprise Project Associate Ethan Peck reveals that "funding terrorism apologists — and ...
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