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Curtis Hill: The Florida-Starbucks DEI Settlement Is No Political Stunt

When it comes to DEI, corporate "boards need not follow the nearest political coalition. They simply need to read the law," writes former Indiana Attorney General Curtis T. Hill, Jr., who now serves with the Free Enterprise Project and Project 21. In a ...
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Steve Milloy: Trump SEC’s Accidental Gift to Left-Wing Activists

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"The SEC wants to declare the game over—with the left in control of corporate America," writes Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Steve Milloy at RealClearMarkets. Steve explains: The Trump SEC’s proposal is correct that the SEC had no statutory or ...
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Curtis Hill: The Seeds of Corporate Politicization Have Already Been Planted

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"We live in the world the left created—one in which corporations were turned into instruments of political and cultural power. Until those instruments are fully restored to their rightful owners and purpose, the tools of accountability must remain available to ...
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Steve Milloy: The SEC’s Situational Awareness Is Behind the Times

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"The battle for the heart and soul of corporate America continues today through shareholder proposals and annual meetings. Ironically, it is now threatened by the SEC’s free-market commissioners," writes Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Steve Milloy in a commentary published ...
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Curtis Hill: America Must Reclaim Its Manufacturing Independence Before It’s Too Late

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China currently dominates the global supply chain, and "these vulnerabilities did not emerge by accident," writes former Indiana Attorney General Curtis T. Hill, Jr., who now serves with the Free Enterprise Project and Project 21. "They are the result of decades of decisions that ...
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Curtis Hill: PayPal Settlement Over Racially-Charged Economic Opportunity Fund Is Only the Beginning

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"The era of performative racial engineering in finance is closing," writes former Indiana Attorney General Curtis T. Hill, Jr., who now serves with the Free Enterprise Project and Project 21. "The U.S. Department of Justice’s $30 million settlement with PayPal ...
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Steve Milloy: Corporate America’s China Addiction Has Become a National Security Threat

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"U.S. corporations have outsourced vital consumer production to a geopolitical rival that is openly committed to displacing America as the world’s leading power," writes Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Steve Milloy. "Corporate reliance on China has resulted in a supply ...
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Curtis Hill: Constellation Energy Shareholders Deserve Real Accountability on DEI

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"In an industry where lives and economic security depend on unflinching competence, Constellation’s leadership should embrace, not resist, clear-eyed financial and risk assessments of its DEI-related spending." In the commentary below, Free Enterprise Project Senior Advisor Curtis T. Hill, Jr ...
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Steve Milloy: Knowledge Is Forbidden Fruit At Apple

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"What happens to Apple, Apple stock and Apple shareholders when China invades Taiwan?" In a commentary published at The Daily Caller, Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Steve Milloy blasts Apple for refusing to report to shareholders on the extent of ...
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Hiding from Shareholders: McDonald’s and UPS

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"When companies silence reasonable shareholder questions, they erode shareholder trust," writes Free Enterprise Project Associate Esther Bouquet in the commentary below. She describes how both McDonald's and UPS "are avoiding scrutiny, choosing exclusion over transparent engagement on whether DEI and ...