#Pushing firms to adopt woke agendas will hurt them, their shareholders — and America

#Pushing firms to adopt woke agendas will hurt them, their shareholders — and America

“Pushing firms to adopt woke agendas will hurt them, their shareholders — and America” Woke capitalists, you’re officially on notice. Kudos to Utah’s state and federal officials for pushing back against S&P Global, a bond-rating firm politicizing public finance through politically correct “environmental, social and governance” metrics, aka ESG scores. S&P (competitor to my former…

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#Larry Fink says stakeholder capitalism isn’t ‘woke,’ just good business

#Larry Fink says stakeholder capitalism isn’t ‘woke,’ just good business

“#Larry Fink says stakeholder capitalism isn’t ‘woke,’ just good business” BlackRock CEO Larry Fink pushed back against criticism of the asset management firm’s embrace of stakeholder capitalism, arguing the practice is not “woke” but a necessity for long-term success. Fink defended his stance in his widely-read annual letter to CEOs. BlackRock has faced backlash from…

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#Hope Elon Musk kills it on SNL and other commentary

#Hope Elon Musk kills it on SNL and other commentary

“#Hope Elon Musk kills it on SNL and other commentary” Conservative: Hope Musk Kills It on SNL “Elon Musk is too funny for ‘Saturday Night Live,’ ” snarks Damian Reilly at Spectator USA, but “I hope he kills it” with a “brutal” “comedic assault on political correctness.” The left insists “Musk, a billionaire who happens…

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#There’s no stopping the GOP’s divorce from big business

#There’s no stopping the GOP’s divorce from big business

“#There’s no stopping the GOP’s divorce from big business” American conservatism was for too long under the spell of what might be called “market fundamentalism”: It mindlessly treated all private-sector action as good and all government action as bad. At worst, this fundamentalism gave rise to corporate boosterism and outright cronyism that repelled voters from…

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