Corporate Lobbying

October 02, 2020

Everything that’s wrong with Dick Costolo’s tweet in 1,531 characters

Woke capitalism went into overdrive on Wednesday, when a former Twitter CEO seemingly endorsed the full-scale liquidation of entrepreneurs who refuse to bring politics into the workplace. Dick Costolo served as COO of Twitter before becoming its CEO from 2010 to 2015. Continue Reading...

July 16, 2019

Washington’s ‘Public Option’ meets economic realities

Sarah Kliff did some fine reporting on, ‘The Lessons of Washington State’s Watered Down ‘Public Option’’ for the New York Times last month, For those who dream of universal health care, Washington State looks like a pioneer. Continue Reading...

June 29, 2018

Economist Anne Rathbone Bradley pulls no punches at Acton University

During her packed June 20 lecture at Acton University, Anne Rathbone Bradley wrestled with the complicated topic of crony capitalism. The audience was hushed as she laid out why this economic disease destroys the long-term incentive for companies and governments to exercise good-stewardship. Continue Reading...

July 19, 2016

The real reason the economy is ‘rigged’

Vox recently published an article claiming that Charles Koch is right and Bernie Sanders is wrong about how the economy is rigged. Both agree that there are laws that unfairly favor some financially over others. Continue Reading...

May 23, 2016

Attorneys General line up to attack free speech

By now, readers should be aware of the campaign waged against the Competitive Enterprise Institute led by Al Gore and a cadre of attorneys generals with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman at the top of the rogues’ gallery. Continue Reading...

April 21, 2016

The ‘Tragedy’ of the (Boston) Common

Boston Common Asset Management bills itself as “a leader in global sustainability initiatives.” Why would an investment portfolio management company label itself with the appellation “Common” when it carries such negative baggage? Continue Reading...

March 14, 2016

Shareholder Activists Drop Religious Pretext

Religious shareholder activist group As You Sow released its 2016 Proxy Preview last week, and it’s a doozy. Tellingly, AYS has dropped religious faith as a rationale for its climate-change and anti-lobbying efforts. Continue Reading...

February 22, 2016

Jeb Bush Proves Money Can’t Buy Elections

Jeb Bush spent $100 million, and still missed it by this much![/caption]What can $100 million buy a fella these days? Trick question, of course, because $100 million can buy a whole heck of a lot. Continue Reading...

February 11, 2016

Shareholder Activists Step-Up Leftist Resolutions for 2016

Previously this week, The Wall Street Journal presented a list of “7 Things Investors Should Be Watching for a 2016 Unfolds.” While there’s much in Michael A. Pollock’s article to recommend it to readers who might’ve missed it, there’s also one significant omission – Number Eight, if you will: A Rise in Proxy Resolutions by Religious Shareholder Activists. Continue Reading...

January 21, 2016

‘Dark Money’ and Leftist Hypocrisy

Poor Rod Serling. Had the Twilight Zone and Night Gallery host lived it’s assured he’d provide the voice talent for the audio book version of Jane Mayer’s Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires behind the Rise of the Radical Right. Continue Reading...

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