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Anti-ESG politicians have cost their states and cities billions

by Brian Frosh and Nancy Kopp In the face of fires, record heat, floods and other extreme weather events across the country, House Republicans are using much of July to oppose financial transparency related to climate risks and to attack investor freedoms. Their reckless course ...

Do you worry that your bank is too liberal?

What do you want your bank to be? I want mine to be nearby. I want it to have nice tellers. I want my deposits to be government insured in the event of a failure. Check, check, check.  Should I worry that my bank is too woke, whatever anyone means by “woke” these days? ...

Conservative values cast aside, Congress wages war on ‘woke’

While we’ve been largely focused on what’s been happening in Charleston lately, we’ve also had our eye on Washington, D.C., and the culture war backlash happening there. Last week, Congress passed a joint resolution “disapproving” a Department of Labor rule that allows investment ...

GOP is coming for ESG investing

by Ramesh Ponnuru Republican complaints about “ESG investing” have been building in recent years. But they have not always been clear about what they want to do about it besides complain. The whole concept of ESG investing — which puts great weight on environmental, social and ...