PoliticsNews
State Treasurers Push Back on SEC’s Rushed Pro-ESG Policy
A letter from 21 state financial officials is urging the Securities and Exchange Commission to postpone a rule creating a new type of company designed… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Climate Activists Are Trying an ‘End Run Around Democracy,’ Conservative AG Warns
The environmental, social, and governance movement is attempting an “end run around democracy” by forcing companies to adopt climate policies without passing any legislation, warns… Read More
LawNews
‘2 Things That Can’t Both Be True’: Tennessee AG Sues BlackRock Over ESG Deception
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti on Monday sued the investment company BlackRock for deceptive practices. “BlackRock has said two things that… Read More
EconomyNews
House’s Jim Jordan Subpoenas 2 Top Asset Managers in Probe of Woke Investing
The House Judiciary Committee sent subpoenas to two asset managers Monday as a part of a probe alleging collusion over the adoption of left-wing environmental,… Read More
EducationCommentary
Evidence Reveals Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin Was Right on DEI. Here’s What Parents and Students Need to Know.
Yes, Virginia, radicals are promoting racial discrimination and drag queens in the Old Dominion’s public schools. Gov. Glenn Youngkin, however, has tried to protect children… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Woke Duke Energy Jacks Up Electric Rates to Pay for ESG, Zero Carbon Mandates
Duke Energy has thrown consumers under the proverbial (electric) bus to make their operations carbon neutral by 2050. As a result, electricity prices in North… Read More
Economy Analysis
Consumers’ Research Head Breaks Down Dangers of ESG Policies in Investing
Will Hild, executive director of Consumers’ Research, has a message for everyday Americans. “Here’s the only definition of ESG you really need to remember,” Hild… Read More
PoliticsNews
Americans ‘Are Waking Up’ to Biden Admin’s ‘Assault on Their Retirement Accounts,’ GOP Lawmaker Says
Investors throughout the U.S. “are being held hostage by those who … don’t want to maximize retirement profits, but rather seek to push a far… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Is the Sleeping Conservative Dragon Finally Waking Up?
Conservatives and traditionalists are often exasperated at the ongoing woke cultural revolution in their midst. How can America be turned upside down, as it is,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Chick-fil-A’s Woke Turn Signals Larger Problem of DEI in Corporate America
Chick-fil-A apparently has joined the cultural revolution. Social media was buzzing on Tuesday about Chick-fil-A Inc. announcing the hiring of a vice president of diversity,… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
White House ‘Weaponized’ ESG Movement, State Financial Officers Foundation CEO Says
The chief executive officer of the State Financial Officers Foundation says “we never really saw the [environmental, social, and governance] movement weaponized in a way… Read More
PoliticsNews
Woke Capitalism Threatens US National Security, Alabama Attorney General Says
Left-wing environmental, social, and governance policies in corporate America are “a clear and present danger to consumers and to our democracy,” according to Alabama Attorney… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Iowa Taxpayers Shouldn’t Be at Mercy of Woke Investment Managers
Iowans have an opportunity to make asset managers decide whether they will operate to further the financial interests of Iowa residents or weaponize their duties… Read More
EconomyNews
These States Have Taken Action Against ESG in 2023
The governors of Utah, Kentucky, West Virginia, Arkansas, Montana, and Florida have so far in 2023 signed legislation into law aimed at combating environmental, social,… Read More
EconomyNews
21 State AGs Warn Top Asset Management Firms About Woke Investing
Pushing back against politicized investing, 21 state attorneys general signed onto a letter late Thursday warning 53 top asset management companies about the legal perils… Read More
EconomyNews
McCarthy Torches Biden’s Veto of Bipartisan Bill Opposing ‘ESG’ Investments
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday criticized President Joe Biden’s decision to veto a bipartisan bill that would block a Labor Department rule promoting climate… Read More
PoliticsNews
19 ‘Freedom-Loving States’ Form Anti-ESG Alliance
A group of 19 Republican governors from “freedom-loving states” announced an anti-environmental, social, and governance, or ESG, alliance on Thursday. “This month, Congress exercised its… Read More
EconomyNews
Biden Labor Rule ‘Plays Politics With Americans’ Retirement Savings,’ GOP Senator Says
A Republican senator says a Biden administration rule “plays politics with Americans’ retirement savings,” even as some Democrats push legislation seeking to codify that same… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Woke Finance Is Hurting Americans. Here’s How the Hoosier State Is Trying to Stop It There.
The Indiana General Assembly will continue consideration this week of a commonsense bill that would help protect Indiana’s economy and retirees from the threat of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Threat of Woke Corporations and the Response of the Red States
Resistance to environmental, social, and corporate governance investing is taking center stage in a number of Republican-leaning state legislative sessions this year. The question is how red… Read More
Economy Commentary
ESG Is ‘Terrifying,’ ‘Problematic’ Concept in Investing. Author and Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy Explains Why.
Conservatives have been sounding the alarm over the use of environmental, social, and governance policies as they relate to investments, particularly for private and public… Read More
‘Making a Mockery of the Military’: 13 GOP Senators Vote to Confirm Green Activist for Energy Post in Defense Department
Update: The U.S. Senate confirmed Brendan Owens to the position of assistant secretary for energy, installations, and environment in the Defense Department on Monday night…. Read More
PoliticsNews
‘Larry Fink Is Not the Only Problem,’ Arizona State Treasurer Says
A state treasurer says the problem with New York City-based BlackRock Inc. goes beyond the investment firm’s chief executive officer, Larry Fink. “Unfortunately, Larry Fink… Read More
EconomyNews
BlackRock CEO Should ‘Resign or Be Removed,’ State Treasurer Demands
The state treasurer of North Carolina demands that BlackRock Inc. CEO Larry Fink “resign or be removed” immediately in a letter Friday to the board… Read More
