Twitter/Musk: Investment Managers and Other People’s Money
Managers of non-ESG funds should stick to the task set for them by their clients and not try to decide what is good or bad for society.
Markets
Wait, a Freight Recession?
In a competitive market economy, events in an industry can turn from good to bad at the drop of a hat. We might be seeing that right now with trucking.
ESG — A Mystery and a Shock Poll
Unilever’s shares have underperformed ‘despite’ its ESG approach. Gee, that’s a mystery.
The Battle against Big Government Started Here
Remembering the first meeting of the Mont Pelerin Society 75 years ago, when a group of scholars helped begin the modern fight for freedom.
The ESG Backlash
Conservatives’ growing opposition to ESG will likely chill industry enthusiasm and curtail the growth confidently predicted by many of its advocates.
Let’s Take a Look at Gas Prices
The problem for politicians is that they want to take credit when prices move down and blame everyone else when prices move up.
ESG, Defense, and a Dangerous Lack of Common Sense
The blend of ESG and stakeholder capitalism can pose a threat to the defense of a democracy.
Schumer Falsely Claims Russia Only Accounts for 1 Percent of U.S. Oil Imports
In fact, Russian imports accounted for 8.2 percent of all U.S. oil imports from June 2021 until November 2021.
ESG, Russia, and . . .
That variant of ‘socially responsible’ investing known as ESG has, to put it mildly, its problems.
Meta Stock Plunge Shows the Folly of Legislating By Market Cap
As lawmakers continue to address the myriad issues with current antitrust proposals, legislating by market cap should be the first thing off the table.