ESG — A Playground for ‘Useful Idiots’ and ‘Feckless Knaves’?
The week of March 28: the ESG swamp, tax, inflation, social mobility, the pandemic, and much, much more.
The Capital Letter
War and ESG
The week of March 21: when ‘socially responsible’ investing is irresponsible, inflation, the oil price, health care, and much, much more.
King Dollar’s (Possibly) Shrinking Realm
The week of March 14: a (possible) risk to the greenback’s leading role, inflation, the Fed, climate, and more.
Bloc Trade: Russia, China, and the Limits of Globalization
The week of March 7: Russia’s (possible) transformation into a Chinese satellite, inflation, the price of gasoline, tax, and much, much, more.
War and Sanctions
The week of February 28: Where sanctions may lead, inflation’s next turn, antitrust, and much, much more.
Climate-Change Policy: the Gift (to Putin) That Keeps On Giving
The week of February 21: the need to reconnect energy policy with geopolitical reality, antitrust, Ukraine, inflation, and much, much more.
Climate, Central Planning, and the Fed: The Raskin Nomination
The week of February 14: a central planner (possibly) for the Fed, debt, tax, inflation, and more.
Playing Politics with Pensions
The week of February 7: ESG, net zero’s troubles, inflation, modern monetary theory, and much, much more.
The Grounds of Wrath
The week of January 31: Starbucks, inflation, China, and more.
What Is a Company For?
The week of January 24: the purpose of a corporation, ‘social purpose’ capitalism, Ukraine, energy policy, and more.