Not Everything (Worth Addressing) Is a Crisis
Despite all our efforts to tame nature—both physical and human—the world remains an unpredictable and dangerous place. Hurricanes, civil wars, and Ebola outbreaks are always lurking in the shadows, and…
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Big ESG’s Big Partner: Big Labor
“Big Labor is Everything Leftism and Everything Leftism is Big Labor.” ESG is no exception, and the Proxy Preview 2025 reveals the extent to which Big Labor is entwined in…
ESG Shareholder Activism in Proxy Preview 2025
The annual Proxy Preview report was recently released, detailing a selection of ESG shareholder resolutions filed thus far in 2025. As was evident last year, there continues to be a…
Teachers Unions Are Suing over Trump’s DEI Reversal—And They Might Win
The Trump administration ordered federally funded schools and universities to shut down DEI programs or risk losing funding. If the Trump administration follows through on this threat, it will be a…
Dozens of Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration:
General Challenges to DOGE
State of New Mexico v. Musk is just one of dozens of lawsuits on multiple issues that were filed against the Trump administration during its first month in office. Many…
Dozens of Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration:
Does Bureaucracy Equal Democracy?
Susan Tsui Grundmann, a Biden-appointed chair of the Federal Labor Relations Authority who was fired by Trump, is suing for reinstatement on the grounds of the alleged lack of notice,…
Dozens of Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration:
Don’t Quit…but Don’t Do Your Job Either!
Lawsuits have also been filed against the Trump administration to prevent the workers who remain from doing the jobs for which they were hired. The general target has been the…
Dozens of Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration:
Say “Bye, Bye” to DEI
At least six other lawsuits address the federal government’s new standards regarding cultural issues. One major target is Trump's executive order that instructs the Office of Management and Budget to…
DOGE and the Department of Transportation
In keeping with the Biden Administration’s emphasis on climate change, the Department of Transportation has made multiple grants to environmental groups over the past several years. Other Transportation Department grants…
More Transgender-Specific Grants to Children’s Hospitals and Universities
As the number of children identifying themselves as transgender rose astronomically, the Biden administration assured Americans that it was both safe and normal for kids to undergo medical “transition” procedures.