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Promoting Ethics In Public Life

This op-ed by NLPC Chairman Peter Flaherty appears today on Real Clear Markets: Last week, Exxon Mobil, one of the world's largest publicly traded international oil and gas companies, lost a critical board fight with Engine No.1, a “woke” small investor group. The win was predictably spun by

Amnesty International Joins Criticism of Apple CEO Tim Cook on China Posted on Tim Cook Apple CEO Tim Cook has received accolades for free speech advocacy by respected institutions such as the Newseum, but the company is being called on the carpet for consigning its data storage services – especially crucial encrypted access keys – to a bunch of communists. Amnesty International announced Thursday it would initiate a social media campaign against Apple, because the Cupertino, Calif. tech giant caved to the Chinese government and agreed to allow its customers’ data to be housed on serve...

Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman NLPC Chairman Peter Flaherty has an op-ed on Real Clear Markets critical of Nasdaq’s proposed “diversity” rule for boards of companies listed on the exchange. From the piece: If there is merit in diversifying the composition of America’s corporate boards, it’s highly doubtful that Nasdaq’s imperious, paint-by-numbers approach is the best way to achieve it. That’s because, for all of their frantic virtue-signaling on the subject, when Nasdaq speaks of “diversity” what they obviously envision is a group of people with essentially cosmetic differences ...

'BLM must stand for Babes Lounging in Malibu?' 'Marxist' leader Patrisse Cullors' jail reform group spent $26K on 'meetings and appearances' at a luxury California resort where suites cost $1,200 Activist group Reform LA Jails founded by Black Lives Matter leader Patrisse Cullors, 37, spent more than $26,000 at a luxury Malibu resort in 2019  Suites at the Calamigos Guest Ranch and Beach Club are described as 'cozy ranch chic' and cost $1200 in peak summer months  Campaign finance records show the five-figure sum was spent on mysterious 'meetings and appearances' A spending watchdog said a...