Woke Capitalism: How Did It Happen?
Commentary
It’s hardly news that America’s largest business entities, traditionally regarded as allies of the political right, now openly support radically progressive politics, to the point of bullying conservative-majority states and their politicians that don’t go along.
In March, South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem vetoed a bill that would have banned biological males from participating in girls’ and women’s sports at public schools after it became clear that the National Collegiate Athletic Association would retaliate by banning sports tournaments in the state.
A few weeks later another Republican governor, Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, vetoed a bill barring puberty blockers, opposite-sex hormones, and surgery that would slice off breasts and genitals for youngsters under age 18 who claim transgender identity. Fox Host Tucker Carlson suggested that Hutchinson may have faced pressure to veto the bill which was ultimately overru
by William Anderson via Mises
When he was in the US Senate, President Biden was famous for taking Amtrak home to Wilmington, Delaware, each night and he often was called “Amtrak Joe” for his enthusiasm about passenger rail. Indeed, people who live in the Northeast Corridor from Washington to Boston find rail travel whether it be from Amtrak or other passenger lines to be a regular part of life.
I include myself among people who enjoy traveling by rail, and to celebrate New Year’s Day 2020, my wife and I took the overnight train from Seattle to Sacramento and thoroughly enjoyed our trip. When we go to San Francisco, we usually take the Amtrak to and from Sacramento and find the trip to be comfortable and relaxing. We also used Amtrak to take us to Monterey and back on an overnight trip a couple of years ago and we’d do it again.