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Townhall: Patagonia’s Latest Performative Act: Making Earth Sole Shareholder

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Outdoor retailer Patagonia announced its latest stunt: making Earth its sole shareholder.  Founder Yvon Chounaird, a self-described socialist billionaire, penned a letter declaring, “Earth is now our only shareholder.”Instead of selling the company or taking it public, Chounaird will make the company “go purpose” by establishing a trust and giving “100% of non-voting stock” to …

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Column: ESG’s Toxic Brand isn’t Salvageable

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As American consumers and investors start souring on Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles being injected into both the public and private sectors, its loudest defenders say a rebrand will salvage its toxic image.   Its dedicated followers reassure us the product they’re selling — forcibly aligning business values with progressive virtue signaling — is good and …

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Townhall: Lawful Gun Ads in Major Cities Aren’t Fueling Violent Crime

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The Philadelphia Inquirer recently published an op-ed that argued ads from the firearms industry have no place in the City of Brotherly Love’s subway system.  Max Weisman, a communications staffer for a Democratic Philadelphia city councilmember, claims the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), a firearms trade association, doesn’t acknowledge that homemade so-called “ghost gun” kits are just …

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Townhall: States Should Follow Arizona’s Lead on School Choice

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Arizona has set the standard for educational freedom. Other states, especially red ones, should follow their lead if they desire to reform education. Earlier this month Governor Doug Ducey (R-AZ), who is term-limited, signed House Bill 2853 into law. It’s been lauded as first-in-the-nation universal school choice legislation.  Starting September 24th, every eligible Arizona student K-12th grade …

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Townhall: New CA Gun Control Bill Already Displacing Youth from Shooting Sports, Hunting

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A new California gun control law geared towards “stopping” firearms advertising to minors is already having a negative impact on youth shooting sports and hunting in the Golden State.  In June, the legislature approved Assembly Bill 2571—a bill allegedly aimed at stopping gun violence in response to the horrific Uvalde, Texas, mass shooting.   AB 2571 prohibits “a …

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Va. Ratepayers to Front Costs for $9.8B Offshore Wind Farm

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The State Corporation Commission (SCC), which regulates public utilities,  recently approved a new Dominion Energy-backed $9.8 billion offshore wind farm, the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project (CVOW), 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach.  Unsurprisingly, Virginia ratepayers will pay more to “transition” away from fossil fuels as stipulated by the 2020 Virginia Clean Economy …

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Townhall: New Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Protect Independent Contracting

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Last week, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a new bill to protect independent contracting in America.  The Worker Flexibility and Choice Act, if passed, would create “new, voluntary “worker flexibility agreements” to protect the ability of independent contractors to maintain their work flexibility and work for multiple companies if they choose.”  The one pager …

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AZ Becomes Second State to Adopt Anti-Communist Teaching Guidelines

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Arizona is the second state to adopt anti-communist teaching guidelines.  Governor Doug Doucey (R-AZ) signed House Bill 2008 into law on June 17th, 2022, tweeting, “SIGNED: H.B. 2008.This bill is another point for Arizona’s strong civics education. Students will learn about other nation’s governing philosophies & form a deeper understanding for the freedoms and rights …

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Townhall: Keep Abortion Clinics Off America’s Public Lands

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America’s public lands belong to us all. But if radical leftists get their way, abortion clinics and tents could come to a National Park near you.  After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week, several Democratic lawmakers responded with calls to set up abortion clinics on federal public lands, namely National Parks, in red states.  …

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Townhall: Sue and Settle Litigation Undermines True Conservation

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Are American conservationists being served by the Biden administration? By all indications, they aren’t. From suspending the prescribed burn program to undermining domestic energy production, this White House masquerades their preservationist environmental agenda as true conservation.  Recently, the Department of Interior nixed their litigation website highlighting earnings environmental groups receive from settlement agreements in a practice known …

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