The ESG proxy advisor game starts to crack
For many years, “proxy advisory” services have been provided by a duopoly of two companies, Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services, which together have a 97 percent market share, driven by blatant political bias. “Proxy advice” means recommendations to investors with large stakes in publicly traded companies, retirement funds and large asset managers about how […]
Biden DOJ Urges Supreme Court Not To Prevent Former Trump Advisor From Reporting To Jail
The Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to deny Steve Bannon’s request to stay his sentence. Bannon is due to report to prison on July 1 to begin serving his four-month sentence after his contempt of Congress conviction, which was upheld by an appeals court in May. He asked the […]
Fauci’s Top Advisor May Have Illegally Evaded Records Requests, Experts Say
A top advisor for former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Anthony Fauci may have illegally taken actions to avoid records requests, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. David Morens, a former senior adviser to Fauci, both deleted emails to evade Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and told people multiple […]
‘Working Outside The Box’: COVID Subcmte Chairman Calls Out ‘Contradictions’ From Fauci Advisor During Hearing
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup called out the “contradictions” in the testimony from one former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Anthony Fauci’s senior advisors during a hearing Wednesday. Wenstrup appeared on “The Ingraham Angle” to discuss the subcommittee’s hearing with Fauci Senior Advisor Dr. David […]
Alice Stewart, veteran GOP advisor and CNN commentator, dies at 58
Alice Stewart, a veteran Republican adviser and CNN political commentator, has died. She was 58 years old. Stewart’s body was found Saturday morning outside in the Bellevue area of northern Virginia, law enforcement officials said. Police said there was no suspicion of criminal activity in Stewart’s death, and that it was likely a medical emergency. […]
Fmr Law Enforcement Advisor Calls Out NGOs Involvement With Illegal Migrants In U.S., Rips Biden’s ‘Inept Policies’
Former senior law enforcement advisor Charles Marino called out NGOs involvement with illegal migrants in the U.S. on Tuesday, ripping President Joe Biden’s “inept policies” that have continued the southern border crisis. Marino appeared on “Jesse Watters Primetime” to discuss the ongoing crisis with the U.S.’ southern border. As Fox host Jesse Watters called out non-profit […]
Clinton advisor says Biden campaign ‘doing it all wrong’
He was a senior adviser to President Clinton and longtime Secretary of State to Hillary Clinton, and was a fierce critic of the Biden campaign’s strategy. New York Times editorial They argued that the president is leaning too close to his base and leaving moderates behind. Mark Penn, who was an adviser to the Clintons […]
Biden’s Chief Econ Advisor Struggles To Explain Theory Underpinning ‘Bidenomics,’ Mass Spending
Editors’ Note: At Prickly Pear, we noted the influence of Modern Monetary Theory early on. It is dangerous, it is foolish, it is very inflationary. Worse than not knowing how to explain it is the adoption of these policies in Bidenonmics. The government either crowds out private borrowers by excessive borrowing, or it pays for […]
‘I Don’t Get It’: Biden’s Chief Econ Advisor Struggles To Explain Theory Underpinning ‘Bidenomics,’ Mass Spending
Biden chief economic adviser Jared Bernstein struggled to explain modern monetary theory underpinning “Bidenomics” and mass spending in a newly released documentary. Bernstein stuttered and pondered as he attempted to explain why the U.S. government borrows money when it is capable of printing its own currency. “Like you said, they print the dollars. So why, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Trump Advisor Purged From Federal Elections Board After Left-Wing Pressure Campaign, Emails Show
A federal agency did not reappoint a former Trump advisor to an elections advisory board after a left-wing activist group threatened to launch a public criticism campaign, according to emails obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer who is now the senior legal fellow at the Conservative Partnership Institute, was appointed […]