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Take your own side in the culture war

The poet Robert Frost once said, “A liberal is someone whose mind is so broad that he cannot take his own side in an argument.” The furor over Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s commencement address at a devoutly Catholic Benedictine university in Kansas was a defining moment for traditional religious and other ostensible “conservatives.” […]

Sen. Sherrod Brown calls for Biden to replace FDIC chairman to fix agency’s ‘toxic culture’

The most powerful Democrats in Congress on banking and financial issues on Monday called on President Biden to replace the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, calling it dysfunctional and calling for “fundamental changes to the FDIC.” ” was necessary. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, criticized Chairman Martin Gruenberg […]

Inside Wall Street’s brutal work culture

The tragic death of former Green Beret and Bank of America employee Leo Lukenas III has become a flashpoint for anger over unrealistic job expectations on Wall Street. Partly because some bankers say Lukenas’ experience is very similar to their own. There is no evidence that the blood clot that killed 35-year-old Lukenas on May […]

FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg apologizes for toxic workplace culture

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg vowed Wednesday to skeptical lawmakers that he would address not just his own conduct, but also deep cultural problems at his agency. But lawmakers expressed doubts about whether the banking supervisor, who has held leadership roles at the agency for nearly two decades and has been the subject […]

Carolla’s ‘Mr. Birchum’ gets his culture war close up

Adam Carolla’s timing couldn’t be better. The comedian and podcaster entered show business in the 1990s, thanks in part to his radio Mr. Birchum character. The woodwork teacher’s old-fashioned silliness scores with his KROQ-FM listeners in Los Angeles. ‘Mr. Burcham not only ticks all the boxes for an identity villain today; [he also] They have […]

DeSantis’ ban on lab-grown meat is peak culture war

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) won’t live in the pod and won’t eat the bugs. In fact, he would make sure no one in Florida would ever do that, even if they wanted to. Last week, the governor signed SB1084Florida beginning US states to ban “artificial meat” for consumers.Despite the fresh federation seal of approval […]