Another state announces it will begin divesting assets currently managed by investment giant BlackRock, accusing it of “[leaning] heavily into Environmental, Social, and Governance standards.”
No matter how much damage obedience to experts has wrought, most people continue to obey fools—because they were taught to assume a link between expertise and wisdom.
Earmarks are the very symbol of “wasteful Washington spending.” And less than a month after voters handed Republicans control of the U.S. House, the party is unreservedly embracing earmarks.