One Australian CEO is defying the trend of woke corporate policies which he says promote “division and exclusion” in the workplace. He wants nothing to do with the movement, which has its origin in the critical race theory and identity politics of cultural Marxism. Sam Kennard is the chief executive of Kennards Storage, one of…
Aussie CEO Defies Critical Race Theory Policies and Chinese Supply Chains on Principle
Why Woke History Is Not the Answer
Wilfred Reilly The United States may be the first country in history to tell a “noble lie” about its past that makes that past look worse, not better, than it actually was. For certain, the premodern history of the United States included a great deal of barbaric, uncivilized behavior: the conquest of Native American tribes,…
How Wokeness Captured Big Business
Commentary During the 2019 shareholder season, Justin Danhof, general counsel for the National Center for Public Policy Research, tabled a shareholder proposal at Amazon’s annual meeting. “Diversity in board composition is best achieved though highly qualified candidates with a wide range of skills, experience, beliefs, and board independence from management,” it read. Uncontroversial, one might…
On Wokeness and Other Obstacles to Clear Thinking
Commentary Why are wokeness, political correctness, and virtue signalling condemned? It’s because they interfere with clear and logical thinking, producing faulty decisions and policies that waste money and hurt a lot of people. Canada and other countries today are full of examples of crooked thinking. Rex Murphy, Barbara Kay, Tucker Carlson, and Jordan Peterson are…
Wokeism Is NOT Cool. Chinese People Know Too Well
Let’s begin with a true story that happened in China. Mr. Zhang (an alias) was my father’s high school English teacher in the 1960s. Twenty years before that, he worked as an interpreter for American liaison officers in China during WWII. He and his wife were from rich families. After the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…
West Midlands Police Criticised Over New £74,000-a-Year Cultural ‘Preaching’ Job Role
The UK’s West Midlands Police (WMP) has come under fire from campaigners over a newly created diversity and inclusion role on the grounds that the job is about “wokeness” and political correctness, not policing. The Assistant Director Fairness and Belonging job vacancy is being advertised online with a £74,000 ($101,000)-a-year salary and a closing date…
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