Author: Charlotte Brown
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The Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Movement: An Organized Cartel or Progressive Environmentalism?
A Fortune 500 general counsel recently confided in me after a conference, sharing a common narrative among senior corporate executives regarding the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards enforced by a network of big funds and nongovernmental organizations. Companies that use energy renewables and lead in carbon-emission reductions expect positive ratings for the “E” element.…
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The Supreme Court’s Recent Decisions on Race and Nationalism: Analysis and Implications
The Supreme Court’s recent decisions in Allen v. Milligan and Haaland v. Brackeen have raised questions about racial discrimination and nationalism in the United States. In Allen, the Court ordered Alabama to create segregated congressional districts for black voters, while in Haaland, the Court upheld a statute that prioritizes Native-American parents in the adoption of…
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The Serious Business of Dictionaries: An Insight into the World of Lexicography
The creator of the first great English dictionary, Samuel Johnson, once wickedly mocked his own trade by defining a lexicographer as “a harmless drudge, that busies himself in tracing the original, and detailing the signification of words.” Yet, dictionaries are serious business, and the people who devote themselves to them are anything but harmless. Dictionaries…