(To read the full Policy Tip Sheet, click here.) Key Takeaways: The European Union’s new ESG law—the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)—is designed to transform business practices across the entire world, including in the United States. The CSDDD mandates that large businesses impose ESG standards on companies operating within their “chain of activities,” regardless of whether those “chain” businesses have operations within the European Union. Some of the policy […]
Jack McPherrin
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(To read the full Policy Tip Sheet, click here.) Key Takeaways: The Uniform Law Commission (ULC) has drafted a model bill—the Public-Health Emergency Authority Act (PHEAA)—that would both formally institutionalize the executive emergency powers wielded by state governors during the COVID-19 pandemic while also significantly strengthening them. Considering the ULC’s established degradations of individual rights and societal welfare, policymakers should tread carefully when considering anything the ULC promotes. This is […]
(To view the full Policy Brief, click here) Key Takeaways: The proposed 2022 amendments to Articles 9 and 12 of the Uniform Commercial Code strip individuals of their property rights to real-world assets. The entities responsible for the UCC’s governance consist of partisan actors who serve special interests. The UCC has already been used to abrogate property rights to investment securities through amendments to Article 8. The 2022 amendments facilitate […]
(To view the full Policy Tip Sheet, click here) Election-related deepfakes involving audio, photo, and video manipulations have become a significant concern in the digital age. Deepfakes use artificial intelligence (AI) to create convincing but false representations of individuals, making them appear to say or do things they never said or did. These manipulations pose significant threats to the integrity of public debate and electoral processes, as they can be […]
Click here to view/download the full Tip Sheet. Important provisions in Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) contain highly problematic elements that undermine Americans’ individual rights and threaten the stability of the U.S. economy. This Tip Sheet will provide a brief description of those troubling areas of the UCC and propose a set of related concrete policy solutions for lawmakers. The UCC was created in the mid-twentieth […]
Click here to view and/or download the full Tip Sheet. Important provisions in the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) contain highly problematic elements that undermine Americans’ individual rights and threaten the stability of the U.S. economy. This Tip Sheet will provide a brief description of those troubling areas of the UCC and propose a set of related concrete policy solutions for lawmakers. The UCC was created in the […]
To view the full letter, click here. Dear State Legislators and Other Elected Officials, Questions are now being raised about important laws that have been added to state codes in all 50 states over the past 25 years. These laws were deliberately designed to abrogate private property rights and could in the future be used to harm all Americans who hold investment securities, including those held in IRA […]
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have only recently become a widely discussed topic among influential figures in academia, media, and public policy institutions. However, initiatives to implement CBDCs around the globe have existed for years, especially in countries with autocratic governments, such as China and Russia. As of September 2023, 131 countries have explored CBDCs.[1] The Biden administration has also signaled that it’s supportive of a Federal Reserve-backed U.S. CBDC, […]
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have only recently become a widely discussed topic among influential figures in academia, media, and public policy institutions. However, initiatives to implement CBDCs around the globe have existed for years, especially in countries with autocratic governments, such as China and Russia. As of September 2023, 131 countries have said they are exploring CBDCs.[1] The Biden administration has also signaled that it’s supportive of a Federal […]