Isaac Willour

Cleveland, Grove City

Journalist and Columnist at Freelance

Contributor at The College Fix

Articles

Juneteenth Could Be a Casualty of DEI — and That’s a Tragedy | The Daily Economy

1 week ago | thedailyeconomy.org | Isaac Willour

The celebration of black emancipation deserved better advocates than the ones it got. One comment I get very often when I speak to people involved in conversations around DEI is, “so, did America actually get less racist because of all this?” It’s not a side question — it’s the question.
Starbucks Doesn’t Want to Talk about the Financial Impact of Plastic Straws Policy

1 month ago | thedailyeconomy.org | Isaac Willour

Several weeks ago we asked Starbucks, at its annual meeting, about whether this shift away from straws actually created value for shareholders. Their response? “We have not disclosed the financial impact of strawless lids.”The fundamental question we were asking was about the sustainability assumption: that you can go green and make green at the same time. That you can save the planet by recycling more, while not affecting your shareholder return.
How ESG Scores Became The New Weapon In The War On Israel

1 month ago | dailywire.com | Isaac Willour

— Opinion —Intel and Lockheed Martin face shareholder pressure to cut ties with Israel under the guise of “ethical impact.”Ever since the unconscionable horror of October 7 and the brutal war that followed, there’s been a disturbing uptick in corporate activists competing to have the worst possible takes on the conflict — and getting big business to share those takes.
IBM Rolls Back DEI, Commits To Political Neutrality

1 month ago | dailywire.com | Isaac Willour

— News and Commentary —When external pressure meets authentic shareholder engagement — progress happens. •Apr 29, 2025 DailyWire.com•It’s not an exaggeration to say that conservative shareholder engagement is changing the corporate game. For years, Left-wing activists controlled the agendas at our largest companies, using not only their leverage as stockholders but their perpetual devotion to activism to get in the ear of America’s boards and directors. The result?
America Poured Billions into DEI Initiatives. Who Benefited?

2 months ago | rlo.acton.org | Isaac Willour

Less than a month after George Floyd’s death, evolutionary biologist Bret Weinstein appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience to explain the sentiment behind America’s new reckoning on race. “There’s a cybernetic principle: the purpose of a system is what it does,” he asserted. “Don’t listen to what somebody says that the system is for.
Was Jackie Robinson a DEI Hire?

2 months ago | thedailyeconomy.org | Isaac Willour

Do our current debates over DEI mean that we now have to relitigate all of America’s history? To look at recent headlines, you could be forgiven for thinking so. Recently, the Air Force was hit with a stunning example of malicious compliance in the wake of President Trump’s executive order banning discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.
I Attended Apple’s Annual Meeting. It Was a Turning Point Against ESG and DEI

Mar 24, 2025 | theepochtimes.com | Isaac Willour

3/24/2025Updated: 3/24/2025CommentaryI attended Apple’s annual meeting several weeks ago. I saw many signs of how corporate culture is shifting away from ESG and DEI. To understand why, let’s briefly discuss the basics of how people actually engage with major corporations. Shareholders who own certain thresholds of stock in a publicly-traded company have the right to place proposals on that company’s ballot for consideration at the annual meeting of shareholders.
Major Win: JPMorgan Chase Ends Political Debanking

Mar 12, 2025 | dailywire.com | Isaac Willour

— News and Commentary —Chase’s policy change proves the 'long game' can work with major corporations. Working in corporate engagement, I often hear questions about why the ‘long game’ matters in changing woke company policies. If executive orders can instantly push companies away from DEI or ESG initiatives, why take other pathways? The answer is clear: lasting change takes time.
‘We May Need To Make Changes’: Here’s How Apple Can Delete DEI

Feb 26, 2025 | dailywire.com | Isaac Willour

Apple is the largest company in the world — and, unfortunately, one of the ones most given to leftward corporate drift. Apple is a top-tier sponsor of the Human Rights Campaign, a radical organization that pressures companies to provide puberty blockers under the guise of ‘healthcare.’ It to requests from the Chinese Communist Party to censor Bible and Quran apps in its Chinese market. It held entrepreneurship camps only for applicants of targeted racial minority groups.
The True Victims of Woke Corporations

Feb 24, 2025 | spectator.org | Isaac Willour

Steve Happ never expected helping Ugandan orphans could be considered controversial. A career IT professional, Steve caught the passion for world missions after meeting a new family at his church outside Memphis, Tenn.: the Birungis, who’d come to America seeking medical treatment for their son Omega’s brain tumor. After striking up a friendship, Steve felt the call not only to visit Uganda (where the father, Medad Birungi, was a pastor) but to create a way to help the people there directly.