The Texas abortion law & the social responsibility of business

<p>This week, Eric Kohn, Sam Gregg, and Stephen Barrows discuss the corporate reactions to SB 8, the new abortion law in Texas, including the pledge from the rideshare company Lyft to pay for any potential legal fees for drivers, as well as to make a $1 million contribution to Planned Parenthood. Is this just responding to the market and what their customers want? Or are politics overwhelming corporate decision making and leading them astray? Then, they discuss the strict Covid-19 lockdown measures in Australia. Will political leaders experience any kind of comeuppance for over-promising and under-delivering on dealing with the pandemic? And finally, Eric, Sam, and Steve all reflect on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.acton.org/actonunwind" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Subscribe to the Acton Unwind Podcast</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><br><p><a href="https://www.lyft.com/blog/posts/defending-drivers-and-womens-access-to-healthcare" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Defending drivers and women’s access to healthcare | Lyft</a></p><br><p><a href="https://twitter.com/joshzepps/status/1434692531892076548" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Josh Szeps tweet thread</a></p><br><p><a href="https://twitter.com/GrayConnolly/status/1421461574389145600" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gray Connolly tweet thread</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.city-journal.org/australias-crazy-covid-response" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Australia’s Crazy Covid Response | City Journal</a></p><br><p><a href="http://20for20podcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">20 for 20 podcast: 20 Stories for 20 Years Since 9/11</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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