April was not kind to woke corporations.
After being assured by consultants at McKinsey of 2 million subscribers in its first year, left-wing news streaming service CNN+ shuttered after only a month, capping out at barely 10,000 daily viewers. Disney’s brand is in free fall after its CEO, Bob Chapek, came out swinging in opposition to legislation that prevents issues about sexual orientation and gender identity to be taught to kindergarteners — a move that prompted the Florida legislature to strip the company of its preferential tax status in the state. And social media giant Twitter was taken over by billionaire Elon Musk in an aggressive buyout prompted by the platform’s reputation for censoring views that run contrary to the liberal orthodoxy of the moment.
