When commercial transactions require consumers to adopt political ideologies to conduct business, everyone suffers — consumers, vendors, shareholders, and businesses alike. 

Stakeholder capitalism has long cloaked itself in the language of enlightened governance, promising to harmonize profit with social virtue and stakeholder well-being. Yet, on both sides of the Atlantic, citizens have begun to push back against corporate boardrooms attempting to seize lawmaking authority. 

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