Episode 1434 • • 1:09:49 - 1:15:07
1434: Second Lady
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and the Corporate Boycott of Russia
Yale Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld has been instrumental in shaming over 400 Western companies into suspending operations in Russia. Sonnenfeld argued on CNBC that the goal of these boycotts, including the closure of 850 McDonald's locations, is to inflict maximum economic "pain and distress" on the Russian population to force a change in leadership. This strategy is described as "de-platforming at an industrial scale," utilizing ESG and corporate governance as geopolitical weapons.