In this episode of The WallBuilders Show, Doug Napier, Executive Chairman and CEO of 1792 Exchange, joined host Rick Green to discuss The American Company, 1792 Exchange’s new effort to define and celebrate companies that act American. The conversation explores what separates a patriotic company from one that only waves the flag, and how Americans can help recognize the companies doing it right.
Key Topics Discussed:
- The Charter for American Enterprise: Napier explains why 1792 Exchange focuses on the marketplace as a key influencer in American life. The Charter sets out what makes an American company: civic identity, constitutional stewardship and economic patriotism.
- Corporate Bias Ratings: Napier describes the research behind the flagship database, which tracks whether companies respect constitutional rights such as free speech, free exercise and freedom of conscience, along with free enterprise.
- More Than a Flag in the Commercial: Napier argues that patriotism goes deeper than advertising. It shows in how a company operates inside its walls, how it treats its employees, and which activist groups it listens to. He urges companies to get back to business and back to neutral on ideological issues.
- The Arsenal of Democracy: Napier points to World War II, when companies like Ford built a B-24 bomber plant in less than a year to defend American liberty, as the model for the next 250 years.
- Recognizing American Companies: Gallup found that only 33% of U.S. adults are extremely proud to be American, the lowest on record. Napier invites listeners to nominate companies that meet the Charter. 1792 Exchange will recognize one nominee each month, starting in November, and name a top honoree around July 4, 2027.
- Why 1792: Napier explains that the name comes from the 1792 Buttonwood Agreement, signed on Wall Street to restore integrity and trust in trading. It became the foundation of the New York Stock Exchange.