Editorial Board
Banks Shouldn’t Have to Lend to Oil and Gun Companies
This isn’t an area where equal-rights statutes apply.
Not a protected class.
Photographer: Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration has never shown much interest in upholding civil rights. Yet there’s one area where it suddenly cares about cracking down on discrimination — by ensuring that polluters and gun makers have equal access to financial services.
The incoming Biden administration must correct this absurdity.