Heartland Daily Podcast

Conference Rattles Climate Activists – The Climate Realism Show #198

Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:58:05 -0500

Last week, the 16th International Conference on Climate Change made international news. It also disheartened the environmental left and the media because it was clear from that two-day event that Climate Realism is Rising. We will go over some of the highlights of the conference — including a protest during our panel of “climate realist youth” — with Angela Wheeler of the CO2 Coalition, a co-host of that great event.

The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Sterling Burnett, and Jim Lakely will also cover the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including a pilot who quit his job because he was climate change was giving him sleepless nights, environmentalists who want to put kids to sleep with a new video game called the “Great Green Neighborhood Showdown,” how the Obama administration faked the Endangerment Finding, and is the US going to force the World Bank to abandon its “green targets”?

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Freedom Works, Socialism Fails — In the Tank Podcast #530

Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick, Jim Lakely — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:54:56 -0500

Another point goes to capitalism in the long war of economics, as Poland has overcome its once-communist decay and rocketed into becoming one of the world's largest economies. Meanwhile, socialist Cuba slowly crumbles amid a fuel embargo and the decades of communist economic influence. We will contrast and compare these two examples of economic systems and see which one is best (Hint: it's not the one represented by the hammer and sickle).

Trump is temporarily suspending the Jones Act, which has had a major impact on energy shipping, especially for East-coast states, and we will look at how serious a threat AI is to white collar jobs. Andrew Yang says it will be catastrophic, but is that just hyperbole?

And on UNHINGED: An attempted terror attack failed in New York City last week, amid a protest over the growth of Islam in the city.

The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick, and Jim Lakely will talk about all of this and more on Episode #530 of the In The Tank Podcast.

Blackrock Flinches on Energy — In the Tank Podcast #531

Jim Lakely, Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:50:51 -0500

BlackRock and Larry Fink is continuing to blink on climate policy. The investment giant appears to be abandoning some of its climate-focused dogma in favor of protecting investor returns, a crazy idea that apparently everyone forgot for a few years. At the same time, the economic catastrophe that is Net Zero is beginning to convince even New York Governor Hochul that climate policies mostly just crush affordability and energy security.

Meanwhile, a major victory for free speech comes out of Missouri, as the courts have decreed that the Biden administration was WRONG for using social media as speech police. We’ll explore what this settlement means for the future of online expression and government overreach.

And on UNHINGED: a Chinese professor makes the bold claim that poverty can be eliminated by simply printing more money.

The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick, and Jim Lakely will talk about all of this and more on Episode #531 of the In The Tank Podcast.

Heatwave Horse Hockey – The Climate Realism Show #196

Jim Lakely, Linnea Lueken, Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Chris Martz — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:39:53 -0500

According to the legacy media, the first early heatwave of the year in the West would be “virtually impossible without human-induced climate change.” That is bunk based on junk science, and is not even unprecedented, as we will explain on Episode #195 of The Climate Realism Show.

The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Sterling Burnett, Jim Lakely, and special guest Chris Martz will reveal the truth about this heatwave and also cover other Crazy Climate News of the Week, including using carbon capture to carbonate beer, and how we should not be worried about climate change slowing the rotation of the earth.

Saving Can-Do: How to Revive the Spirit of America (Guest: Philip K. Howard)

Tim Benson — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:18:01 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Philip K. Howard, Chair of Common Good, to discuss his latest book, Saving Can-Do: How to Revive the Spirit of America. They chat about how nothing works as it should because red tape has strangled common sense, how bureaucracy makes people go brain dead, how the United States is flailing in legal quicksand, and what we can do about it.

Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Can-Do-Revive-Spirit-America/dp/1957588403

Show Notes:

The Atlantic: Philip K. Howard – “Americans Are Afraid of Authority”

Law & Liberty: Philip K. Howard – “The Need for Judgment”

Law & Liberty: Mark Pulliam – “A Post-Trump Era Common Sense?”

The Wall Street Journal: Yuval Levin – “‘Saving Can-Do’ Review: How to Stop Dragging Feet”

The Washington Post: George F. Will – “America’s can-do spirit needs liberation from can’t-do regulation”

Space Mirrors to Save Solar Power? | The Climate Realism Show #194

Jim Lakely, Linnea Lueken, Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, David Legates — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:19:37 -0500

It sounds like something a Bond villain would think up. A startup wants to put giant mirrors into space to reflect sunlight back toward the Earth at night. Why would someone want to do this? To disturb the sleep of everyone on the “dark side” of the planet? No, but that would happen. To help plants grow faster and feed more people? Nope. It’s to keep giant solar power installations going after the sun goes down. This is a stupid, harmful idea, and we will explain why.

Join The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and special guest David Legates, Ph.D., who will be speaking at our climate conference next month. We will also cover other crazy climate news of the week, including how climate change is supposedly killing penguins while also making them thrive, how a huge field of solar panels in Indiana lost a fight with a tornado, and how a new independent temperature station in Reno proves that the world isn’t really as warm as alarmists say.

Climate Paper Tigers – The Climate Realism Show #193

Jim Lakely, Linnea Lueken, Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Kevin Mooney — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:19:19 -0600

The Climate Panic Industrial Complex has had complete control over the media narrative and public policy for more than two decades. Then Donald Trump returned to the White House and quickly set about canceling the entire agenda—and he’s still not done. And the climate alarmists are confused. Where is the pushback?

The UK Guardian, a leader in promoting the alarmist narrative, laments that all the billionaires and their political allies have hardly pushed back. For that matter, where are the street protests? Where’s Greta? Is it possible that the Climate Panic Industrial Complex was a paper tiger all along?

Join The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, H. Sterling Burnett, and special guest Kevin Mooney for this week's episode of The Climate Realism Show.

We’ll also talk about Mooney’s new book, “Climate P0rn: How and Why Anti-Population Zealots Fabricate Science, while Targeting American Capitalism, Freedom, and Independence.”

AI-Powered Military and Surveillance - In The Tank Podcast #529

Jim Lakely, Donald Kendal, Christopher Talgo, S.T. Karnick — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:15:44 -0600

In the days leading up to the attack on Iran, a rift formed between the Pentagon and AI company Anthropic. The dispute rose over restrictions the company imposed on the AI model used in US intelligence and military operations. The feud, interesting in its own right, provided insight into how the government is using AI in the theater of war.

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, S.T. Karnick, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo will talk about all of this and more on Episode #529 of the In The Tank Podcast.

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Breaking Down Trump’s Healthcare Plan

AnneMarie Schieber, Devon Herrick — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:13:37 -0600

The ideas are not new, and it’s short on specifics, but will President Trump’s “The Great Healthcare Plan” lead to serious health reform? AnneMarie Schieber, managing editor of Health Care News and Devon Herrick, of the Goodman Institute Health Blog discuss the pros and cons of the plan’s “four pillars.” Will price transparency mean anything in a dysfunctional health care system where few people pay directly? Are Trump’s drug price deals the kind of drug price reform patients need? Will proposed ACA rules lead to lower cost “indemnity” style health insurance? Also, Sen. Rand Paul wants to remove nationwide liability protections for vaccine makers, what about ending vaccine mandates, and Elon Musk and DOGE make it easy to “crowdsource” Medicaid fraud investigations.

Unlearning Climate Alarmism – The Climate Realism Show #191

Jim Lakely, Linnea Lueken, Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 07:00:00 -0600

An encouraging trend is growing. Bright young people who were convinced of the truth of climate alarmist dogma open their eyes and mind to the actual data on the climate. Then they become climate realists, and even evangelists for science and truth. Anika Sweetland is one of those people. She is a former energy advisor with a degree in climate studies who gave an address on her awakening at Heartland's World Prosperity Forum last month. And she's one of the UK's best public opponents of that country's Net Zero policy and keeps a keen eye on the climate communism of the European Union.

Anika joins us to talk about her journey, and also comment on some of the Crazy Climate News of the week, including a proposal to chop down boreal forests in the far north and throw the wood into the Arctic Ocean, how stupid and counterproductive California’s aversion to oil refining really is, and how the European Union may be poised to make countering the climate alarmist narrative illegal.

Join The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and special guest Anika Sweetland LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, X, and Facebook. Participate in the show by leaving your comments and questions in the chat.

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Socialism In Our Schools — In The Tank Podcast #527

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, ST Karnick — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 23:47:54 -0600

New York City is struggling with its budget, and despite Mayor Mamdani campaigning on affordable housing, he’s now turning to property tax hikes to try to close the gap. This is fairly typical for Democrats—and totally unsurprising. Meanwhile, Trump struck a deal with Japan that looks poised to sidestep China while also boosting American energy abundance. We’ll also cover socialism in our schools—how bad it really is—and how to counter it.

And on UNHINGED: the Obama Presidential Center, scheduled to open this spring, is astonishingly ugly—and fitting for the Obama legacy.

The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo will talk about all of this and more on Episode #526 of the In The Tank Podcast.

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The Endangerment Finding Is Dead. Here’s Why It Matters — The Climate Realism Show #190

Jim Lakely, Linnea Lueken, Anthony Watts, Lois Perry — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:10:58 -0600

It’s finally done. The Trump administration on Thursday announced that the Endangerment Finding for carbon dioxide is dead. No longer will the federal government treat CO2 as a gas that harms human health and welfare. It has been the lynchpin of regulatory overreach for nearly two decades, morphing into a way for the Biden administration to all but outlaw the internal combustion engine. President Trump said the Endangerment Finding has cost the U.S. economy more than $1 trillion, and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the repeal will make the annoying “auto off” switch in new automobiles no longer mandatory.

Does the end of the Endangerment Finding mean the death of the climate hoax? How significant is this move, really, if it doesn’t directly address CO2 emissions from coal and natural gas power plants? Will it survive a court challenge? What more must be done to restore science and common sense to public policy?

The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and special guest Lois Perry will tackle this subject, plus other Crazy Climate News of the Week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, X, and Facebook. Participate in the show by leaving your comments and questions in the chat.

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The Next Big Crash — In the Tank Podcast #526

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, Chris Talgo, Justin Haskins — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:14:43 -0600

Justin Haskins joins us to talk about his and Jack McPherrin's new book, "The Next Big Crash," covering the shady dealings of Wall Street insiders and elites who have conspired to rig our economy and transfer control over our futures to massive financial interests. When the next crash comes, it could very well be more devastating than any before. On a brighter note, federal employment is at the lowest level it has been since 1966, showing that the Trump administration really has made progress on cutting federal bloat, while American private sector jobs are improving. Meanwhile, the SAVE America Act may be passed soon, but Democrats say it will disenfranchise voters by requiring them to simply have ID.

On UNHINGED: How would you feel about living in a constant, ubiquitous surveillance state? Ring is more than happy to provide, but promises it will only be used for finding lost dogs.

The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and guest Justin Haskins will talk about all of this and more on Episode #526 of the In The Tank Podcast.

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Zombie Carbon Taxes – The Climate Realism Show #189

Jim Lakely, Linnea Lueken, Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:36:06 -0600

The election of Donald Trump in 2024 looked like it brought an end to the previous administration’s radical environmental policies. America walked out on the global climate scammers, canceled green energy projects, and is still trying to claw back billions of dollars shoveled out the door to Democrat-linked groups in the waning days of the Biden administration. But one of the worst environmental policies of all, like a zombie, is still wandering around Washington. A spending bill that passed the Senate recently included a provision directing the Department of Energy to review the “carbon intensity” of American-made products and compare the CO₂ emissions with similar products imported to the United States. Such provisions are how carbon taxes, or even carbon tariffs, come to life. What’s going on here? And can this be stopped?

The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will tackle this subject, plus other Crazy Climate News of the Week.

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They’re Dumbing Down NYC Schools… On Purpose — In the Tank Podcast #525

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, S.T. Karnick — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:43:14 -0600

This week, Bitcoin is DOWN, but does that mean anything to those of us who don't own it? Some argue that it indicates the dollar is strengthening, which is good news for affordability. AND the Washington Post has laid off a third of their staff, journalists are unemployed all over the place, and it could mean the beginning of the end for the far-left publication. Finally school is out... all the time, it seems, because students seem to be missing class for protests, snow weeks, all kinds of things that aren't school. In New York City, Mamdani's government is focusing on removing programs for high-achievers, and refocusing on "green" initiatives.

For UNHINGED: Kathy Griffin is at it again, this time she is angry that First Lady Melania Trump's documentary is doing well, and recommends you turn in your pesky MAGA neighbors.

The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo will talk about all of this and more on Episode #525 of the In The Tank Podcast.

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The Persistence of the Ideological Lie (Guest: Daniel J. Mahoney)

Tim Benson — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:35:24 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined once again by Daniel J. Mahoney, professor emeritus at Assumption University and senior fellow at the Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy, to discuss his latest book, The Persistence of the Ideological Lie: The Totalitarian Impulse Then and Now. They chat about what is the “Ideological Lie,” how the totalitarians from the Jacobins onward have relied on it, and how our failure to learn from the totalitarian tragedy of the twentieth century allowed the ideological virus to metastasize in new and alarming ways.

Get the book here: https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/persistence-ideological-lie/

Show Notes:

The American Mind: Daniel J. Mahoney – “Fighting the Ideological Lie”

https://americanmind.org/salvo/fighting-the-ideological-lie/

City Journal: Daniel DiSalvo – “The Destructiveness of Ideological Thinking”

https://www.city-journal.org/article/daniel-j-mahoney-persistence-ideological-lie

Fusion: Juliana Geran Pilon – “To Lie or Not to Lie”

https://fusionaier.org/2025/to-lie-or-not-to-lie/

Law & Liberty: Theodore Dalrymple – “Diagnosing the Ideological Mind”

https://lawliberty.org/book-review/diagnosing-the-ideological-mind/

Law & Liberty: Daniel J. Mahoney – “The Persistence of the Lie”

https://lawliberty.org/the-persistence-of-the-lie/

National Review: John O’Sullivan – “Lies, Damned Lies, and Ideology”

https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2025/06/lies-damned-lies-and-ideology/

The University Bookman: Jeffrey Folks – “Unmasking the Ideological Lie”

https://kirkcenter.org/reviews/unmasking-the-ideological-lie/

Heartland Invades Davos — In the Tank Podcast #524

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, S.T. Karnick, Donald Kendal — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:20:41 -0600

The scale of fraud in federal entitlement programs is truly staggering with some estimates reaching into the TRILLIONS, and we have to ask, who can be held accountable for all this?

Fresh off the plane home from Switzerland, Linnea, Donald, and Jim discuss the Heartland Institute's inaugural WORLD PROSPERITY FORUM, the antidote to the globalism of the World Economic Forum held at Davos every year... which Linnea and Donald may or may not have also gone to visit while in Europe.

And on UNHINGED: An insane viral video of a nurse shows her instructing "resistors" on how to harm ICE agents. How did we even get to this point? And why on Earth are there so many videos like this?

The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and Donald Kendal will talk about all of this and more on Episode #524 of the In The Tank Podcast.

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Winter Misery – The Climate Realism Show #188

Jim Lakely, Linnea Lueken, Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Steve Milloy — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:37:18 -0600

Most of the United States is enduring the worst winter weather in years, digging out of a foot or more of snow and enduring record-breaking temperatures well below normal. It’s simply miserable out there. Yet, comically, the legacy media is blaming it all on global warming or man-caused climate change. We will counter some of the myth-peddling out there, and we can all give each other comfort in our chilly misery.

With special guest Steve Milloy of Junkscience.com, we will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including radical activists being allowed to write guidance for federal judges on climate science, trying to make money by pumping poop into the ground, a status update on getting rid of the “Endangerment Finding” for CO2, and a look at Al Gore’s comedy classic “An Inconvenient Truth” on its 20th anniversary.

Join The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, X, and Facebook. Participate in the show by leaving your comments and questions in the chat.

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IT’S OVER! US Out of UN Climate Regime (Guest: Lucy Biggers)

Jim Lakely, Linnea Lueken, Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Lucy Biggers — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 13:02:29 -0600

President Donald Trump on Wednesday withdrew the United States from the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also announced that the United States is out of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for developing countries. The Trump administration also withdrew the U.S. from more than 60 other international organizations, including dozens of U.N.–linked bodies.

This is a breathtaking and historic move by Trump — something that was simply unimaginable until it actually happened. On the first episode of The Climate Realism Show of 2026, The Heartland Institute’s Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken will discuss what this means for the future of the global climate agenda.

We will also welcome a special guest, Lucy Biggers. Once a die-in-the-wool climate alarmist and prominent activist, Lucy came to see the light and the truth, and is now one of America’s best communicators for climate realism. We will talk with her about her remarkable journey.

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Lucy Biggers on social media:
https://x.com/LLBiggers
https://www.instagram.com/LucyBiggers/

Crazy Climate News of 2025 – The Climate Realism Show #186

Jim Lakely, Linnea Lueken, Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:14:36 -0600

A year of crazy climate news comes to a close as Christmas and New Year’s approaches. What were the craziest of 2025? You’ll have to tune in to find out.

In our last episode of 2025, The Heartland Institute’s Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken will share their picks for the craziest and most-significant stories in climate and energy this year. And, as usual, we will answer as many audience questions as we can.

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STORIES COVERED ON THE SHOW

MANHATTAN CONTRARIAN (Francis Mention): The Electric Vehicle Collapse: Wow, That Was Quick!
https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2025-12-17-the-electric-vehicle-collapse-wow-that-was-quick

REUTERS: Wind and solar power frozen out of Trump permitting push
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/wind-solar-power-frozen-out-trump-permitting-push-2025-12-10/

YALE360: Facing a Hostile Administration, U.S. Offshore Wind Is in Retreat
https://e360.yale.edu/features/east-coast-offshore-wind

WHITEHOUSE.GOV: Trump Ends Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign-Controlled Energy Sources
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/07/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-ends-market-distorting-subsidies-for-unreliable-foreign-controlled-energy-sources/

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL: Gov. JB Pritzker set to approve energy bill boosting battery storage for renewables despite debate over costs
https://ilenviro.org/gov-jb-pritzker-set-to-approve-energy-bill-boosting-battery-storage-for-renewables-despite-debate-over-costs/

INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH: California Shuts Down Its Solar Thermal Plant 13 Years Early
https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/big-green/california-shuts-down-its-solar-thermal-plant-13-years-early/

Socialism Destroys Everything? — In the Tank Podcast #523

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, S.T. Karnick — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:24:22 -0600

On In The Tank Podcast #523, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and S.T. Karnick break down the latest reminders that socialism doesn’t “fix” anything—it wrecks it. From political theater in Washington to chaos in corporate America, and from Venezuela’s collapse to what’s brewing in New York City, the panel connects the dots on how bad ideas keep spreading.

The panel digs into Democrats holding a candlelight vigil… for Jan. 6. Then the crew looks at a Hilton franchise caught in a PR firestorm after targeting ICE bookings, and asks the obvious question: when did basic law enforcement become a corporate punching bag?

The conversation also turns to Venezuela’s oil—why anyone still wants access to it, what decades of socialism did to the country, and why America shouldn’t be taking notes. Finally, the panel looks at NYC’s trajectory, including Mamdani’s tenant-power agenda and what it could mean for the city if these policies keep gaining ground.

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The Future of Movies — In the Tank Podcast #522

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, S.T. Karnick, and Donald Kendal — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:17:24 -0600

Hollywood is at a breaking point—and audiences can feel it.

On In the Tank Podcast #522, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, S.T. Karnick, and Donald Kendal dig into what’s reshaping movies and TV right now: DEI-era gatekeeping, studios quietly changing course, shrinking opportunities for creators, and the growing role of AI in entertainment.

They’re joined by Christian Toto, returning for his fifth annual appearance, to break down how Hollywood’s incentives filtered out creative voices—and why so many films now feel safe, preachy, and lifeless.

The panel also tackles Disney’s new AI deal involving OpenAI’s Sora platform and what it means for writers, actors, and storytelling itself. Plus: the crew runs through their “Unhinged” list of the worst movies and TV of 2025—and what might actually be worth watching next.

If Hollywood has lost its edge, this episode explores why—and what comes next.

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Chapters:
00:33 Intro
01:57 Special Guest Introduction
03:55 Support Our Sponsor!
05:50 Unhinged: Worst Movies of 2025
22:08 Film Affected By DEI
49:15 AI in Movies? Good or Bad?
1:19:25 The Future of Movies: Embracing The Experience

STORIES COVERED ON THE SHOW:

DEI To Blame? - Writers and other roles in movie companies are being filtered by DEI politics in Hollywood. Does this have an effect on the quality of films?

https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-lost-generation/

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/hollywood-drops-dei-programs-donald-trump-disney-paramount-amazon-1236327202/

AI in Movies - Where is it good, and Where does it suck?

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-openai-sora-agreement/
https://archive.ph/2xtns

Optimism for the Future: the best films of 2025, what to look forward to in 2026 and beyond.

https://x.com/vegasstarfish/status/1961588349799731453
https://www.imdb.com/calendar/

EPA Exits Climate Alarm Business - The Climate Realism Show #185

Jim Lakely, Linnea Lueken, H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Steve Milloy — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:59:25 -0600

The signs are all around us. The climate cult is losing its grip on our politics and culture. The UN’s climate conference, COP30 in Brazil, was a flop that even the alarmist cheerleaders in the legacy media could not ignore. A major paper justifying radical climate action was just retracted. The Sierra Club is shedding a shocking number of members. And when was the last time you saw climate alarmist propaganda shoved annoyingly into your favorite TV show or movie – which was very common not so long ago?

The Heartland Institute’s Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken will be joined by special guest Jason Isaac, Founder and CEO of the American Energy Institute and a former state legislator in Texas. We will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including a new pro-coal movie with an unexpected twist, how to handle a climate crazed wife, a claim that living modern life causes $5 billion of climate damage an hour, and why Americans in blue states pay so much more for energy than those in red states.

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Stories we covered on this program:

1. QUEEN OF COAL
Daily Caller: Netflix To Platform Film About ‘Trans Woman’ Who Yearns For Coal Mines
https://dailycaller.com/2025/12/08/netflix-pump-show-trans-woman-who-yearns-coal-mines-home/

2. TAKE MY WIFE, PLEASE
How Can I Stop My Wife From Badgering Our Friends About Climate Change?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/style/how-can-i-stop-my-wife-from-badgering-our-friends-about-climate-change.html

3. $5 BILLION OF DAMAGE PER HOUR
THE GUARDIAN: ‘Food and fossil fuel production causing $5bn of environmental damage an hour’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/09/food-fossil-fuel-production-5bn-environmental-damage-an-hour-un-geo-report-

4. BLUE STATE ENERGY BLUES
INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH: Blue States, High Rates
https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/blue-states-high-rates/

5. EPA EXITS ALARM BUSINESS
NY TIMES: E.P.A. Erases Mention of Humans Causing Climate Change From Some Web Pages
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/climate/epa-website-climate-change-causes.html

Good News: Climate Cult In Decline — The Climate Realism Show #184

Jim Lakely, Linnea Lueken, Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Steve Milloy — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:57:54 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken will be joined by special guest and fan favorite Steve Milloy of Junkscience.com. We will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including an exodus from EPA, what climate policy failure looks like in graph form, perhaps the cringiest moment in COP history, and Donald Trump’s call to have those who have pushed climate alarmism investigated.

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Minnesota: Land of 10,000 Frauds - In the Tank Podcast #521

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:47:06 -0600

"Woke" and its pushers continues to be exposed for the ugliness, fraud and tyranny their policies unleash on the rest of us, all over the world. We'll cover how the architect of Jaguar’s disastrous rebrand has finally been canned, and Rep. Aftyn Behn’s loss to Matt Van Epps in Tennessee reveals her and her party as very sore losers indeed.

We'll also take a look at the years of widespread fraud inside Minnesota’s social services system, and discuss how Governor Walz not only buried the problem but may be setting the stage for even more abuse through a new program.

And on UNHINGED: Multiple-time violent criminals are being released to attack people again, and other craziness.

The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and S.T. Karnick will talk about all of this and more on Episode #521 of the In The Tank Podcast.

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Foolish Fossil Fuel Phase-Out — The Climate Realism Show #183 (Guests: Tony Heller and Craig Rucker)

Jim Lakely, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Craig Rucker — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 02:31:48 -0600

The latest annual UN climate conference, COP 30, is coming to a close. Already a failure, the delegates of doom who gathered in Brazil decided that they needed a serious goal to cap off the conference. What did they come up with? Nothing less than the coming up with a concrete roadmap for the complete phase-out of fossil fuels. They might as well have agreed on drawing out a roadmap to Neverland, because that’s just as likely to be found as a future with zero use of fossil fuels.

The Heartland Institute's Jim Lakely, Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken will be joined by special guests Craig Rucker of CFACT, who just got back from COP 30 in Brazil, and Tony Heller, one of the most-popular and influential climate realism communicators in America. We will also cover also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including an exodus from EPA, what climate policy failure looks like in graph form, perhaps the cringiest moment in COP history, and Donald Trump’s call to have those who have pushed climate alarmism investigated.

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Ill Literacy, Episode 182: Measuring the Man (Guest: Jonathan W. White)

Tim Benson and Jonathan W. White — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 01:55:01 -0600

In Episode 182 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Jonathan W. White, co-editor ofMeasuring the Man: The Writings of Frederick Douglass on Abraham Lincoln.

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined once again by Jonathan W. White, Professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University, to discuss his latest book, co-edited with Lucas E. Morel, Measuring the Man: The Writings of Frederick Douglass on Abraham Lincoln. They chat about how White discovered a cache of unknown, insightful letters in England by Douglass on Lincoln, the distrust and vitriol Douglass directed at Lincoln as he moved slowly and methodically toward emancipation, how three personal interactions between the two led to powerful feelings of friendship and mutual admiration, and how, after Lincoln’s assassination, Douglass expressed greater appreciation for Lincoln’s statesmanship during the Civil War and praised him as a model for postwar America.

The Rise of Zohran Mamdani and Socialism in America - Heartland on the Lars Larson Show

Donald Kendal — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:36:27 -0600

On November 20, 2025, Donald Kendal, director of the Glenn C. Haskins Emerging Issues Center at The Heartland Institute, was a guest on the Lars Larson Show. He was asked to be on to talk about the election of socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City, and a new Heartland Institute Rasmussen Reports poll showing the growing appeal of socialism to younger voters.

Who’s Really Driving Up Your Thanksgiving Grocery Bill? — In the Tank Podcast #520

Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:20:36 -0600

Thanksgiving is approaching, but grocery prices seem to just keep getting higher. We will discuss what causes food costs to rise, and how it can be stopped.

A new exclusive from the Free Beacon reports that George Soros gave a quarter million dollars to the Center for Countering Digital Hate, which works with advertisers for Big Tech trying to deplatform conservative voices and destroy X.com. Plus, Rasmussen polling found that a worrying chunk of young voters would be willing to hand functions of government over to AI, including policymaking decisions and our very rights.

And on UNHINGED: Trump Derangement Syndrome increasingly appears to be a genuine pathology, with sufferers totally unable to cope.

The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo will talk about all of this and more on Episode #520 of the In The Tank Podcast. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, X, and Facebook.

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Interesting and recommended video on AI: We Are Not Ready for Super Intelligence:

Chapters:
00:38 Intro
02:17 Panel Introduction
06:47 UNHINGED: Trump Derangement Syndrome Continues
20:57 Real Reason Food Cost is High
43:30 Advisory Metals
45:33 Soros continues to control the media
54:31 AI OVERLORDS?

Worst COP Ever? — The Climate Realism Show #182 (Guest: Chris Martz)

Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken and guest Chris Martz — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 04:04:15 -0600

Is COP30 shaping up to be the worst UN climate conference ever? The 30th Conference of the Parties is underway in the Brazilian jungle — some of which was cleared and paved to bring the private jet-set and bureaucrats into the venue. And just days in, the whole thing is already descending into chaos.

A large group of angry indigenous protesters have stormed the conference, furious that the agenda left them out. Poor planning and shoddy infrastructure have led to rain leaking through light fixtures, broken air conditioning, and even problems with something as basic as toilet paper disposal.

Maybe sensing this impending farce, at least 30 major countries — including the United States — have declined to send official government delegations. We’re only a few days in, and it’s already looking like the worst COP ever. That takes some doing.

On Episode #182 of The Climate Realism Show, we’ll break down what’s really happening at COP30 and what it reveals about the people who want to control every aspect of our lives to “save the planet.”

The Heartland Institute’s Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken and guest Chris Martz will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week.

Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, X, and Facebook — and jump into the live chat!

Chapters:
00:55 Intro
02:35 Special Guest and Panel Introduction
04:17 Crazy climate news of the week
19:41 Democrats are getting quieter over Climate News?
29:35 COP 30: The Natives are Restless
36:09 COP Pledge Defeat the Deniers
51:49 The COP 30 Fall Out
1:07:03 Advisory Metals!
1:08:51 Q & A

How Do We Fix This? — In the Tank Podcast #519

Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 01:15:52 -0600

America’s great exodus from major cities and entire states keeps accelerating — and the election of socialist Mayor Mamdani in New York City is only speeding things up. Yet polls show young Americans becoming more favorable toward socialism, even embracing ideas like government-run grocery stores. What does that say about our culture, our education system, and the nation’s future?

On the education side, things are just as alarming. UC San Diego reports that incoming students can’t meet basic math expectations — not just at grade level, but far below it. How did we get here, and how can states and the federal government fix this before it truly spirals out of control?

PLUS on UNHINGED:
An AI-generated country song has charted in online music sales. Is this a sign of an unhinged future — or has mainstream music been formulaic and awful for years anyway?

The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo break it all down on Episode #519 of the In the Tank Podcast.

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Chapter:
02:08 Intro
5:48 TOP Country song is AI????
24:36 Exodus of NYC and other Blue States
36:11 Most Young Voters Embrace Socialism
1:10:43 How Do We Fix Our Education System?

They Voted Blue No Matter Who - In the Tank #518

Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 02:19:36 -0600

On Tuesday, New York City elected a trust-fund communist as mayor. New Jersey, which seemed to be trending red, put a scandal-ridden Democrat in the governor's mansion. In Virginia, voters rejected a black Republican conservative woman over a woke former CIA spook who pledged to force girls and women to endure biological men in their private spaces again. Oh, and Dems in the Old Dominion also elected a man who wished a political opponent and his children would be murdered so his grieving wife would finally agree with him on policy as she held her family in her arms.

The weird part is that all these results were expected for weeks. What happened? On Episode #518 of the In the Tank Podcast, the Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo will break it all down. It seems that the rise of socialism has not been arrested after all. Is this an outlier, or a sign that the midterm elections in 2026 will be a bloodbath for Trump and the MAGA movement.

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NEVERMIND: Bill Gates Recants Climate Doomerism — The Climate Realism Show #180

Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:45:33 -0600

After years of funding and fueling climate panic, Bill Gates has done an about-face. In a new 17-page memo released ahead of COP-30 in Brazil, Gates admits that rising temperatures will “not lead to humanity’s demise” and urges the climate community to drop its “doomsday outlook.” This marks a stunning shift for one of the world’s most prominent climate influencers and could signal a long-overdue return to honest, fact-based climate discussion.

In Episode #180 of The Climate Realism Show, hosts Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely break down what Gates’ reversal means for climate policy, science, and the green tech industry. They also cover the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including a new study showing wind turbines are even worse for birds than previously believed, claims that climate change is to blame for higher Halloween candy prices, and why attributing the intensity of Hurricane Melissa to global warming is misguided.

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Night of the Democratic Socialists! — In the Tank Podcast #517

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, and Chris Talgo — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 22:20:59 -0500

Are Democrats holding SNAP funding hostage to keep the Schumer Shutdown alive? The In the Tank crew dives into the latest Washington tricks — and whether major reforms are long overdue.

As the Democratic Party embraces openly socialist candidates, we ask: are there any moderates left?

On UNHINGED, the team rants about Christmas displays popping up before Halloween 🎃 — and then wraps up with a lighter segment on our favorite spooky-season books and movies.

Featuring Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, and Chris Talgo of The Heartland Institute.

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Joe Rogan, Climate Realist — The Climate Realism Show #179

Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, and Jim Lakely — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:51:30 -0500

Joe Rogan just hosted climate scientists Will Happer and Richard Lindzen — and the results were explosive. For more than two hours, they dismantled the core claims of climate alarmism in front of Rogan’s massive global audience.

Here is the link to the appearance on Joe Rogan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt32chvO_iY&t

On Episode #179 of The Climate Realism Show, hosts Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, and Jim Lakely break down the biggest moments from the interview, play key clips, and welcome special guest Will Happer to discuss his firsthand experience on The Joe Rogan Experience.

What didn’t make it into the episode? How might Rogan’s reach shift the climate conversation for millions of listeners? We’ll explore that and more in what may be the most important climate discussion of the year.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
3:58 In Search Of ... Joe Rogan
13:08 CO2, Methane, and Temperature
28:15 Role of Money and Politics
39:59 Corruption of Science Journals
1:02:20 End of the Climate Cult?
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1:10:24 Q&A
1:36:36 Wrap-up

Do We Need An AI Bill Of Rights? - In The Tank #516

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and S.T. Karnick — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 07:38:55 -0500

The AI Revolution is happening at an incredible speed. New AI products, like OpenAI's Sora 2, continue to push the envelope and blur the lines between reality and fabrication. And as this revolutionary technology continues to advance and integrate deeper into our daily lives, serious questions are emerging about power, control, and human rights in the digital age. Should there be a framework—an “AI Bill of Rights”—to protect individuals from algorithmic abuse, data manipulation, and government or corporate overreach? The ITT crew discusses how real this future is becoming, the potential threats to privacy and autonomy, and whether society is prepared for the moral and political challenges AI is bringing to the surface.

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, and Justin Haskins will discuss all of this and more on Episode #516 of the In The Tank Podcast. Watch LIVE at 1 p.m. ET and join us in the live chat!

Chapters:
0:37 Intro
2:06 Start
6:41 Debate on the role of AI in education
26:05 The Radical Normalization of AI Tech
43:12 AI Game: Is it real?
58:30 AI Bill of rights?

The Global Climate Tax NARROWLY Avoided — The Climate Realism Show #178

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:40:35 -0500

The United Nations narrowly avoided approve a new tax on carbon-dioxide emissions from shipping today. Their goal was to raise at least $10 billion a year and put it in a new “Net Zero Fund” to “mitigate negative impacts” on nations supposedly suffering because of climate change. Trump threatened nations who supported it with punitive tariffs, and the world backed down. But they will be back. An unelected United Nations wants to rule over the entire globe with the power to levy direct taxes as it sees fit. The United States—and every country that values representative democracy and individual liberty—must continue to oppose this with every tool at their disposal.

On Episode #178 of The Climate Realism Show, we’ll dig into this disturbing and likely illegal attempted UN power grab and cover the week’s Crazy Climate News. Is climate change giving dolphins Alzheimer’s? What the heck is “carbon butter,” and how does it taste? Is Bill Gates the most dangerous man on the planet? And the mother of all “children’s climate lawsuits” has just crashed and burned.

Join The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and special guest Steve Milloy of the E&E Legal Institute LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, and X.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro of guests
4:30 We are giving Dolphins Alzheimer's?
10:30 I CAN believe It's Not Butter
16:55 Bill Gates: Bond Villain in Sweater
26:00 Climate Kids Lose in Court Again
34:18 Global Climate Tax Near Miss
45:39 Q&A
1:26:36 Close

CNN Declares Men Are a "Disease" — Yes, Really - In The Tank #515

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 08:54:06 -0500

The government is still shut down, and Democrats are warning that the expiration of Obamacare subsidies at the end of this year will make healthcare unaffordable for millions. But that’s not true. While the system certainly needs reform, the real problem lies deeper than temporary subsidies. The Heartland crew will break down what needs to change to make healthcare work for everyone.

Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has floated the idea that the United States may need to “decouple” from China if they continue to play unfairly in global markets. What would that mean for essential materials and the broader economy—and has America waited too long to act?

And on this week’s UNHINGED segment, CNN revives an old feminist slogan that claims men who find women attractive are a societal problem. The panel will discuss why this narrative keeps failing and what it says about modern media culture.
The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, Chris Talgo, and special guest AnneMarie Schieber will discuss all of this and more on Episode #515 of the In The Tank Podcast. Watch LIVE at 1 p.m. ET and join us in the live chat!

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SHOW NOTES:

CNN, After years of progress on gender, the male gaze is back:
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/11/health/male-gaze-wellness

The Epoch Times: US May Decouple From China If Rare Earths Dispute Persists: Bessent
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/bessent-says-if-china-refuses-to-be-a-reliable-partner-us-and-allies-will-have-to-decouple-5929817

The Federalist: No, Obamacare Premiums Are Not Doubling
https://thefederalist.com/2025/10/08/no-obamacare-premiums-are-not-doubling/

The Federalist: Here’s How Republicans Should Fix Health Care Rather Than Bailing Out Obamacare
https://thefederalist.com/2025/10/07/heres-how-republicans-should-fix-health-care-rather-than-bailing-out-obamacare/

Forbes: How Obamacare Set In Motion Today’s Premium Crisis
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sallypipes/2025/10/14/how-obamacare-set-in-motion-todays-premium-crisis/

Why Obamacare Was Never Affordable — A Candid Look at the 2025 Health Care Stalemate

AnneMarie Schieber and Devon Herrick — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 02:51:08 -0500

Health economist Devin Herrick joins AnneMarie Schieber to break down the fight over Obamacare subsidies behind the government shutdown, what happens if they expire, and how free-market reforms could reshape health care—from $2 million drugs to Costco’s new Ozempic plan.

Where Are All the Hurricanes? (Guest: Joe Bastardi) — The Climate Realism Show #177

Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 01:21:26 -0500

In September 2025, no hurricanes made landfall in the United States — the first time that’s happened in a decade. What’s going on with this year’s hurricane season? We ask WeatherBELL Analytics’ Joe Bastardi, one of America’s best hurricane forecasters, to share his insights.

In Episode #177 of The Climate Realism Show, The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely also tackle the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including a misleading Bloomberg chart that “climate denialists can’t ignore,” how arson, not “climate change,” caused the Pacific Palisades fire, why the predicted increase in EF5 tornadoes never materialized, and how inhalers are now being targeted by climate activists.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro
3:35 Another Climate Nut Arsonist in CA
15:03 A Chart We Won't Ignore
24:42 Inhalers Cause Climate Change?
31:16 Strong Tornadoes Still Rare
39:29 NEW Climate at a Glance Book!
43:51 What Happened to All the Hurricanes?
59:12 Check Out Advisor Metals
1:01:01 Q&A
1:28:45 Closing thoughts

Blue State Chaos — In the Tank Podcast #514

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and S.T. Karnick — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 03:41:47 -0500

Are Democrat-led cities spiraling out of control? Weeks of unrest, weak law enforcement, and rising violence are testing the limits of left-wing policies.

Plus: President Trump threatens Hollywood with tariffs on movies filmed overseas, and in UNHINGED, we reveal shocking text messages from a Democrat AG candidate showing violent hatred toward a GOP legislator.

Join Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, and Chris Talgo for a fiery discussion on all this and more in Episode #514 of the In the Tank Podcast.

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Blue State Chaos - In the Tank #514

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:12:22 -0500

Are Democrat-led cities spiraling out of control? Weeks of unrest, weak law enforcement, and rising violence are testing the limits of left-wing policies.

In Portland, ANTIFA attacks ICE facilities by night while petty crime dominates by day. In Chicago, local leaders defend policies that fuel gang violence and lawlessness. As the Trump administration vows to crack down, the question is — how far should it go?
Plus: President Trump threatens Hollywood with tariffs on movies filmed overseas, and in UNHINGED, we reveal shocking text messages from a Democrat AG candidate showing violent hatred toward a GOP legislator.

Join Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, and Chris Talgo for a fiery discussion on all this and more in Episode #514 of the In the Tank Podcast.

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Has the World Given Up on Fighting Climate Change? — The Climate Realism Show #176

Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and James Taylor — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:14:13 -0500

When The New York Times starts to wonder if the world has given up on fighting climate change, maybe it’s time to believe them? The paper’s “Climate Forward” event the other day featured a New York Times staffer sounding forlorn that we’ve missed “the one chance we have to save the one planet we’ve got.”

On Episode #176 of The Climate Realism Show, we will also cover more of the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including the downfall of Chief Climate Scold Michael Mann, and Pope Leo blessing a chunk of ice at a “climate justice” summit.

Join The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and James Taylor live at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, and X.

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Government Shutdown Standoff: What’s Really at Stake? — In the Tank Podcast #513

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, and Chris Talgo — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:21:46 -0500

The United States government has shut down once again as Democrats demand the reversal of major spending cuts while Republicans and President Trump refuse to back down. At the same time, the ADL is facing growing backlash after its “Glossary of Hate” targeted groups like TPUSA, prompting even the FBI to distance itself. Meanwhile, Chicago schools continue to struggle with failing literacy rates, yet the teachers union chose to highlight and celebrate Assata Shakur, a convicted terrorist. And while the Wall Street Journal claims the U.S. is losing the race to China on green tech, is that really the full story?

The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, and Chris Talgo will discuss all of this and more on Episode #513 of the In The Tank Podcast. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET and join us in the live chat!

Why the U.S. Should Skip the UN’s COP30 Climate Summit — Interview with James Taylor

James Taylor — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 23:01:52 -0500

The UN is gearing up for COP30 in Brazil, where global elites will once again lecture the world about “climate catastrophe.” But behind the rhetoric lies hypocrisy: bulldozing the Amazon to host the event, while new science shows the rainforest is actually thriving thanks to carbon dioxide.

In this interview, Heartland Institute President James Taylor explains why the U.S. should refuse to participate, how the global climate agenda is really about power and redistribution, and why so-called “green” energy sources like wind and solar are neither clean, affordable, nor reliable.

Heartland will be in Brazil as the unofficial American delegation—bringing facts the UN won’t share.

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The Climate Realist President — The Climate Realism Show #175

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 05:35:54 -0500

At the United Nations this week — during “Climate Week” in New York City — Donald Trump delivered what may be the most honest climate speech ever given by an American president. He called climate alarmism “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world,” mocked failed doomsday predictions, and warned global leaders about the dangers of the green agenda.

On Episode #175 of The Climate Realism Show, we’ll break down Trump’s historic remarks, highlight why no other world leader (except maybe Argentina’s Javier Milei) would dare to speak this bluntly, and cover more Crazy Climate News of the Week from Climate Week in NYC.

Join Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and special guest Marc Morano of CFACT for this live broadcast.

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Chapters:
00:47 Start
05:23 Greta Thumberg Cancelled?
13:30 Conservative MOLE in the Climate Movement
20:20 EPA Ends where ROMANCE with Activism?
29:10 Trump COOKED the UN
48:12 Q&A

Media Spin Exposed: Left-Wing Violence & Censorship Uncovered — In The Tank Podcast #512

Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, Chris Talgo, Linnea Lueken and Eann Tang — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 04:52:09 -0500

The tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk is still having an impact on current public discussions about the radical left and their intolerance of dialogue and ideas that challenge the prevailing leftist dogmas. The media wasted no time trying to dismiss leftwing political violence as a “both sides” problem, but we know better.

The Heartland Institute’s Eann Tang experienced how difficult it is to be a young conservative, especially on college campuses, but he is going to share why he holds on to hope and optimism for the future. We’ll also take a look at some very Unhinged behavior, talk about the folly of “both sides-ism” in the wake of leftist violence, and there seems to be reason to hope that Big Tech censorship of conservatives is beginning to wane. The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken,

Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, Chris Talgo, and Eann Tang will discuss all of this and more on Episode #512 of the In The Tank Podcast. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET and join us in the live chat!

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Media Spin Exposed: Left-Wing Violence & Censorship Uncovered — In The Tank Podcast #512

Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, Chris Talgo, and Eann Tang — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 04:51:41 -0500

Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, Chris Talgo, and Eann Tang will discuss all of this and more on Episode #512 of the In The Tank Podcast. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET and join us in the live chat!

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Healthcare News: Republicans are resisting pressure to include Obamacare premium tax credits

AnneMarie Schieber and Devon Herrick — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 22:48:58 -0500

Republicans are resisting pressure to include Obamacare premium tax credits in the Stopgap Funding bill which would fund the government until November 21. In this episode of The Heartland Daily Podcast, AnneMarie Schieber, managing editor of Health Care News and Devon Herrick, of the Goodman Institute Health Blog discuss why Republicans should resist that idea. Also on tap, how health insurance premiums have increased 297 percent in the past 24, the rising cost of having a baby, whether there is a special interest campaign to get HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. fired, Trumps’ news conference on Tylenol and autism, and in a $5 trillion industry, how is it that bankruptcies in health care are on the rise?

Climate Realism Is HOT in the UK — The Climate Realism Show #174

Lois Perry, Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 01:27:46 -0500

The media has started to notice that opposition to the “net zero” agenda is fueling a political revolution in Great Britain. POLITICO just ran a hit piece on The Heartland Institute and its climate science and policy presentation at a Reform UK party event this month. It treats as a scandal that Heartland UK/Europe has “held conversations with policymakers within Reform UK.”

Did that happen? You bet. And it’s long overdue for organized and effective pushback against climate alarmism and net zero madness.

On Episode #174 of The Climate Realism Show, we welcome back the indefatigable Lois Perry, director of Heartland UK/Europe and host of her new program The Lois Perry Show: A Bird’s Eye View. She’ll join Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely to talk about all that—and some of the craziest climate news of the week.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro
4:23 Lois Perry on Charlie Kirk
8:00 Funerals Should Comply with Net Zero in UK
18:34 EV Disaster Update
31:24 We Will Never Have Paris (Climate Agreement)
45:28 Climate Realism Heats up in the UK
58:41 ADVISOR METALS!
1:01:56 Q&A

What Is Wrong with These People? - In the Tank Podcast #511

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, and James Taylor — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 23:53:57 -0500

The impact of Charlie Kirk’s assassination has been felt far wider and deeper than many expected. Tributes have sprung up around the globe — from the UK and Australia to South Africa, Europe, South America, and Asia. Yet much of the media first misinformed the public and then tried to push the “both sides are violent” narrative, while thousands of online leftists cheered his death and desecrated memorials. What does this say about the moral health of our institutions — and the people shaping public opinion?

Speaking of what’s wrong with our institutions: this week The Heartland Institute received a letter from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) clearly intended to bully. He’s demanding that by September 30 Heartland hand over any and all communications since Election Day 2024 discussing why the Endangerment Finding for carbon dioxide should be rescinded — after reports that Heartland influenced the Trump administration’s decision to attempt that rescission. Heartland President James Taylor has a simple reply: pound sand.

Join Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, and James Taylor as they break down the media spin, the moral rot, and Sen. Whitehouse’s fishing expedition on Episode #511 of the In the Tank Podcast. Tune in LIVE at 1 p.m. ET and join the live chat on YouTube, Rumble, Facebook, and X.

Britain Cooling on Global Warming — The Climate Realism Show #172

Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 01:26:09 -0500

A new poll out of the United Kingdom shows that Brits who think the dangers of global warming are exaggerated and phony has soared by 50 percent compared to four years ago. So it is also not a surprise that the Labour Party’s “net zero” agenda is increasingly hated by the British public, too. Is it just a coincidence that Heartland UK/Europe is now on the ground there pushing back at climate alarmism? Perhaps. But it’s also a fact that climate realism is a big part of the Reform UK party agenda, which was highlighted at a party event last week.

On Episode #172 of The Climate Realism Show, we bring back the indefatigable Lois Perry, director of Heartland UK/Europe and host of her own new show — The Lois Perry Show: A Bird’s Eye View — to talk about all that and some of the crazy climate news of the week. Join The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, and X.

A Political Assassination in Utah: RIP, Charlie Kirk - In the Tank Podcast #510

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, Donald Kendal, and Chris Talgo — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 01:36:56 -0500

Unspeakable horror struck on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah yesterday. Charlie Kirk, the founder of TurningPoint USA, was murdered by an assassin's rifle shot while he was speaking to a crowd of thousands. Charlie's talent, credibility, intelligence, authenticity, patience, and courage were on display for all to see to the very end of his life. He was a champion of liberty and a tireless patriot whose love of country was deep and heart-felt. More than that, Charlie was a devoted Christian and a loving father and husband. At the age of just 31, he left a legacy greater than many public figures twice his age.

The assassination of Charlie Kirk was an act of evil. It was also undoubtedly a political act spawned out of the dark heart of modern leftism. We live in a country in which prominent media outlets suggested Charlie brought his public slaying upon himself. In today's media and political environment, anyone who vigorously differs from leftist ideology and Democratic Party talking points is painted as a fascist, a threat to democracy, a domestic terrorist -- or, as President Biden once put it -- a threat to "the very soul of this nation." This is the political environment in which the killing of Charlie Kirk occurred.

In just the past 13 months, radicals have attempted two assassinations on President Trump and killed one of his most-prominent and successful advocates. Earlier than that, an avowed Marxist gunned down a health insurance CEO and was celebrated for it by many on the left. Radical leftists got very close to pulling off assassinations of Supreme Court justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. And let's not forget the radical left Bernie Bro who tried to murder a baseball field full of Republicans just a few years ago.

This must stop. And it starts with the Democratic Party putting an end to its eliminationist rhetoric, expelling from its party and offices anyone who encourages or excuses violence, and leading the march back to respectful debate. For a start, they can do away with the "both sides" lie. And they can also stop saying that every election and policy debate they lose is not the dawn of fascism.

On Episode #510 of The Heartland Institute's In the Tank Podcast, we will talk about the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk, mourn his loss together, and try to give each other hope that America's tolerance for this madness is soon coming to an end.

Big Climate Strikes Back — The Climate Realism Show #172

Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Steve Milloy — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:56:53 -0500

When five independent scientists dared to produce the first U.S. government report to reject the climate alarmist narrative, Big Climate vowed to strike back. And it has. This week, a group of 85 scientists released a rebuttal to the Department of Energy’s “Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate.” They condemned the report, writing that “no one should doubt human-caused climate change is real,” and attacked the work and motivations of the 2025 Climate Working Group authors: Judith Curry, John Christy, Steven Koonin, Ross McKitrick, and Roy Spencer. We will rebut their rebuttal on Episode 172 of The Climate Realism Show.

Join The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely, along with special guest Steve Milloy, as they hit this topic, cover the Crazy Climate News of the Week, and answer your questions.

Socialism Rising Among Youth & Britain’s Free Speech Crackdown — In the Tank Podcast #509

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, and Chris Talgo — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 00:21:24 -0500

The Heartland Institute and Rasmussen recently collaborated on a poll asking voters under the age of 40 what kind of government they support. Shockingly, more than half said they would back socialist candidates for president — and even more favored nationalizing major industries. This reflects the same troubling trend seen across Europe in recent decades, where increasingly left-wing governments took hold, even with supposedly “conservative” politicians supporting leftist policies.

On UNHINGED, we examine the case of a British comedian arrested for making jokes on Twitter, the broader war on free speech (even at the pub!) in Britain, and the looming threat of digital IDs.

Join The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, and Chris Talgo for Episode #509 of the In the Tank Podcast. Tune in LIVE at 1 p.m. ET and join us in the live chat!

Ill Literacy, Episode 181: From Dakota to Dixie (Guest: Jonathan W. White)

Tim Benson and Jonathan W. White — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 22:27:06 -0500

In Episode 181 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Jonathan W. White, co-editor of From Dakota to Dixie: George Buswell's Civil War.

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined once again by Jonathan W. White, Professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University, to discuss his latest book, co-edited with Reagan Connolly, From Dakota to Dixie: George Buswell's Civil War. They chat about who George Buswell was, his interesting service record in the Civil War, and the uniqueness of his diary of the period. They pay particular attention to the Dakota War in Minnesota and the Dakota Territory in 1862, in which Buswell served, as well as the execution of 38 Dakota men at Mankato at the
end of the conflict, the largest officially sanctioned mass execution in American history, of which Buswell was an eyewitness. They also discuss Buswell’s tenure fighting in the Deep South as an officer in the 68th U.S. Colored Infantry, his views of the men under his command, and the impact the experience had on him.

Get the book here: https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10075/

National Academy of Sciences Goes to War Over CO₂

Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Chris Martz — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0500

The EPA is moving to rescind the 2009 “endangerment” finding that declared CO₂ a pollutant—supposedly dangerous to human health, well-being, and the planet. Now that the public comment period is open, the National Academy of Sciences is rushing activist scientists into action to defend it. The usual suspects—Michael Mann, Zeke Hausfather, and others—are already whining, while media allies like AP’s Seth Borenstein launch their own attacks.

In this episode of The Climate Realism Show, The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely—joined by returning special guest Chris Martz—dig into the coming “NASty Gram” on CO₂ headed to the EPA. Chris brings his sharp, meteorology-based analysis to cut through the noise and spotlight the facts.

We also cover some of the week’s most outrageous climate news: claims that “deniers” are refusing to die from heat waves, a school district ditching electric buses to go back to gas because EVs can’t be repaired, and why climate change isn’t dooming your bananas.

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Labor Day Has Been Hijacked by Socialists — In The Tank Podcast #508

Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick, and AnneMarie Schieber — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 22:45:16 -0500

Labor Day has long been claimed by socialists in the United States who pretend to be champions of the working class — but history shows they’ve never truly stood with America’s workers. In fact, socialist policies hurt the middle class and working poor more than anything else, and leftist “soft on crime” agendas only make matters worse.

This week, we’re reclaiming the holiday as an America First Labor Day. Plus, we’ll talk about Cracker Barrel’s embarrassing backpedal on their woke redesign after massive customer and social media backlash. And we’ll cover how Trump’s energy policies are driving gas prices back down to sane levels, making this one of the most affordable Labor Day weekends in years.

Join The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick, and AnneMarie Schieber for Episode #508 of the In The Tank Podcast. Tune in LIVE at 1 p.m. ET and join us in the live chat!

COVID Was the Test Run… Climate Lockdowns Are the Goal (Guest: Matthew Wielicki) — TCRS #170

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:56:29 -0500

During COVID, power‑mad government officials around the globe shut down society to protect us from a contagious virus that killed a small percentage of those who got it. Restaurants, parks, and beaches were closed. Gatherings larger than what could fit in a phone booth were canceled. They even told us not to celebrate Thanksgiving with our loved ones for “the greater good.”

Today, power‑grabbers in Canada are banning hikers from the woods in the Maritimes and imposing enormous fines on those who dare set foot in their own public forests. Why? Because of the Canadian wildfires. And this kind of madness is just the beginning.

Join The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely — along with special guest Matthew Wielicki — to discuss the coming Climate Lockdowns. We will also cover some of the crazy climate news of the week, including rap music being used to raise climate awareness among the illiterate in Pakistan, the continued blackballing of non‑alarmist climate scientists, and how the road to Hell is being paved with green intentions.

Peace vs. Big Government - In The Tank #507

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:03:13 -0500

Just because a war is abroad—and between countries other than your own—doesn’t mean it won’t have impacts at home. In the USA, history shows that U.S. intervention in foreign wars increases federal intervention in our everyday lives; constant involvement in wars has led to much of the creeping expansion of our government over time. The whole world seems to be watching as Trump attempts to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. We’ll talk about why it’s good for domestic freedom that Trump is resisting getting the U.S. directly into the war.

On UNHINGED, Loudoun County schools are once again in the news—this time for suspending boys who complained about a girl in their locker room. Also, bank executives are beginning to point the finger at the Obama and Biden administrations for debanking conservatives, and some college students have apparently been exaggerating their progressive bona fides to keep attention off themselves in school.

The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and S.T. Karnick will discuss all of this and more on Episode #507 of the In The Tank Podcast. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET every Friday on YouTube and Rumble and jump into the live chat!

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From $2.5 Million to $104 Million: How Medicaid Exploded in Minnesota

AnneMarie Schieber and Devon Herrick — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 22:25:49 -0500

How did Minnesota’s Medicaid program balloon from $2.5 million to $104 million today?

Join AnneMarie Schieber, managing editor of Health Care News, and Devon Herrick of the Goodman Institute Health Blog as they discuss how fraud in two programs—both aimed at addressing non-medical “social determinants” of health care—has contributed to this explosive growth.

Also in the show: the troubling connection between untreated mental illness and the recent wave of violence and murder-suicides across the country, including incidents in Michigan, New York City, Atlanta, and Austin, Texas, between July 28 and August 11.

Why weren’t these individuals in institutional care?
Should privacy laws be loosened so extended families can better monitor and help their loved ones?
Can Medicaid be revised to provide more flexibility for substance abuse and mental health treatment?
Should we investigate the link between marijuana use and psychosis?

Helpful resources include the Treatment Advocacy Center and the discussion of outpatient civil commitment in Committed: The Battle over Involuntary Psychiatric Care.

Climate P🌍rn Is Evil – The Climate Realism Show #169

Jim Lakely, H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:24:41 -0500

A “1,000-year flood.” The hottest temperatures ever recorded! Wildfires “everywhere.” The legacy media and social platforms can’t stop peddling sensational “climate p0rn” — fear-based stories designed to shock, not inform. But behind the dramatic headlines lies a far different reality. This week, we pull back the curtain and show you the hard facts the alarmists leave out.

The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, and Jim Lakely dive into Crazy Climate News of the Week:
🌍 New evidence revealing just how high atmospheric CO₂ was during the age of dinosaurs
🌲 Are claims that climate change is making trees more flammable actually true?
⚠️ How the Climate Alarmist Industrial Complex works to crush science and common sense in public policy

The Age of Trump – In The Tank Podcast #506

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and S.T. Karnick — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 03:51:03 -0500

We are only six months into the Trump Administration 2.0, and The Age of Trump is already in full swing. National Review hails his presidency as “truly historic,” outlining a laundry list of accomplishments he has already achieved. The left and right clash over what Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C., really means. Is this a bold reset of a broken city or a dangerous power grab?

Also, California Governor Gavin Newsom is threatening a political counterstrike over Texas’ redistricting push, setting the stage for another coast-to-coast political showdown.

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and S.T. Karnick will discuss all of this and more on Episode #506 of the In The Tank Podcast. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET and sound off in the live chat!

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
5:01 Sam Altman's AI Nightmare Coming True?
20:37 The Age of Trump
46:30 The Federalization of Washington, DC
58:28 Texas Redistricting and Gavin Newsom

The End of Official Climate Alarmism (Guest: Dr. Judith Curry) – The Climate Realism Show #167

Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 02:24:13 -0500

CThis is a historic week—historically catastrophic for climate alarmists who have bullied their way through every institution in the United States and around the world. Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency formally announced, at long last, that it will repeal the so-called “Endangerment Finding” for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. The EPA has determined that GHGs are not pollution and that their emissions from human activity do not pose a threat to human health. On the same day, Trump’s Department of Energy released a “critical review of impacts of GHG emissions on the U.S. climate.” This marks the first time ever that a climate report from the federal government can withstand scientific scrutiny, as it is based on actual science and data rather than politics or any particular agenda.

The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will be joined by Dr. Judith Curry, president of Climate Forecast Applications Network (CFAN). Dr. Curry is one of America's most prominent climate scientists and a co-author of the Department of Energy’s critical review.

We will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week from around the world. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, and X, and we will answer your questions in the live chat.

IMPORTANT LINKS:
Here is a link to the report by Judith Curry, et. al:
https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2025-07/DOE_Critical_Review_of_Impacts_of_GHG_Emissions_on_the_US_Climate_July_2025.pdf

And here is where you can leave comments on the report in the DOE Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/DOE-HQ-2025-0207-0001

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
4:26 Climate Planet Returns
10:29 Trump Blows Wind Away
19:59 Ticks Make You Not Eat Meat
27:22 Judith Curry & the New 'Official' Climate Report
1:01:50 Death Blow to Climate Alarmism
1:10:13 Audience Q&A

Can Trump Dismantle the Deep State? – In The Tank #504

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and S.T. Karnick — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 01:15:11 -0500

Over just the last seven months, Trump’s administration has landed one blow after another on the administrative state and “deep state.” Most recently, Trump’s EPA and Department of Energy teamed up to announce a pending repeal of the greenhouse gas Endangerment Finding, which has allowed the government to regulate nearly every aspect of our lives since its passage in 2009. Democrats still try their best to “resist” the Trump administration—either petulantly, like Cory Booker’s grandstanding, or through activist judges. All of it began with the Russia Hoax, which we are still unraveling. Meanwhile, on the culture war front: Leftists are losing it over an ad series put out by American Eagle featuring Sydney Sweeney and a pun involving “great jeans.” They claim this is literal fascism, and we wonder if it’s another sign that “woke” is falling out of favor in media. The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and S.T. Karnick will discuss all of this and more on Episode #504 of the In The Tank Podcast. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET and sound off in the live chat! VISIT OUR SPONSOR, ADVISOR METALS https://heartland67740.ac-page.com/advisor-metals-page

Climate Realism Violates International Law? – The Climate Realism Show #166

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:53:23 -0500

The International Court of Justice at the United Nations this week ruled that failing to take poverty-creating “appropriate action to protect the climate system” — meaning ending the use of life-giving fossil fuels — could open nations to being hauled before a global tribunal to answer for their crimes. As a trio of climate attorneys wrote in The New York Times, “continuing fossil fuel production and use, let alone expanding it, violates the law.” We’ll see about that.

But this development is just the latest in a long line of legal actions trying to enforce climate communism, even as more and more countries reject it.

The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and our special guest Daren Bakst — director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute — will also cover some of the breaking and Crazy Climate News of the Week from around the world.

Thanks to Trump, those gasoline cans everyone hates will no longer be mandatory. We now have only three years left to save the planet, apparently. And the legacy media has finally caught up with this program and is reporting that the unscientific “Endangerment Finding” for carbon dioxide is about to be repealed.

Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, and X — and we’ll answer the questions you leave for our panel in the chat.

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Expanding the Definition of Death - In The Tank Podcast #505

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 23:07:59 -0500

A recent and highly disturbing New York Times article promoting the idea that doctors should expand the definition of death in order to harvest more organs is stirring up disgust and debate about utilitarianism and the role of doctors or so-called “bioethicists” in shaping medical policy. What is the current state of the organ donation industry and what kind of policy actually makes sense. How far is too far when it comes to medical care?

Along similar lines, in this week’s UNHINGED segment, we spotlight another disturbing case: ex-CNN reporter Jim Acosta conducted a ghoulish interview with an AI simulacrum of a teenager killed during the Parkland school shooting—all for the purpose of pushing gun control.

Finally, the Swedish Prime Minister is facing criticism for “consulting” AI language models for opinions on how to govern the country.

The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, (possibly Justin Haskins), and AnneMarie Schieber, along with special guest Dr. Heidi Klessig, will dive into all of this and more on Episode #505 of the In The Tank Podcast. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET and sound off in the live chat!

Trump Team Crushing Media Mid-wits – The Climate Realism Show #168

Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, H. Sterling Burnett, Steve Milloy, and Jim Lakely — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 09:26:18 -0500

The two most important members of the Trump administration reversing years of climate alarmism and junk science in public policy have been crushing it in media appearances. Alarmist outlets like CNN are on the defensive, left with little to say after EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Energy Secretary Chris Wright finish with them. Never before have both public policy and public messaging been this coordinated and effective at pushing back against the alarmist narrative. We’ll break it all down.

The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and special guest Steve Milloy of JunkScience.com will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week: Greta Thunberg’s Sweden is backing away from its climate-fighting commitments (with other European countries soon to follow), global warming supposedly makes kids dumber, the carbon footprint of heart surgery is now a “big concern,” and the National Academy of Sciences is throwing a Hail Mary to save the Endangerment Finding for greenhouse gases.

Ill Literacy, Episode 180: An Abundance of Caution (Guest: David Zweig)

Tim Benson — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:36:45 -0500

In Episode 180 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with David Zweig, author ofAn Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions.

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by David Zweig to discuss his latest book, An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions. They chat about how everyone from journalists to eminent health officials repeatedly made fundamental errors in their assessment and presentation of evidence regarding COVID and the closing of American schools, and how there was never any evidence that long-term school closures, nor a host of interventions imposed on students when they were in classrooms, would reduce overall cases or deaths in any meaningful way.

Get the book here: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262549158/an-abundance-of-caution/

Show Notes:

The Atlantic: David Zweig – “The Disaster of School Closures Should Have Been Foreseen”

City Journal: James B. Meigs – “What Were We Thinking?”

Commentary: Noam Blum – “School’s Out Forever”

The Dispatch: Kevin D. Williamson – “The Wrong Kind of Abundance”

Education Next: Frederick Hess – “The Junk Science of Pandemic School Closure”

The Free Press: David Zweig – “How Covid Lies Destroyed Kids’ Lives”

The Wall Street Journal: Philip Wallach – “‘An Abundance of Caution’ and ‘In Covid’s Wake’: Failing the Pandemic Test”

Washington Examiner: Jesse Adams – “David Zweig proves the fog of war is no excuse for the damage done to children’s education in the name of public health”

The 74: Greg Toppo – “Journalist David Zweig Calls COVID School Closures ‘A False Story About Medical Consensus’”

RFK Jr. is clamping down on removing organs from patients declared “brain dead.”

AnneMarie Schieber and Devon Herrick — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 03:54:14 -0500

HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr. is clamping down on removing organs from patients declared “brain dead.” Join AnneMarie Schieber, managing editor of Health Care News and Devon Herrick, of the Goodman Institute Health Blog to find out starting new facts on, as well as the latest headlines in health care from a free market perspective. Also on tap, Minnesota is encouraging moms on Medicaid to deliver babies at home, what happened to hormone replacement therapy for women? Will FDA Commissioner Martin Makary take steps to make it more available? Sen. Josh Hawley wants to repeal limits on Medicaid provider taxes to keep rural hospitals afloat, states are suing to stop ICE from using Medicaid data to enforce immigration laws, and is being a doctor today a job or a calling? Devon explains what has changed over the years.

Obama's Russia-Gate EXPOSED + Hunter's PR Tour Disaster | In The Tank Podcast #504

linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Justin T. Haskins, and S. T. Karnick — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 23:30:14 -0500

Ever wonder what happens when political spin meets reality? It's like watching a magician whose tricks have been exposed – suddenly everyone can see the wires! 🎭 In this explosive episode, we're serving up a feast of political commentary that's more satisfying than whatever's NOT rotting in Kansas City's taxpayer-funded grocery experiment.

• 🎯 Obama's Russia-gate narrative gets the fact-check it deserved years ago
• 🎪 Hunter Biden's media circus tour – damage control or career suicide?
• 🤡 Cory "Spartacus" Booker's latest cringe compilation
• 🏪 Socialist grocery stores: when ideology meets produce sections

Don't miss the live chat where YOU can roast these political performances alongside us! Hit that notification bell and join the conversation at 1 PM ET.

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Winning: Gore Fears Climate Realists – The Climate Realism Show #165

Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and Lois Perry — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 04:06:05 -0500

Losing the 2000 election was the best thing to happen to Al Gore. He has since become insanely wealthy and admired around the world by peddling climate alarmism. Hollywood gave him an Oscar for his fictitious documentary An Inconvenient Truth, and (like Michael Mann) he claims to be a Nobel Peace Prize winner for his environmental activism.

Yet despite trillions of dollars in propaganda, there’s a sign that Gore’s message of doom is in big trouble: He gave a TED Talk attacking “climate realists” by name. That’s BIG, folks—it shows that the truth, the data, and reality are winning.

The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and our special guest Lois Perry, director of Heartland UK/Europe, will cover some of the breaking and crazy climate news of the week from around the world.

Antarctica is gaining ice, defying the predictions of climate doomers. A BBC presenter is worried that climate scientists might be a monolithic ideological bloc. An environmental protection charity in Scotland is finally pushing back against wind power because of how it kills threatened bird species. And a “controlled burn” by our government betters turned into a raging inferno at the Grand Canyon that destroyed a historic building.

Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, and X—we’ll answer the questions you leave for our panel in the chat!

Technocracy Rising! Are We Becoming a Nation of Renters? - In The Tank #502

Donald Kendal and Justin Haskins — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 02:37:03 -0500

Is America quietly shifting from a nation of property owners to a nation of renters? In this episode, we expose the growing forces behind the decline in homeownership—from skyrocketing prices to the corporate consolidation of housing. How is this trend impacting society and the political landscape?

Plus, we dive into another urgent emerging issue: the rise of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and what they mean for your financial freedom.

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal and Justin Haskins discuss all of this and more on Episode #502 of the In the Tank Podcast. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET and participate in the show in the live chat!

What is next in the fight to manage waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid now that the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) is law?

AnneMarie Schieber and Devon Herrick — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 22:36:53 -0500

What is next in the fight to manage waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid now that the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) is law? Join AnneMarie Schieber, managing editor of Health Care News and Devon Herrick, of the Goodman Institute Health Blog as they discuss the latest headlines in health care from a free market perspective. Will there be an effort to make states more financially responsible for their Medicaid programs outside the OBBB? How will states manage Medicaid work requirements and will work requirements ultimately eliminate Medicaid waste? Also, it appears Congress is ready to tackle “site neutral payments” under Medicare, the latest Supreme Court decisions impacting “Medicaid Provider of Choice” and required preventative screenings under the Affordable Care Act. And, did the 2020 No Surprises Act make an impact in surprise medical bills and balance billing? Plus, health savings account expansion and what this means to patients.

Texas Flood: The Truth – The Climate Realism Show #164

Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 15:27:22 -0500

The tragedy on the Guadalupe River in Texas is as shocking and sad as it gets. A flash flood took the lives of at least 100 people, including many children, at a popular Christian summer camp held in the floodplain. Climate alarmists and ghoulish politicians were quick to blame both climate change and budget and staffing cuts by President Trump for the loss of life.The truth is, the federal agency responsible for issuing flash flood warnings did its job and confirmed it had sufficient staffing. Flash floods are a regular occurrence in the Texas Hill Country, with that very same floodplain experiencing a similar tragedy in the 1980s. The attempts to politicize this tragedy and use it to advance the climate agenda are disgusting and wrong.On episode #164 of The Climate Realism Show, we bring you the facts.The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week with special guests Myron Ebell and Steve Milloy.What changes are afoot in climate and energy policy thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill signed into law by President Trump on July 4? Why are climate alarmists so obsessed (and wrong) about bees? And Bill Nye is up to his tired old tricks again, blaming the Texas floods on our use of fossil fuels.
Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, and X, and drop your questions in the chat for our panel to answer.

Fake Rubio, Real Insurrection, and Elon Throws a Party? - In The Tank #501

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and Sam Karnick — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:20:36 -0500

After losing the presidential election and seeing the administrative state’s efforts steamrolled by Trump’s agenda, the left is ramping up its calls to violence—and even acting on them. Just in the last week, there were two attempts on the lives of ICE agents, resulting in injuries and deaths. Likewise, real "color revolution" insurrection plots are being staged by ex-USAID employees who believe they are the rightful government of the United States—not the president. Also, an AI impostor mimicked Marco Rubio in an effort to gain access to other high-level government officials, and Elon Musk has expressed interest in starting his own political party. The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and Sam Karnick will discuss all of this and more on Episode #501 of the In the Tank Podcast. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET and participate in the live chat!

Hot Topics—Prior Authorization Shakeup, Gig Worker Health, Heat Wave Dangers & Whole Milk Wins

Ann Marie Sheber and Devon Herrick — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:08:28 -0500

Welcome to another episode of the Heartland Daily Podcast, where Ann Marie Sheber and healthcare economist Devon Herrick unpack this week’s biggest developments in health policy:

🔹 Prior Authorization Reform
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. & CMS’s Dr. Oz secured voluntary pledges from major insurers to streamline prior authorization—cutting red tape, boosting transparency, and digitizing approvals by 2026–2027. Devon shares a personal story of how prior auth actually saved his wife thousands—and why this process isn’t always the bogeyman.

🔹 Healthcare for Gig Workers
With gig roles rising, rigid benefits laws in states like California have faltered. We discuss how personal HSAs and portable coverage could replace one-size-fits-all models—and help millions working flexibly.

🔹 The Heat Wave & Health Risks
From Chicago’s 1995 heat disaster to Europe’s recent summer crisis, air conditioning isn’t a luxury—it’s lifesaving. We highlight how cooling can protect vulnerable populations and why power reliability matters.

🔹 Whole Milk Isn’t the Enemy
New research (Maha Commission) reveals full-fat milk may benefit kids more than skim—boosting nutrition and curbing junky snack cravings. Is it time to rethink “fat-free” school policies?

The Cultural Shift is Leaving Hollywood Behind -- In the Tank Podcast #500

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Donald Kendal, S.T. Karnick — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:14:56 -0500

On this special 500th episode of the In The Tank Podcast, the team takes a look at Culture -- from pop culture like movies, to broader American cultural trends like national pride. Is the dominant left-wing culture finally on its way out? Or are recent flops just a a hiccup in some eternal progressive march? Should conservatives even participate to try to influence it, or is it a lost cause?

The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, Sam Karnick, as well as our special guest--the ever-popular Donald Kendal, will discuss all of this and more, on Episode #500 of the In the Tank Podcast. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET and participate in the show in the live chat!

Physicists Debunk Net Zero: No Dangerous Warming from CO₂ - The Climate Realism Show #163

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:54:46 -0500

Two of the most prestigious physicists in America have written a new paper explaining why greenhouse gases (GHG) produced by human activity — namely carbon dioxide — cannot cause dangerous warming on the planet. Based on their findings, Dr. Will Happer and Dr. Richard Lindzen urge Congress to repeal all Net Zero subsidies, all laws requiring GHG emission reductions, and all restrictions on fossil fuel development and infrastructure.

Our special guest this week is Dr. Will Happer, who will break down how he and Dr. Lindzen reached this conclusion — and why continuing to push Net Zero without scientific justification is a recipe for economic disaster.

On Episode #163 of The Climate Realism Show, Dr. Happer joins The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely to also cover the Crazy Climate News of the Week.

📺 Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, and X — and drop your questions for Dr. Happer and the panel in the live chat!

LINK TO Dr. Happer's Paper: https://co2coalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Lindzen-Happer-GHGs-and-Fossil-Fuels-Climate-Physics-2025-06-07.pdf

Why don’t we have a health care reform bill yet?

AnneMarie Schieber and Devon Herrick — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:14:38 -0500

In this episode of the Heartland Daily Podcast, AnneMarie Schieber and economist Devon Herrick break down the latest health care debates in Washington. They discuss how promised reforms like Medicaid work requirements and health savings account expansions are being stripped from President Trump’s health care package, and what that means for patients and taxpayers. The conversation covers efforts to close costly Medicare Advantage loopholes, the push for site-neutral payments, and Minnesota’s controversial plan to incentivize Medicaid-funded home births. They also examine Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s overhaul of the federal vaccine advisory committee and the growing concern about political bias in mental health counseling. Finally, Devon explains why age — more than lifestyle choices — is the biggest risk factor for cancer.

Get a clear, free-market perspective on these vital health care issues. Visit Health Care News and the Goodman Institute Health Blog for more insights.

Surviving the Coming Heat Wave (will be easy) – The Climate Realism Show #162

Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, H. Sterling Burnett, and Jim Lakely — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:56:40 -0500

The corporate climate-alarmist media is already turning up the heat—on your TV, not outside—by hyping a summer warm spell as a “heat dome” threatening “dangerous heat and humidity” across much of America next week. Yes, it’s going to be hot. It’s summer. But the data tell a different story: there’s no long-term trend showing an increase in the number or intensity of heat waves. And despite what they claim, carbon dioxide emissions don’t drive heat waves. That’s not to say human activity isn’t warming the planet—but not in the way they’re shouting from the rooftops. We’ll lay it all out.

In episode 162 of The Climate Realism Show, we’ll give you the facts you need to counter the inevitable media panic surrounding next week’s forecast. Plus, we’ve got a loaded slate of Crazy Climate News: U.S. residential solar is on the brink, the so-called carbon fingerprint just got smeared, and Philadelphia’s electric bus fleet is going up in flames—literally. You’ll want to hear all of it.

Tune in LIVE at 1 p.m. ET with Heartland’s Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, H. Sterling Burnett, and Jim Lakely. We’ll answer your questions, tackle your comments, and call out the spin in real-time—streaming on YouTube, Rumble, and X.

Hurricane Season Preview with guest Stan Goldenberg – The Climate Realism Show #161

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:35:25 -0500

Hurricane season has begun, and while it’s quiet so far, what kind of year can we expect? The Heartland Institute welcomes back Stanley Goldenberg—one of America’s leading hurricane forecasters—to find out. We’ll also tackle the week’s Crazy Climate News: Greta Thunberg’s latest publicity stunt, a proposal to nuke the ocean floor for “carbon capture,” Trump pulling the plug on California’s EV mandate, and accusations that The Heartland Institute is “undermining EU climate rules.” You’re welcome.

Fiery But Mostly Astroturfed - In The Tank #498

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely. S.T. Karnick — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:34:04 -0500

Riots are once again breaking out in California, all the way to Chicago and East coast cities. The National Guard is on the streets of LA to handle violent protests against ICE, and it seems there is evidence that these multi-day protests are anything but organic. Similar protests are planned around the country this weekend, attempting to counter a military showcase parade President Trump has planned for the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army. The media can't be trusted to cover it fairly, which leads to our next question: is the "knowledge" economy falling apart? The mainstream news media, academia, and scientific establishment are rapidly losing credibility in the eyes of the average person, and it may be well deserved.

Turning our eyes abroad, Trump says he struck a deal with China on trade, we'll look at the good, the bad, and the ugly -- and the UK's Labour Party recently levied taxes that resulted very quickly in a nice demonstration of the Laffer Curve, ending in less government income rather than more.The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and S.T. Karnick will cover all of this and more on episode Episode #498 of the In the Tank Podcast.

SHOW NOTES:

Topic #1

Combining the main topic and Unhinged, we have the Riots!

https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/california-pumped-tens-of-millions

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hegseth-defends-national-guard-la-deployments-says-ice-agents-must-be-protected

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5341670-fetterman-condemns-violent-protests-la/

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/massive-no-king-protest-planned-in-more-than-1500-us-cities-to-counter-trumps-june-14-parade-10-points/articleshow/121730782.cms?from=mdr

Topic #2

"The Knowledge System Collapses"

https://www.honest-broker.com/p/the-ten-warning-signs

Topic #3

US-China Trade Deal

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-china-trade-talks-resume-second-day-2025-06-10/

Topic #4

Labour Taxes Backfire

https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/labour-ideological-attack-private-schools-backfiring/

Straight Talk: Climate Q&A Marathon with guest Chris Martz – The Climate Realism Show #160

Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:53:55 -0500

We get so many great questions in each episode of The Climate Realism Show that we decided to dedicate a whole episode to it. Well, all of it but our coverage of the Crazy Climate News of the Week, of course. UN Secretary-General António Guterres is calling (again) for the censorship of climate realists, another giant ship has been set ablaze and adrift by EVs, our atmosphere is getting “thirstier” (and that’s bad, of course), and a Florida TV weatherman is lying about not being able to predict hurricanes because of federal budget cuts.

In Episode #160 of The Heartland Institute’s The Climate Realism Show, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, H. Sterling Burnett, and Jim Lakely are joined by newly minted meteorologist Chris Martz, who has been driving alarmists crazy on social media for years.

Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET every Friday on YouTube, Rumble, and X.

Climate Realism Gains Ground in Europe – Live from Budapest! - The Climate Realism Show #159

Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, H. Sterling Burnett, and Jim Lakely — Fri, 30 May 2025 16:46:41 -0500

The Heartland Institute and Heartland UK/Europe have been in Poland and Hungary this week, meeting with leaders of the conservative movement and top politicians. Opposition to Net Zero in Europe is real—and growing. Just a few years ago, even right-leaning public figures were reluctant to publicly oppose the Big Green agenda, and hardly ever spoke of it even in private conversations. Today, climate realism has become a main plank of center-right politics and policy.

Heartland Institute President James Taylor and Heartland UK/Europe Director Lois Perry join the show LIVE from Budapest to report on this shift—and take your questions—at 1 p.m. ET.

In Episode #159 of The Heartland Institute’s The Climate Realism Show, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, H. Sterling Burnett, and Jim Lakely cover the rise of climate realism in Europe and the Crazy Climate News of the Week. That includes: an alarmist imploring us not to “shatter the climate,” climate clergy livestreaming their climate depression marathon, whether cows dream of electric grills, and the validity of a stack of Biden climate executive orders signed by autopen.

Be sure to join the chat—we’ll show your comments and answer your questions!

The Big Beautiful Bill - In The Tank #497

Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick, and Jim Lakely — Thu, 29 May 2025 16:47:48 -0500

Join The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick, and Jim Lakely as they dive into Episode 497 of the In The Tank Podcast. This episode explores timely and provocative topics, including the Democrats' ongoing quest to find their own version of podcast superstar Joe Rogan—can they cultivate a voice that resonates widely in the digital age?

The team also discusses President Joe Biden's reliance on the autopen presidency. With Biden increasingly using automation and pre-scripted methods to fulfill presidential duties, what does this mean for transparency, authenticity, and public perception of leadership?

Finally, they break down former President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill." The hosts analyze its economic promises, potential impact on climate and energy policies, and how it stacks up against the Biden administration's previous legislation. Tune in for insightful discussion, sharp analysis, and engaging debate on today's critical issues.

Why Republicans Dropped the Ball on Medicaid Reform

AnneMarie Schieber and Devon Herrick — Wed, 28 May 2025 15:02:39 -0500

The "Big Beautiful Act" turned into a big disappointment for Medicaid reform. Instead of adding ways to improve Medicaid benefits, like cutting non-medical spending, Republicans caved. Work requirements and eliminating provider taxes will help, but the failure to fix Medicaid spending now creates major debt headaches just a few years down the road.
AnneMarie Schieber, managing editor of Health Care News, and Devon Herrick of the Goodman Institute Health Blog discuss how this golden opportunity was lost in the U.S. House.
Also on tap: tips beyond the obvious to bring down your prescription drug bill. Plus, what happened to baby powder? Why does it now feel like chalk? Trial lawyers. Even the American Cancer Society isn't convinced talc is dangerous. And what's a realistic way to understand risk? Vox had a good read on how to consider risk. Devon and AnneMarie agree it’s time to "take a deep breath, relax, and educate yourself." We all die; the only difference is when and how.

Hospitals Rejecting Medicare Advantage: What's Really Going On?

AnneMarie Schieber and Devon Herrick — Wed, 28 May 2025 14:33:14 -0500

Are hospitals locking out Medicare Advantage enrollees? Find out the likely real reason behind the shutout and why we should be worried if MA can no longer compete with traditional fee-for-service Medicare. Join AnneMarie Schieber, managing editor of Health Care News, and Devon Herrick of the Goodman Institute Health Blog as they discuss the latest headlines in health care from a free-market perspective. Also on their radar: the mad rush by states to pass assisted medical suicide bills. Is the U.S. becoming Canada? Is assisted suicide becoming a means to ration ever-escalating health care costs?Additionally, former President Joe Biden’s aggressive prostate cancer is receiving increasing attention as Congress probes who knew what—and when—about Biden’s cognitive impairment. How in the world could a president not be screened regularly for a condition he previously had? Finally, will it be the carrot or the stick when it comes to creating rules based on the MAHA Commission report?

Climate and Energy in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill - The Climate Realism Show #158

Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, H. Sterling Burnett, Jim Lakely, and Steve Milloy — Fri, 23 May 2025 15:41:24 -0500

Donald Trump achieved a major political and policy victory on Thursday when the U.S. House of Representatives passed what he calls his “Big Beautiful Bill.” The less-creative name is the budget reconciliation bill, which presidents for years have used to implement large parts of their agenda. (That’s how we got “Obamacare.”)

The bill includes many of Trump’s economic policy promises, such as tax cuts, but also rolls back much of the “green” energy and climate policies the Biden administration imposed via the Inflation Reduction Act.

Join Heartland’s Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, H. Sterling Burnett, Jim Lakely, and special guest Steve Milloy LIVE at 1 p.m. ET for Episode #58 of The Climate Realism Show. We’ll break down the good, the bad, and the disappointing in the Big Beautiful Bill. We’ll also cover the Crazy Climate News of the Week and answer your questions in the chat.

LIARS! How the Legacy Media is Destroying America - In The Tank #496

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and Sam Karnick — Thu, 22 May 2025 15:12:48 -0500

The legacy media that half this country relies on to inform them about the world is irrevocably broken. For the past five years, they’ve lied constantly to cover up the biggest political scandal of the century: that Joe Biden has been in accelerating cognitive decline since before he was sworn in as president.

Of course, it's worse than that. The media attacked anyone who merely stated that obvious fact, calling what you saw with your own eyes and heard with your own ears “misinformation,” “disinformation,” or even “Russian propaganda.”
CNN's Jake Tapper is now promoting his new book Original Sin and pretending that he and the rest of the legacy media innocently missed Biden’s decline until his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump last summer. This, like everything else the media peddles these days, is a lie. Tapper—now serving as an avatar for the entire corrupt media—says he looks back on his coverage of Biden with “humility.” That simply won’t do. The word he must use is “regret,” or “embarrassment,” or even “horror.” And that must be coupled with a pledge to stop lying and a promise to be held accountable every single day. This, of course, will not happen.

The media has brainwashed half the country into believing things that aren’t true and told them to ignore truths staring them in the face. Their corrupt complicity in the cover-up of the century is more dangerous and societally destabilizing than any of the hundreds of fake scares the media peddles about Donald Trump being a “threat to our democracy.”

The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and Sam Karnick will discuss this important topic—and more—on Episode #496 of the In the Tank podcast. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET and participate in the show via the chat.

SHOCK CLIMATE REPORT! Urban Heat Islands Responsible for 65% of Global Warming — The Climate Realism Show #157

Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and Dr. Roy Spencer — Fri, 16 May 2025 15:34:22 -0500

A new study from the University of Alabama in Huntsville addresses the question of how much the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect is responsible for the higher temperatures at weather stations across the world. Dr. Roy Spencer and Dr. John Christy have spent several years developing a novel method that quantifies, for the first time, the average UHI warming effects related to population density. Their finding: no less than 65% of “runaway global warming” is not caused by our emissions of carbon dioxide, but by the urbanization of the world.

Dr. Spencer will join us to go over his findings. We’ll also cover the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including an absurd new bit of unscientific propaganda from the U.S. Climate Reference Network at NOAA, wonder if the sun is setting on wide-scale solar energy, and discuss how alarmists refuse to see that we live in a climactic “golden age”—and more.

Join Heartland’s Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, H. Sterling Burnett, Jim Lakely, and Dr. Roy Spencer LIVE at 1 p.m. ET for Episode #157 of The Climate Realism Show. We’ll be answering questions in the chat for us, and for Dr. Spencer, on the show.

"Grok is this true?" - In The Tank #495

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, S.T. Karnick, and Donald Kendal — Thu, 15 May 2025 15:38:16 -0500

The Heartland Institute and Rasmussen just completed another polling study—this one asking people how worried they are about AI and what should be done about it legislatively. To no one's surprise, people are worried and think the government has a responsibility to get ahead of it.

We’ll also cover the way people can fool even themselves with AI, how some are totally outsourcing their thinking to it, what effect that has (or seems to have), and what the mass expansion of AI is going to do to the economy—especially in terms of energy demand and white-collar jobs. The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, S.T. Karnick, and Donald Kendal will discuss all this and more on Episode #495 of the In the Tank Podcast.

71% of Dems Want Elon Imprisoned - In The Tank #474

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and S.T. Karnick — Wed, 14 May 2025 11:35:19 -0500

The Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports released a new poll showing that 71% of Democrats support Elon Musk being IMPRISONED for his DOGE work. This insane position is held by 80% of self-reported "liberals" from the polling. The poll results were released the same day as this episode.

This is sadly not very shocking, as we take a look at what leftist-dominated Reddit says about Elon in our Unhinged segment. We also discuss DOGE's work so far, including issues at the U.S. Treasury Department, and whether or not the pork uncovered by DOGE is actually being cut. It seems many representatives want the spending to keep on rolling along. The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and S.T. Karnick will discuss all of this and more on Episode 494 of the In the Tank Podcast.

A Critique of the Climate Apocalypse with Dr. Judith Curry — The Climate Realism Show #156

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, Judith Curry — Fri, 09 May 2025 16:24:46 -0500

A new paper by Dr. Judith Curry, one of the world’s most prominent scientists skeptical of a looming human-caused climate catastrophe, and economist Harry DeAngelo cautions investors and the public that “the apocalyptic climate narrative is a seriously flawed guide for public policy.” Why? “Because it radically overstates the risks to humanity from continued global warming.” Wide-scale suppression of fossil fuel use will not measurably change future temperatures, but “a sharp decline in quality of life would surely ensue.”

We are proud to welcome Dr. Curry back to the show to dig deeper into her paper. We will also cover the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including a “die-in” at NOAA, how the polar ice crisis narrative is melting, Bernie Sanders wanting to ban gasoline cars but still flying private jets, and why climate change is not causing kids to miss more school days.

The Pain in Spain Is Renewably Insane – The Climate Realism Show #155

H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts — Fri, 02 May 2025 14:20:37 -0500

In mid-April, Spain’s socialist government bragged that, for the first time, the nation was powered by 100 percent “renewable” energy—mostly solar and wind. One week later, Spain, Portugal, parts of France, and several other countries suffered the largest peacetime blackout in their histories. Net Zero came to Europe all right—as in zero energy. We were perhaps seconds away from nearly the entire continent going dark. Yet again, wind, solar, and other “renewables” proved they simply cannot generate the consistent power needed to keep a complex electricity grid stable. We’ve been warning about this for a while, and today we’ll break down exactly what happened.

The Heartland Institute’s Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will also cover some “Crazy Climate News of the Week,” including the federal government scrapping the so-called “social cost of carbon,” NASA’s climate-alarmism office above the Seinfeld diner getting shut down, and a newly minted map of climate anxiety.

AI Doctors Are on the Rise

AnneMarie Schieber, Devon Herrick, Ph.D. — Thu, 01 May 2025 18:07:17 -0500

Will AI replace your doctor? Bill Gates seems to think so. In today’s podcast, AnneMarie Schieber, managing editor of Health Care News, and Devon Herrick of the Goodman Institute Health Blog discuss where AI can be a benefit—such as reducing medical error. But when it comes to replacing highly trained medical doctors to reduce the doctor shortage and save money for insurance companies, Herrick and Schieber say "nada."

Also in the podcast: how tariff policy could impact the low cost of generic drugs in the U.S., and how far Trump should go in getting foreign countries to pay their fair share of drug R&D. Herrick and Schieber also discuss states now authorizing ivermectin to be sold over the counter, and why it’s so difficult for Medicare patients to get good post-acute hospital care. Lots of gaps—and reasons why facilities are closing.

War on Normies - In The Tank #493

Linnea Lueken, Chris Talgo, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick — Thu, 01 May 2025 16:01:51 -0500

Spend any time at all watching or reading the news, and you may notice an odd trend in the Democrat party-- they seem to be embracing policies more and more that totally alienate the "normies," people who hold generally average views on social and political issues. Democrats increasingly favor extreme positions, like defending gang members and embracing ideologies that would have been universally rejected just a few years ago. Where it may end is anyone's guess, we try to parse it out here.

We also cover anti-gun activist David Hogg's potential expulsion from the DNC, how Trump Derangement Syndrome apparently was the deciding factor for many baby boomers in Canada, and a look back on Trump's first hundred days as President, part deux. The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and S.T. Karnick will discuss all of this and more on Episode #492 of the In the Tank Podcast.

US Exiting the Climate Alarm Cabal — The Climate Realism Show #153

H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:57:21 -0500

In news that has climate alarmists in an even greater panic, the Trump administration is ending funding for the U.S. Global Change Research Program, the panel that produced the federal government’s National Climate Assessment every four years. Several officials in the office have reportedly been fired, and Trump’s NASA has canceled the contract with the firm that coordinates the production of the National Climate Assessment. Defenders of the program say the report has been a “comprehensive look at climate change,” but has that ever been true?

The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will discuss this topic and also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week.

Checking in on Net Zero in the UK — The Climate Realism Show #152

H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, Lois Perry — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:52:22 -0500

The Net Zero project in Great Britain, so the country does it’s part to stop climate change, has a true believer behind it in leftist Prime Minister Keir Starmer. But recent opinion polls show the public is starting to turn dramatically against it, especially when the economic costs become increasingly real. A London Times poll in November found that 92% of the British public viewed Labour’s specific Net Zero plans—particularly the 2030 clean power goal—as unrealistic. Despite a foolish drive to “deindustrialize” the UK, force residents to buy expensive heat pumps, and reducing agriculture, the government’s own Climate Change Committee frets that the efforts are woefully inadequate. Is the whole project in danger of collapsing due to the weight of its utter infeasibility? Or is that wishful thinking for the people of Britain and climate realists worldwide?

The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely will discuss this topic and more with special guest Lois Perry, the director of Heartland UK/Europe. We will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including the closing of an EPA museum that no one knew existed, how clinical climate anxiety continues to rise, and how global warming is causing your dog to stress out.

Trump Declares Liberation from Unbalanced Trade: In the Tank #490

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:10:40 -0500

Tariffs are the subject of heated debate not just between Democrats and Republicans, but within the spectrum of right wing economic thought as well. Trump has announced reciprocal tariffs for every country on the planet, in an attempt to end unfair trade imbalances across the board. Some countries have already started falling in line, the question is, what will the end result for American citizens be?

The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and S.T. Karnick will discuss. Join us as we also discuss the staff purges at various U.S. health agencies, Tim Walz' weird Marxist comic book, the house arrest of Marine Le Pen, and more on Episode #490 of the In the Tank Podcast.

The Sun and Climate Change (Guest: Dr. Willie Soon) — The Climate Realism Show #151

Jim Lakely, Linnea Lueken, Anthony Watts, Willie Soon — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 06:05:00 -0500

The scientific community and the media are focused almost exclusively by how greenhouse gas emissions affect the climate — from power plants to automobiles to your fireplace to your gas stove, and even cow farts. But what about that big ball of gas in the sky? Why does it get short shrift when it comes to the causes of climate change?

The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely will discuss this topic, asked for by many of the show’s fans, with one of the leading solar and climate experts in the world: Dr. Willie Soon. We will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including a global warming conference that got snowed in, how climate change is affecting your naps, a promise by the crazies in Just Stop Oil to cease all its childish “direct action” to save the planet, and a debunking of human-caused climate change causing cherry blossoms to bloom too early.

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WILLIE SOON'S presentation as a PDF: https://heartland.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Willie-Soon-March28-2025-slides-for-Heartland-podcast.pdf

The Consent Trap: Agreeing to Medical Bills Without Knowing Prices

AnneMarie Schieber, Devon Herrick, Ph.D. — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:09:19 -0500

How can you consent to paying for something if you don’t know the price? In today’s podcast, AnneMarie Schieber of Health Care News and Devon Herrick of the Goodman Institute Health Care Blog talk about New York State’s decision to ban “consent to pay” forms at medical practices. Also on tap: reforming health care without a political fight, the RESULT Act being reintroduced, which fast-tracks successful treatments in trusted countries but comes too late for one Alzheimer’s patient, “Name it to tame it,” is over-diagnosing symptoms driving up health care utilization?—and has private equity ruined the doctor-patient relationship?

Be sure to check out Health Care News at the Heartland.org website and the Goodman Institute Health Blog for the free-market perspective on the very latest in health care news.

The Rise of the New Right - In The Tank #489

Jim Lakely, Linnea Lueken, Christopher Talgo, S.T. Karnick — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:23:39 -0500

The 2024 election will go down in history as a radical and lasting political realignment in America on the right. The Republican Party of the 80s and 90s is gone, and with it the influence of past presidents and the thought leaders of the right. In their place is a new populism led by former Democrats who were driven out by radical leftists. But is this unusual coalition of former Democrats and populist writers and YouTube stars built to last?

The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and S.T. Karnick will discuss. Plus, we will cover the Supreme Court ruling on “ghost guns,” the defunding of American Pravda (NPR and PBS), and more on Episode #489 of the In the Tank Podcast.

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Ill Literacy, Episode 179: Out of the Darkness (Guest: Frank Trentmann)

Tim Benson — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:04:52 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Frank Trentmann, professor of history at Birkbeck, University of London, to discuss his latest book, Out of the Darkness: The Germans, 1942–2022. They chat about how a nation whose past has been marked by mass murder, a people who cheered Adolf Hitler, reinvented themselves, and by how much.

Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/554959/out-of-the-darkness-by-frank-trentmann/

Show Notes:

Literary Review: David Blackbourn – “A Mercedes in Every Garage”

https://literaryreview.co.uk/a-mercedes-in-every-garage

New York Review of Books: Timothy Garton Ash – “Big Germany, What Now?”

https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2024/05/23/big-germany-what-now-timothy-garton-ash/

The New Statesman: Brendan Simms – “What it means to be German”

https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2023/12/meaning-modern-germany-brenadan-simms

The Times: Oliver Moody – “Out of the Darkness by Frank Trentmann review — how Germans became good (and rather complacent)”

https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/out-of-the-darkness-by-frank-trentmann-review-9rc5n8kbd?region=global

Times Literary Supplement: Ben Hutchinson – “New moral order”

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/history/twentieth-century-onwards-history/after-the-nazis-michael-h-kater-out-of-the-darkness-frank-trentmann-book-review-ben-hutchinson

The Wall Street Journal: Ian Brunskill – “‘Out of the Darkness’ Review: War Crimes and Remembrance”

https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/out-of-the-darkness-review-war-crimes-and-remembrance-0b830556

The Washington Post: Bryn Stole – “An ambitious history of Germany interrogates the country’s moral makeover”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/04/18/out-darkness-germans-nazis-legacy-frank-trentmann-review/

Medicaid Reform, FDA Firestorms, and Beating Bad Medical Bills

AnneMarie Schieber, Devon Herrick, Ph.D. — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:53:12 -0500

Can you beat a medical bill you feel is unfair? AnneMarie Schieber and Devon Herrick discuss their personal experience. Can Congress rein in Medicaid? Many ideas being consider: block grants to states, changing funding rates for expanded Medicaid, work requirements. Do enrollees value Medicaid or waste it? Schieber and Herrick also discuss “gutting the FDA.” Herrick discusses why DOGE and the Trump administration might want to proceed cautiously.

New parody book out critical of MI Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her pandemic lockdowns. True Gretchen is a hilarious parody of the governor’s own tome, True Gretch.

Be sure to check out Health Care News at the Heartland.org website and the health care blog and the Goodman Institute Health Blog for the free market perspective on the very latest in health care news.

CDC Shake-Up, Big Pharma Influence, and the Vaccine Policy Wars

AnneMarie Schieber, Devon Herrick, Ph.D. — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:44:43 -0500

Hours before his confirmation hearing, former Rep. Dave Weldon’s nomination to head the CDC was withdrawn. Weldon has been a vaccine critic. How much of a role did Big Pharma play? AnneMarie Schieber and Devon Herrick also talk about the growing focus on vaccines, and the history of vaccine policy. Most recently the Trump’s administration to nix vaccines on chickens for bird flu. Also in the podcast, state AGs take the first step in going after Anthony Fauci for violating state laws when handing the COVID-19 pandemic. A company offers indemnity style health insurance for direct primary care members, and how “meritocracy” is bad for your health. Also, how spouses age differently and how this can complicate health care decisions.

The High Cost of Climate Scams in Biden's Inflation Reduction Act

Donald Kendal — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:06:20 -0500

The other day, Donald Kendall, director of the Glenn C. Haskins Emerging Issues Center at the Heartland Institute, was a guest on the Shawn Thompson Show on AM 560 The Answer in Chicago.

Donald is a regular guest on Sean's show and was invited on this time to talk about a new heartlands to paper titled The High Cost of Green Scams, assessing the Green Giveaways in the Inflation Reduction Act.

Donald details how the whole thing was a scheme designed to enrich the politically connected. It had nothing to do with fighting climate change, let alone reducing inflation.

Have a listen.

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Obama’s Climate Agenda: R.I.P. — The Climate Realism Show #149

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:01:37 -0500

The new EPA administrator, Lee Zeldin, dropped the Mother of All Bombs this week on the radical environmental agenda that has dominated Washington, DC since the start of the Obama administration. If it holds, the impact will be devastating.

The Heartland Institute’s Sterling Burnett and Jim Lakely are joined by SPECIAL GUESTS Matthew M. Wielicki, Ph.D.—an earth science professor-in-exile from “official” academia at the University of Alabama—and Steve Milloy, who served in Trump’s EPA Transition Team in his first presidency.

Activists Judges Try to Stop Trump — In the Tank #488

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, S.T. Karnick — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 16:56:14 -0500

Who actually runs this country? Voters asked for real change in November, and Donald Trump and his team are doing all they can to deliver it as quickly as possible. Yet federal judges use questionable authority to thwart it, keeping the Deep State status quo of unaccountable opposition to the people’s will — which includes shoveling YOUR MONEY to their connected leftist cronies.

Who is really in charge of the Executive Branch of the United States? The Constitution says it’s the president, who was elected by all the people to direct the administrative state. The legacy media and even some conservative legal scholars say: “It’s complicated.” Is it, really?

On episode #488 of The Heartland Institute’s In the Tank Podcast, host Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and S.T. Karnick discuss the escalating resistance to the restoration of a government that serves the people and its elected representatives, instead of the other way around.

Pulling Back The Media's Veil of Deceit - In The Tank #487

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:39:05 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 487 of the In The Tank Podcast. Former ITT host Donald Kendal returns after only a few months and the world has gone insane. Suddenly, the left is burning the most popular electric vehicles while a Republican President promotes them in front of the White House. No, the world did not go insane, it was driven to insanity by an incredibly corrupt media system - a media system that has lied to us about virtually everything. We cover some more examples of this on this week's episode.

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Trump vs. The World - In The Tank #486

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Tim Benson, S.T. Karnick — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:07:20 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Tim Benson wrote a paper analyzing the money funneled to green groups through the Inflation Reduction Act, where everything predictably cost way more than our government claimed. The Supreme Court decided that a district judge could tell the President when and how to pay USAID contractors, and Canada retaliates against Trump's tariffs. The President gave his first address to Congress, to the surprise of no one, the Democrats hated it.

The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Sam Karnick, and Tim Benson will discuss all of this and more on this episode of the In The Tank podcast.

Backbone of Climate Agenda Endangered - The Climate Realism Show #147

H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, David Legates — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:23:42 -0600

Big news this week as EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has reportedly told the White House it should officially abandon the ruling that greenhouse gases pose a threat to human health and welfare. The so-called “endangerment finding” for carbon dioxide and methane emissions forms the backbone of government regulations to “fight climate change” by heavily regulating everything from power plants to automobiles to stoves. Will President Trump repeal the endangerment finding? Can he do it unilaterally? We will discuss.

Also, NOAA has “homogenized” the temperature data again. What does that mean? And does it correct the historical record, or distort it to support the alarmist global warming narrative?

In “climate grift” news, Climate Crusader Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse has been caught backing legislation that funneled millions of taxpayer dollars to his wife’s nonprofit organization. How convenient, and corrupt.

And good news, everyone! The absurd plot of the climate disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow is not actually going to happen, despite alarmist “scientists” claiming it could be imminent.

Ascent to Power: How Truman Emerged from Roosevelt's Shadow and Remade the World (Guest: David L. Roll)

Tim Benson — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:19:17 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by David L. Roll, founder of the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation, to discuss his latest book, Ascent to Power: How Truman Emerged from Roosevelt's Shadow and Remade the World. They chat about Truman’s struggles to emerge as president in his own right after his accidental ascension to the office and how Truman’s decisions during these pivotal years changed the course of the world in ways so significant we live with them today.

Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690665/ascent-to-power-by-david-l-roll/

Show Notes:

Foreign Affairs: Jessica T. Mathews – “Review: ‘Ascent to Power: How Truman Emerged From Roosevelt’s Shadow and Remade the World’”

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/ascent-power-how-truman-emerged-roosevelts-shadow-and-remade-world

Wall Street Journal: Robert W. Merry – “’Ascent to Power’ Review: Harry Truman’s Moment”

https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/ascent-to-power-review-harry-trumans-moment-e5654cb0

Conflict of Interest: Medical Boards Serving Doctors or Patients?

AnneMarie Schieber, Devon Herrick, Ph.D. — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:43:00 -0600

In this episode of Health Care News, hosts AnneMarie Schieber and Devon Herrick dive into the critical debates shaping health care today. They discuss the potential expansion of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), exploring proposals from Rep. Chip Roy and policy experts who argue HSAs could significantly improve coverage, especially for gig workers and those seeking direct care options.

AnneMarie and Devon also highlight Ohio’s groundbreaking step to enforce price transparency at hospitals—holding institutions accountable by barring debt collection if hospitals fail to disclose clear pricing. Additionally, they examine troubling conflicts of interest within medical boards, spotlighting cases from Texas and beyond, raising crucial questions about whether medical boards protect patients or physicians' profits.

Tune in for these insights and more in this timely discussion on the evolving landscape of health care policy.

Is it Over for the MSM? - In The Tank #485

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Christopher Talgo, S.T. Karnick — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:34:29 -0600

The FBI is investigating an alleged "honeypot" operation against the 2016 Trump campaign, in which Comey's FBI may have planted female agents to try to compromise Trump. It has been a tough week for our mainstream media elites—multiple MSM personalities were fired or retired, and Jake Tapper is pretending he wasn’t involved in covering up Biden’s obvious decline. Bezos cracks the whip on The Washington Post Opinion section writers, and the White House Correspondents' Association loses its special status as press pool wranglers.

The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo will discuss all this and more on this episode of the In The Tank podcast.

The Truth About Climate Change and "Green" Energy (Guest: C. Michael Hogan, Ph.D.)

H. Sterling Burnett, C. Michael Hogan, Ph.D. — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 14:55:02 -0600

Physicist C. Michael Hogan says the evidence shows that we do not face a climate crisis and that there is no existential threat. Instead, now, as throughout history, a warmer world is improving life. Attempts to fight climate change by forcing wind, solar, and battery power onto the grid are undermining the nation's electric power supply, costing enormous sums of money, and damaging the environment. Gas and nuclear power, not wind and solar, are the future.

Exposing the Climate Grift - The Climate Realism Show #146

H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, Steve Milloy — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:05:18 -0600

Elon Musk's DOGE crew continues to shine a light on how our federal government operates, and it is exposing more climate grift than even the most cynical among us could have imagined. The latest involves the EPA giving failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams $2 billion to expand "clean energy by prioritizing housing, equity, and resilience." Her organization, Power Forward Communities, says it will install heat pumps, solar panels, EV chargers, and other "green" technology. Does Abrams have any expertise in this field? No. In fact, her organization incorporated itself with $100 in the bank just months before receiving $2 billion of our tax money. The Washington Free Beacon also reported this week that the man Biden put in charge of the EPA's "Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund" funneled $5 billion to his former employer, something called the Coalition for Green Capital.

The climate grifters are being exposed, and the EPA is trying to claw these billions of dollars back. But how deep does the corruption go? We're bringing in Steve Milloy of the Energy and Environmental Legal Institute, an EPA transition team member in Trump's first term, to get a handle on it. The Heartland Institute's Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including a look at NOAA data showing the second-biggest month-to-month temperature drop since 2009.

All the Narratives are Collapsing - In The Tank #484

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:59:11 -0600

The "experts" are still trying to rewrite the narrative on the government response to COVID, and one of President Trump's picks supports the questionable PRO Act. Meanwhile, VP Vance had strong words for the Orwellian language controls in Germany, and DOGE continues to uncover corrupt and wasteful government spending.

The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo will discuss all of this and more on this episode of the In The Tank podcast.

Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration (Guest: Harold Holzer)

Tim Benson — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 09:13:53 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Harold Holzer, director of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, to discuss his latest book, Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration. They chat about the immigration situation in the United States in the 30 years leading up the Civil War, how immigrants forever altered the country’s demographics, culture, and voting patterns, how tensions over immigration broke apart the Whig Party and lead to the formation of the Republican Party, and how Lincoln evolved into a champion for immigration.

Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/558372/brought-forth-on-this-continent-by-harold-holzer/

EPA Returning ‘Gold Bars’ to Taxpayers - The Climate Realism Show #145

Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:59:38 -0600

The good news for climate realists and better governance in the Trump administration is piling up so fast it is difficult to keep up. As we covered on this show on December 6, a bit of undercover journalism by Project Veritas exposed a left-wing staffer at the Environmental Protection Agency admitting that he and others were trying to get billions of our tax money “out as fast as possible” before the Trump administration arrived in January and put a stop to it. “It truly feels like we’re on the Titanic and we’re throwing gold bars off the edge,” laughed Brent Efron, former “special advisor for implementation” at EPA. Well, new EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced this week that he has jumped into his submersible and snatched the gold bars ($20 billion) out of the hands of unaccountable lefty nonprofit “NGOs” and returned them to the treasury. The endless flow of our tax money going to environmental extremists groups who advocate against America’s interest seems to be coming to an end

The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely, will also talk about how the Paris Climate Agreement seems to be breaking apart, provide a media “Climate Fact Check” for January, check in on the continuing failure of EVs, show you what a “dying coyote” climate protest looks and sounds like, and more.

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Curing Our Sick: Public Health Policy - In The Tank Podcast #483

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Bonner Cohen, S.T. Karnick — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:44:08 -0600

Carefully constructed narratives and funding related to public health are being re-evaluated by this new administration, bringing sunlight to disinfect a contaminated NIH. Critics of President Trump and DOGE claim that Trump's actions represent a Constitutional crisis, Politico finally admits that Democrats were wrong to claim the economy was great under Biden, and RFK's confirmation process continues amid significant pushback.

The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and special guest Bonner Cohen, senior fellow with the National Center for Public Policy Research, will cover all of this and more on this episode of the In The Tank podcast.

Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET and enjoy the live chat!

Kent State: An American Tragedy (Guest: Brian VanDeMark)

Tim Benson — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:25:51 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Brian VanDeMark, professor of history at the United States Naval Academy, to discuss his latest book, Kent State: An American Tragedy. They chat about the context of the divided cultural landscape of America during the Vietnam War and heightened popular anxieties around the country, how the shootings came to take place, the reductive narratives that ensued, the victims of the shooting, and the impact of that day on the Guardsmen who were there.

Get the book here: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324066255

Show Notes:

Los Angeles Review of Books: Tom Zoellner – “Yelling ‘Fire’ on a Crowded Knoll”

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/yelling-fire-on-a-crowded-knoll/

Los Angeles Times: Chris Vognar – “A meticulous, pain-filled history of the senseless slaughter at Kent State”

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-08-05/brian-vandemark-kent-state-an-american-tragedy

National Review: Paul Baumann – “What Happened at Kent State?”

https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2024/10/what-happened-at-kent-state/

Times Literary Supplement: John McMillian – “Civil unrest”

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-features/in-brief/kent-state-brian-vandemark-book-review-john-mcmillian

Unleashing American Energy: Restoring Sanity to U.S. Energy Policy

H. Sterling Burnett — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 10:50:27 -0600

Join us as we dive into President Trump’s bold “Unleashing American Energy” executive order—a decisive move to free America’s most valuable resources, from coal and oil to natural gas and nuclear power. In this episode, we contrast this strategic shift with policies favoring costly, unreliable renewable alternatives, and explore how a return to sensible energy choices could redefine our national landscape. Dr. Sterling Burnett shares his insights on how unlocking America’s energy potential can safeguard our cherished resources while powering progress. Tune in for a informative conversation on why embracing our energy independence matters now more than ever!

The Trump Effect on the Global Climate Agenda - The Climate Realism Show #144

H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, Tom Harris — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:58:14 -0600

President Trump has struck the Biden administration’s climate and energy policy like a hurricane – from increasing energy exploration and extraction, to letting 1,000 employees at the Environmental Protection Agency know they could be fired at any time, to taking all mentions of climate change from the website of the Department of Agriculture, and more. But what will be the Trump Effect on the global climate agenda? Will the dedication to reorder the economies and societies of the world to “save the planet” being to crumble? And if so, which country will give up first?

President Trump has struck the Biden administration’s climate and energy policy like a hurricane—ranging from increasing energy exploration and extraction to informing 1,000 Environmental Protection Agency employees that they could be fired at any time, to removing all mentions of climate change from the Department of Agriculture’s website, and more. But what will be the "Trump Effect" on the global climate agenda? Will the dedication to reorganizing the world’s economies and societies to “save the planet” begin to crumble? And if so, which country will be the first to give up?

Is DOGE Breaking Washington, or Fixing it? - In The Tank #482

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, H. Sterling Burnett — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:38:11 -0600

The Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the status quo continue, causing the right people to worry about their next paychecks. Nations around the world are coming to the negotiation table on subjects no one thought they would, while some very unstable individuals are attempting to incite violence in retaliation against Trump's efforts.

The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and H. Sterling Burnett dig into these subjects, with a special focus on Elon Musk's DOGE and how a simple funding freeze and a small audit are making the entire deep state panic—while awakening average Americans to the true extent of wasteful government spending through groups like USAID.

Mirrors of Greatness: Churchill and the Leaders Who Shaped Him (Guest: David Reynolds)

Tim Benson — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 12:32:55 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by David Reynolds, emeritus professor of international history at Christ’s College, Cambridge University, to discuss his latest book, Mirrors of Greatness: Churchill and the Leaders Who Shaped Him. They reevaluate Churchill’s life by viewing it through the eyes of his allies and adversaries like Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, FDR, Chamberlain, Attlee, De Gaulle, and Gandhi, as well as his own family. They also chat about Churchill’s lifelong struggle to overcome his political failures and his evolving grasp of what “greatness” truly entailed.

Get the book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/david-reynolds/mirrors-of-greatness/9781541620209/?lens=basic-books

Show Notes:

The Wall Street Journal: Robert D. Kaplan – “‘Mirrors of Greatness’ Review: Churchill’s Personal Diplomacy”
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/mirrors-of-greatness-review-churchills-personal-diplomacy-c8e300e3

Washington Examiner: Sean Durns – “Making history with Winston Churchill”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2838794/making-history-with-winston-churchill/

Trump's Blizzard of Climate and Energy Orders

H. Sterling Burnett — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 07:00:00 -0600

H. Sterling Burnett, director of the Arthur B. Robinson Center on Climate and Environmental Policy at The Heartland Institute, was a guest recently on the Bill Cunningham Show on WLW radio in Cincinnati. He was invited on to talk about Donald Trump withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement and the blizzard of executive orders he issued reversing all of the Biden administration's climate and energy policies.

Suing Big Oil for LA Fires is All Wet - The Climate Realism Show #143

Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:40:04 -0600

The historic and devastating fires in Los Angeles exposed the incompetence of leaders such as Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass. So how do state legislators want to address that? By allowing victims who had their lives destroyed sue Big Oil. Of course. The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts and Jim Lakely blow holes in that absurd political stunt and also discuss other recent to abuse the courts to push climate alarmism.

Also, Lee Zeldin has just started his first week as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and already the environmental left is terrified that the days of considering human emissions of carbon dioxide are coming to an end. We will dig deeper into the EPA’s “endangerment finding” for CO2 and whether it can be overturned in the next four years. We will also cover some of the “Crazy Climate News of the Week.”

Trump’s YUUUGE First 10 Days - In The Tank #481

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:40:18 -0600

It’s an understatement to say that Donald Trump hit the ground running to start his interrupted second term. The speed and precision with which he has canceled nearly every achievement of the Biden nothing this country has ever seen before. It is simply breathtaking, and happening at such a frenetic pace it is difficult to keep up.

The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo will do their best, though. Trump has issued hundreds of executive orders on all sorts of policy areas. On immigration, he closed the border, sent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) across America to round up and deport criminal illegal aliens, and even suggested he’ll use Gitmo to house them until flights back to their country of origin can be arranged. And he also declared that the federal government will no longer put up with “sanctuary” cities and states harboring illegals.

Trump froze all federal grants to assess whether they are worth continuing or canceling because they are wasteful or harmful to America. He demanded the federal workforce actually show up in the office again, or be fired or resign with severance. He’s frozen all foreign aid to determine its wisdom. Trump has allowed America’s energy sector to go full ahead again, and even fired the alarmist scientific advisory board at the EPA. What have we left out? Who can keep up? We will talk about what is nothing less than the most-transformative first 10 days a president has had in American history.

Serpent in Eden: Foreign Meddling and Partisan Politics in James Madison's America (Guest: Tyson Reeder)

Tim Benson — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:30:56 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Tyson Reeder, assistant professor of history at Brigham Young University, to discuss his new book, Serpent in Eden: Foreign Meddling and Partisan Politics in James Madison's America. They chat about the espionage, shadow diplomacy, foreign scheming, and domestic backstabbing in the formative years of the American republic, and how an infant nation adjusting to rancorous partisan politics, aggravated by the untested and imperfect new tools of governance and the growing power of media, was exploited by foreign powers to advance their own agendas.

Get the book here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/serpent-in-eden-9780197628591?cc=us&lang=en&

Show Notes:

Law & Liberty: Sam Negus – “The Old World and the Young Republic”
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/the-old-world-and-the-young-republic/

The Wall Street Journal: Mark G. Spencer – “‘Serpent in Eden’: Foreign Spies and False Allies”
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/serpent-in-eden-review-spies-lies-and-false-allies-5a34e6e8

A New Golden Age For America - In The Tank #480

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 15:24:00 -0600

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 480 of the In The Tank Podcast. At the beginning of his inaugural address, President Donald Trump declared "The golden age of America begins right now." And within hours of this statement, Donald Trump began signing a series of executive orders, taking the first steps toward fulfilling this promise. On this week's episode, the ITT crew is taking a look at these executive orders and the promises made by Trump to help determine if we are back on track to once again achieve greatness in the United States of America.

SHOW NOTES:

TRUMP'S INAUGURATION

White House - The Inaugural Address

https://www.whitehouse.gov/remarks/2025/01/the-inaugural-address/

DAY 1 EXECUTIVE ORDERS

NYT - Trump's Executive Orders: Reversing Biden's Policies and Attacking the 'Deep State'

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/us/politics/trump-executive-orders-list.html

NYT - Trump Signs Orders to Promote Fossil Fuels and End Climate Policies

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/climate/trump-emergency-oil-gas.html

A TIME OF UNITY OR DIVISION?

NBC News - Trump says his inaugural will be about unity. It might be a tough sell
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-inaugural-will-unity-going-tough-sell-rcna183484

PROJECT STARGATE

The Federalist - Trump Announces $500B AI Infrastructure Plan That Could Help Cure Cancer

https://thefederalist.com/2025/01/22/trump-announces-500b-ai-infrastructure-plan-that-could-help-cure-cancer/

OpenAI - Announcing The Stargate Project

https://openai.com/index/announcing-the-stargate-project/

Making Climate Policy Sane Again - The Climate Realism Show #142

Jim Lakely, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Anthony Watts, Myron Ebell — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 13:53:59 -0600

President Trump wasted no time after his inauguration on Monday reversing all of his predecessor’s executive orders that made climate alarmism and “green” energy the focus of American government. He didn’t just reverse bad policies, and pull us out of the Paris Climate Agreement, he went farther than he did in his first term to ramp up American energy production and rein in an Environmental Protection Agency that regulated far beyond its mandate. Among at least 47 climate- and energy-related EOs signed in the first 24 hours of his swearing-in was one tackling what has long served as the keystone of limitless environmental regulation: the “endangerment finding” for carbon dioxide emissions. May we finally see the end of the EPA’s abuse of its regulatory power?

The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely are joined by special guest Myron Ebell, who was on President Trump’s EPA Transition Team for his first term to break down what these reversals of radical climate and energy policy will mean for America and the world. We will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week.

DONATE: https://donate.heartland.org/campaign/599325/donate

Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln's Union (Guest: Richard Carwardine)

Tim Benson — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:46:32 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Richard Carwardine, Emeritus Rhodes Professor of American History and Distinguished Fellow of the Rothermere American Institute at Oxford University, to discuss his new book, Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln's Union. They chat about how the tensions surrounding the moral quandary of slavery cracked the United States in half, and even formed rifts within the North itself, how Lincoln proclaimed more days of national fasting and thanksgiving than any other president before or since, and how these pauses for spiritual reflection provided the inspirational rhetoric and ideological fuel that sustained the war.

Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/24975/righteous-strife-by-richard-carwardine/

Untangling Healthcare: Free Market Solutions to America's Biggest Challenges

AnneMarie Schieber, Devon Herrick, Ph.D. — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 09:55:55 -0600

In this episode of The Heartland Daily Podcast, host AnneMarie Schieber is joined by health economist Devon Herrick for an in-depth discussion on the pressing issues in the U.S. healthcare system. Together, they explore the real-life implications of policies like Obamacare, the growing challenges of Medicare, and the evolving landscape of health insurance options. From short-term plans to the potential of direct primary care, they highlight innovative, free-market solutions that empower individuals and reduce costs.

Discover why health insurance remains prohibitively expensive for many Americans, how government mandates distort the market, and what steps can be taken to promote transparency, competition, and patient-centered care. This episode also delves into topics like the unintended consequences of employer-provided insurance, the future of telemedicine, and creative alternatives for long-term care.

With insights backed by decades of research and expertise, AnneMarie and Devon shed light on how we can move toward a more efficient and accessible healthcare system. Whether you're a policymaker, healthcare professional, or concerned citizen, this episode offers valuable perspectives you won’t want to miss.

Trump’s Climate Cabinet - The Climate Realism Show #141

H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:13:12 -0600

Senate committee rooms on Capitol Hill were buzzing with activity this week as many of President Trump’s picks for cabinet posts were underway. Three of the key hearings on climate and energy policy were Lee Zeldin for EPA, Doug Burgum for Interior, and Chris Wright for Energy. We hope you caught Heartland’s two three-hour long “watch parties” with gavel-to-gavel coverage this week, but there’s still more to examine. What did the hearing performances of Trump’s picks say about how they will serve in their roles? Which federal agency of the three needs the most work to change its purpose? And can these appointments succeed in carrying out Trump’s agenda in the face of a deeply entrenched federal bureaucracy that is opposed to almost all of Trump’s major climate and energy goals?

The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will dive deeper into that topic. Plus, we’ll review some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including a deep freeze that’s on the way for most of the continental United States.

LA Fires NOT Caused by Climate Change

H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:49:16 -0600

Historic wildfires have destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in Los Angeles County. Many homes of the rich and famous in Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and Pasadena have been reduced to rubble and ash. Entire neighborhoods were completely destroyed, and the fires have been blamed for at least five deaths. The speed at which the fires spread caught firefighters and residents off guard. Fed by hurricane-strength Santa Ana winds, embers were flying through the air seemingly everywhere and with no let-up. Climate alarmists have pinned the blame on human-caused climate change, but that is not truth.

On Episode #140 of The Climate Realism Show, The Heartland Institute’s H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely welcome U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and CFACT’s Chris Martz to cover the LA fires and some of the “Crazy Climate News of the Week.” There’s been some fascinating news since our two-week hiatus, some of it good. Blackrock and JP Morgan are the latest financial giants to drop out of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, Michael Mann experienced his first-ever setback in his lawfare against climate realists, and Biden tries to tie Trump’s hands on drilling while also trying to ban some tankless water heaters on his way out of the White House.

Purge of the Global Progressives - In The Tank #479

Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:10:39 -0600

The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken and Jim Lakely are joined by writer and commentator Jon Gabriel for episode 479 of the In The Tank Podcast.

With the certification of Trump’s election victory, the ousting of Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister of Canada, and other progressive defeats around the world in recent years, could this spell the beginning of the end for global progressives? Are big companies and big tech finally shifting away from a focus on DEI and ESG, and will it stick? The team talks about all of this and more.

Jon Gabriel (@exjon on X) is the author of Sink the Rising Sun, his first novel.

Tokenized Assets & CBDCs: Are Property Rights Under Threat?

The Heartland Institute — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:06:37 -0600

In this episode of The Heartland Daily Podcast, we dive into the controversial 2022 amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and their potential impact on property rights. Join us as we explore how tokenization—a system of creating digital representations of tangible assets—could reshape ownership and control.

We discuss the rise of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and their implications for personal financial freedom, uncover parallels to past legal shifts in securities ownership, and question whether these changes truly democratize access or consolidate power among financial giants. Packed with insights and expert analysis, this episode sheds light on the potential risks and benefits of a tokenized future.

Stay informed, stay skeptical, and stay ahead in this rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Biden’s Green Programs Fraudulent, Wasteful, and Abusive

H. Sterling Burnett — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:43:04 -0600

Join us for a hard-hitting discussion with Dr. Sterling Burnett, director of the Robinson Center on Climate and Environmental Policy at The Heartland Institute, as he breaks down the recent Energy Department Inspector General's explosive findings. In this episode, Dr. Burnett examines claims of fraud, waste, and abuse in current federal green energy programs, offering his perspective on the path forward. He discusses the implications of these findings and presents his case for both executive and congressional action to address what he characterizes as problematic spending. Dive deep into this complex intersection of energy policy, government oversight, and fiscal responsibility with one of the field's leading voices.

Human CO2 Emissions Are a GOOD THING - The Climate Realism Show #139

Jim Lakely, H. Sterling Burnett, Gregory Wrightstone — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:38:31 -0600

It’s a fact that humans are increasing the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. But does it follow, as we’re constantly told, that this increasing of CO2 is poisoning the planet? What if the opposite is actually the case? This week’s guest, CO2 Coalition Executive Director Gregory Wrightstone, is going to explain why it’s not true that more CO2=Bad.

On Episode #139 of The Climate Realism Show, The Heartland Institute’s H. Sterling Burnett, Jim Lakely, and Wrightstone will also cover some of the “Crazy Climate News of the Week.” An op-ed in The New York Times says climate change should make you rethink home ownership. Remember when an iceberg off Antarctica in 2017 was supposed to freak you out? Well, never mind. And the World Economic Forum says you should wash your clothes less to save the planet. They suggest washing jeans once a month and pajamas just once a week. Is there any aspect of our lives that the climate scolds will ignore? Apparently not.

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The Biggest Stories of 2024 - In The Tank #477

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:49:19 -0600

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 477 of the In The Tank Podcast. 2024 was an incredibly important year, filled to the brim with massive stories and events. The ITT crew recaps the year, giving their takes on what was the biggest news of the past 12 months. Also, the ITT crew talks about Heartland's biggest impactful moments of 2024. And last, they will make some bold predictions for what is in store for 2025.

H. Sterling Burnett on Climate Policy and America's Energy Future

H. Sterling Burnett — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:37:49 -0600

In this episode of The Heartland Daily Podcast, Karen Schoen is joined by H. Sterling Burnett, Director of the Arthur B. Robinson Center on Climate and Environmental Policy and Managing Editor of Environment & Climate News. Together, they dive into the critical issues shaping America’s energy future and environmental policies.

Burnett shares his expert insights on:

Why the Paris Climate Treaty was never about the climate and how to put an end to it.
The case for repealing the Biden administration's electric vehicle mandates and revitalizing oil, gas, and coal production.
How offshore wind projects threaten consumers, ecosystems, and coastal communities.
The importance of regulatory reform to promote transparency and restore common sense in environmental policy.

Join us for a compelling discussion packed with actionable ideas and bold strategies for a prosperous, energy-independent America. H. Sterling Burnett brings unparalleled expertise to the conversation, making this a must-listen episode for anyone concerned about the future of climate and energy policy.

This episode features audio from The Prism of America’s Education podcast, hosted by Karen Schoen.

Bob Dylan: Prophet Without God (Guest: Jeffrey Edward Green)

Tim Benson — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 10:05:28 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Jeffrey Edward Green, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy at the University of Pennsylvania, to discuss his new book, Bob Dylan: Prophet Without God. They chat about how Green sees Dylan as a modern-day prophet, but a prophet of diremption rather than a prophet of salvation. They also discuss how Dylan has made novel contributions to the meaning of self-reliance, the quest for rapprochement between the religious and non-religious, and the problem of how ordinary people might operate in a fallen political world.

Get the book here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/bob-dylan-9780197651742?cc=us&lang=en&

Is Elon Musk Now a Climate Realist? - The Climate Realism Show #138

H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:47:57 -0600

Elon Musk’s latest fortune was built on his Tesla electric vehicles, helped in no small measure by federal tax credits so more people could afford to buy the luxury items. For years, he’s marketed them as a way to help wean the world of oil and stop the imminent “climate change meltdown.” But The Washington Post reports that Musk’s abandonment of left-wing, trendy, virtue-signaling political views not only eventually led him to Donald Trump, but maybe out of the Climate Cult, altogether. And if Musk makes it OK to leave, will more prominent business leaders and cultural trend setters soon follow?

On Episode #138 of The Climate Realism Show, The Heartland Institute’s H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will cover that story, as well as some of the “Crazy Climate News of the Week.” Did you know the Chinese Communist Party is sending lots of money to “green energy” groups and support energy groups and universities in the United States? The UK’s obsession with reaching “Net Zero” is putting its military in danger on the battlefield. And you’re not going to want to miss what is perhaps the dumbest question ever asked by an anchor on CNN.

Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET so you can leave your questions and comments for the show in the chat.

Biden Trying to Sabotage the Trump Admin? - In The Tank #476

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, Chris Talgo — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:21:29 -0600

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 476 of the In The Tank Podcast. As Donald Trump prepares to take office in 2025, President Joe Biden is riding out his last days in the Oval Office. But instead of just focusing on the orderly transfer of power, Biden seems like he may be trying to sabotage Trump's upcoming term before it can even start. Peculiar foreign policy decisions and increased spending that is contributing to increasing inflation rates is making us wonder if Biden is striving to make life under Trump as hard as possible. Also, the ITT crew talks about Biden's creepy misinformation programs and more.

Is Biden Trying to Sabotage Trump?

Fox News - Biden admin extends $10B Iran sanctions waiver 2 days after Trump election win
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admin-extends-10b-iran-sanctions-waiver-2-days-after-trump-election-win

Reuters - US Treasury transfers $20 billion in Ukraine loan funds to World Bank facility
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-treasury-disburses-20-billion-ukraine-loan-funds-world-bank-facility-2024-12-10/

AP News - Biden authorizes Ukraine to use US-supplied longer range missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia
https://apnews.com/article/biden-ukraine-long-range-weapons-russia-52d424158182de2044ecc8bfcf011f9c

Inflation is Up Again

CNBC - Annual inflation rate accelerates to 2.7% in November, as expected
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/11/cpi-inflation-november-2024-annual-inflation-rate-accelerates-to-2point7percent-in-november-as-expected.html

Forbes - Rise In November Consumer Inflation Is Not Going To Stop Fed Rate Cuts
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonschenker/2024/12/11/rise-in-november-consumer-inflation-is-not-going-to-stop-fed-rate-cuts/

Biden's Creepy Misinformation Programs

Open The Books - Taxpayer Funded Censorship: How Government is Using Your Tax Dollars to Silence Your Voice
https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/taxpayer-funded-censorship-how-government

Fox News - Biden spent millions on ‘misinformation’ research. The details are even more disturbing than you think
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-white-house-spent-267-million-misinformation-research-details-even-more-disturbing

Zero Hedge - State Department Scrambles To Scuttle $100M Censorship Network Before Trump Takes Office
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/state-department-scrambles-scuttle-100m-censorship-network-trump-takes-office

Top 10 Energy Priorities for America's Future

H. Sterling Burnett — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 13:41:31 -0600

Join Sterling Burnett of The Heartland Institute as he delves into the critical intersection of climate policy and energy independence. This three-part series examines “Top 10 Climate and Energy Action Items for President Trump in His Second Term,” exploring the challenges posed by green energy policies under the Biden administration.

From the impacts of the Paris Climate Accords to the future of oil and gas leasing, Burnett provides thought-provoking insights on maintaining affordable, reliable energy for all Americans. Whether you're passionate about climate policy or seeking clarity on energy debates, this podcast unpacks the issues with expert analysis and actionable ideas.

Stay informed with Environment and Climate News—your resource for discussions that shape the future of energy and the environment.

American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation―and Could Again (Guest: Yuval Levin)

Tim Benson — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 12:56:23 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Yuval Levin, the director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he also holds the Beth and Ravenel Curry Chair in Public Policy, to discuss his new book, American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation―and Could Again. They chat about the Constitution’s true genius and reveals how it charts a path to repairing America’s fault lines. They also discuss the Constitution’s exceptional power to facilitate constructive disagreement, negotiate resolutions to disputes, and forge unity in a fractured society.

Get the book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/yuval-levin/american-covenant/9780465040742/?lens=basic-books

Show Notes:

The Atlantic: Yuval Levin – “What’s Wrong With Congress (And How to Fix It)”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/06/congress-reform-filibuster-constitution/678604/

Commentary: Tal Fortgang – “We Are the Reformers We’ve Been Waiting For”
https://www.commentary.org/articles/tal-fortgang/american-covenant-constitution/

The Dispatch: Ben Rolsma – “The Constitution That Binds Us”
https://thedispatch.com/article/the-constitution-that-binds-us/

Law & Liberty: Charles C.W. Cooke – “A Roadmap—If We Want It”
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/a-roadmap-if-we-want-it/

Law & Liberty: John G. Grove – “The Latent Wisdom in Our Constitution”
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/the-latent-wisdom-in-our-constitution/

Law & Liberty: Mark Landy – “How the Constitution Unifies the Country”
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/how-the-constitution-unifies-the-country/

Law & Liberty: Scott Yenor – “Can Our Constitutional Order be Revived?”
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/can-our-constitutional-order-be-revived/

National Review: Matthew J. Franck – “The Constitution We Still Need”
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2024/08/the-constitution-we-still-need/

Washington Examiner: Michael M. Rosen – “Yuval Levin’s constitutional glue”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/3064559/constitutional-lore/

Washington Free Beacon: - Robert P. George – “A Constitution, If You Can Keep It”
https://freebeacon.com/culture/a-constitution-if-you-can-keep-it-2/

The Washington Post: Ramesh Ponnuru – “The Constitution was supposed to be a uniter, not a divider”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/18/yuval-levin-american-covenant-review-essay/

EPA’s Big Green Money Scam

H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 22:42:22 -0600

The investigative journalists at Project Veritas have a new scoop. President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency is reacting to soon losing power by shoveling tens of billions of your tax dollars out the door to left-wing “green” nonprofits. “”We’re throwing gold bars off the Titanic,” said Brent Efron, Special Advisor for Implementation, EPA. “We’re getting the money out.” Again, that’s your money.

On Episode #137 of The Climate Realism Show, The Heartland Institute’s H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely cover this outrageous story. They also cover the “Crazy Climate News of the Week,” including how gamers are “fighting climate change,” how the BRICS countries are thumbing their noses at the climate cult at the United Nations, and more.

Join us LIVE every Friday at 1 p.m. ET for The Climate Realism Show so you can join the chat and be part of the show.

More Biden Blanket Pardons? - In The Tank #475

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 13:45:06 -0600

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 475 of the In The Tank Podcast. There is a lot to talk about this week! Joe Biden pardoned Hunter, President-elect Trump continues to fill his cabinet, and a new analysis of the 2024 election shows that socialist candidates won a vast majority of their races. The ITT crew talks about these topics, the current state of socialism, and speculates whether the Democratic Party will lurch toward "democratic" socialism in the upcoming election cycles.

Hunter Biden Pardon

National Review - Judge on Hunter Biden Tax Case Slams President over Pardon, Says Selective-Prosecution Claim ‘Rewrites History’
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/judge-on-hunter-biden-tax-case-slams-president-over-pardon-says-selective-prosecution-claim-rewrites-history/

POLITICO - Biden White House Is Discussing Preemptive Pardons for Those in Trump’s Crosshairs
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/12/04/biden-white-house-pardons-00192610

NYT - Broad Pardon for Hunter Biden Troubles Experts
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/us/politics/hunter-biden-pardon-president.html

Washington Post - The extraordinary breadth of Hunter Biden's pardon
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/02/hunter-biden-presidential-pardon-comparisons/

Trump Cabinet Kash's In

The Federalist - Media Meltdowns Over Trump’s FBI Pick Prove Kash Patel Is The Perfect Man For The Job
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/03/media-meltdowns-over-trumps-fbi-pick-prove-kash-patel-is-the-perfect-man-for-the-job/

AP News - Trump’s FBI pick has plans to reshape the bureau. This is what Kash Patel has said he wants to do
https://apnews.com/article/fbi-trump-patel-fisa-russia-2d215ded96ad8a08689b6f7f0b2d49ec

Socialism Watch 2024 Report

Heartland - PRESS RELEASE: Nearly Every Openly Socialist Candidate Won in 2024
https://heartland.org/opinion/press-release-nearly-every-openly-socialist-candidate-won-in-2024/

American Thinker - How did socialists perform in the 2024 election?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/11/how_did_socialists_perform_in_the_2024_election.html

A Resurgence of "Democratic" Socialism?

The Hill - Cenk Uygur signals optimism after Trump win: MAGA ‘not my mortal enemy’
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5015727-cenk-uygur-donald-trump-optimism-2024-election/

NYT - Would Bernie Have Won?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-faiz-shakir.html

The Extinction of Experience (Guest: Christine Rosen)

Tim Benson — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:49:34 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Christine Rosen, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and media commentary columnist at Commentary, to discuss her new book, The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World. They chat about how digital technologies offer novelty and convenience, but also transform our sense of self and warp the boundaries between virtual and real, and what the costs of these technologies are. They also discuss whether face-to-face communication, sense of place, authentic emotion, and even boredom are at risk of becoming extinct.

Get the book here: https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393241716

Show Notes:

National Review: Ian Tuttle – “Losing Ourselves in a Disembodied World”

https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2024/12/losing-ourselves-in-a-disembodied-world/

The Wall Street Journal: Meghan Cox Gurdon – “‘The Extinction of Experience’ Review: Devices and Distraction”

https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/the-extinction-of-experience-review-devices-and-distraction-398139bc

Washington Examiner: Mark Judge – “Being human in a digitally disembodied world”

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/3125777/being-human-in-a-digitally-disembodied-world/

A Great and Good Man: Rare, First-Hand Accounts and Observations of Abraham Lincoln (Guest: Jonathan W. White)

Tim Benson — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:05:37 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Jonathan W. White, professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University, to discuss his new book, co-authored with William J. Griffing, A Great and Good Man: Rare, First-Hand Accounts and Observations of Abraham Lincoln. They chat about the excerpts of the more than 200 previously unpublished accounts written by men and women who lived during the Civil War featured in the book, what the writers thought about Lincoln, and how these letters and diaries shed new life on Lincoln’s life, his contemporary reputation during the war and before his assassination, and how his death instantaneously turned Lincoln into a revered martyr.

Get the book here: https://www.reedypress.com/shop/a-great-and-good-man-rare-first-hand-accounts-of-abraham-lincoln/

COP 29: Inside the Disaster in Baku - The Climate Realism Show #136

H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Craig Rucker, Marc Morano — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:06:00 -0600

The latest annual United Nations climate conference, COP29, is about to wrap up in Baku, Azerbaijan – the second year in a row it has been held in a “petro state.” Add in the election of Donald Trump just before they convened, and it was a pretty grim affair if you are a global climate alarmist. But for some people it was a blast, including Craig Rucker and Marc Morano of CFACT, who attended as they usually do. They will provide us a report from the ground on what even supporters of the global climate command-and-control agenda are admitting was a disaster.

On Episode #136 The Heartland Institute’s H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the week.

Trump's Cabinet: A Dream Team? - In The Tank #474

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 14:33:21 -0600

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 474 of the In The Tank Podcast. As the dust of the election settles, President-elect Donald J. Trump is busy constructing his cabinet. Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, Marco Rubio, and many others have been nominated by Trump to fill some of the most important positions in the upcoming administration. How is the ITT crew reacting to some of these picks? Also, Thanksgiving is next week. Will families unite over good food, or will arguments break out while we pass the mashed potatoes?

Legislative Conference

PFLN - Pro-Family Legislative Conference

https://profamily.com/conference/

Everything Has Changed

(video) Jon Jones Trump Dance

https://x.com/robbystarbuck/status/1858108282390343833

(video) Trump Dance montage

https://x.com/browneyegirl400/status/1858822652292395135

Trump's Cabinet: A Dream Team?

CBS News - See the list of Trump Cabinet picks and more White House appointments so far

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-might-be-in-donald-trump-cabinet/

The Federalist - Pete Hegseth Is The Perfect Candidate To Gut The Pentagon’s Bureaucratic Rot

https://thefederalist.com/2024/11/13/pete-hegseth-is-the-perfect-candidate-to-gut-the-pentagons-bureaucratic-rot/

Forbes - What We Know About Elon Musk’s ‘Department Of Government Efficiency’—As Musk Reveals Spending Targets

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2024/11/20/what-we-know-about-elon-musks-department-of-government-efficiency-as-musk-reveals-spending-targets/

The Federalist - John Bolton Asks Deep State To Deep-Six Trump Nominees Before They Fix Corrupt Intel Agencies

https://thefederalist.com/2024/11/14/john-bolton-asks-deep-state-to-deep-six-trump-nominees-before-they-fix-corrupt-intel-agencies/

Thanksgiving Conversations

HuffPost - My Husband And His Family Voted For Trump — So I'm Canceling Thanksgiving And Christmas

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-voter-family-marriage-holidays_n_67321c1ce4b0231a203b1b80

The Independent - Yale psychiatrist urges LGBTQ+ community to shun Trump-voting family members over the holidays

https://www.the-independent.com/tv/news/psychiatrist-amanda-calhoun-trump-msnbc-thanksgiving-b2644444.html

Fox News - 'Sounds like a cult:' Sociologist rips leftist calls to cut off Trump family members during the holidays

https://www.foxnews.com/media/sounds-like-cult-sociologist-rips-leftist-calls-cut-off-trump-family-members-during-holidays

How Economics Explains the World (Guest: Andrew Leigh)

Tim Benson — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:26:49 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities, Treasury and Employment, and Federal Member for Fenner in the Australian Parliament, to discuss his book How Economics Explains the World: A Short History of Humanity. They chat about how ingenuity, greed, and desire for betterment have determined our past, present, and future. They also discuss why Europe colonized Africa instead of the other way around, what happened when countries erected trade and immigration barriers in the 1930s, and how property rights drove China’s growth surge in the 1980s

Get the book here: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/how-economics-explains-the-world-andrew-leigh?variant=42112692453410

Maple Syrup and Hot Air: Debunking Canada’s Climate Hype – The Climate Realism Show #135

H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:45:01 -0600

While the political tide has shifted right in the United States – and away from the climate alarmist agenda – our neighbors to the north are still currently all-in for the economically ruinous and scientifically unnecessary Net Zero agenda. But climate realists in the Great White North are pushing back, and a new book released in conjunction with The Heartland Institute will serve as an important weapon in the scientific and public relations arsenal. We talk to guests Ron Davison of the Friends of Science Society and Tom Harris of the International Climate Science Coalition.

On Episode #135 of The Climate Realism Show, we welcome the co-authors of Energy & Climate at a Glance: Canadian Edition, which outlines why the climate plans of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s climate plans will cause economic hardship in Canada and will do nothing measurable to improve the global climate. Heartland’s Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the week and take your questions in the chat. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET this Friday and every Friday.

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Everything Has Changed – In the Tank #473

Jim Lakely, Linnea Lueken — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:45:18 -0600

Since Election Night, doesn’t everything feel different now? Not just our politics. but the whole mood of the country. Yes, some of our fellow Americans are in a very sad state. Clips of people filming their misery and sharing it with the world are everywhere. But for the majority of the country, is feels like a major societal and cultural shift has occurred. And there are a lot of people walking around with a new spring in their step.

Our media has changed, with the legacy media’s corruption being its undoing. Our pop culture feels about to change, too, moving away from leftist moralizing and back to producing entertainment with broad appeal. It just feels like the politicization of everything is over, and we’re waking up in a new era in which leftism is no longer going to be the dominant force in American life.

In a special Episode #473 of the In the Tank Podcast, guest host Jim Lakely welcomes The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken and CFACT’s Chris Martz to discuss whether they share Jim's feeling that everything has changed. And if it has, what a more “normal” future will look like.

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SHOW NOTES

CNN 'will axe top stars in layoffs that'll see hundreds fired as ratings continue to tank'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...

“Fair & Balanced”: Trump 2.0 Era Brings New Los Angeles Times Editorial Board, Owner Promises With Fox News Motto Echo

https://deadline.com/2024/11/trump-la...

MSNBC and CNN Ratings Tank After Trump Steamrolls Kamala Harris

https://www.outkick.com/analysis/msnb...

MSNBC Ratings Crater As Viewers Tune Out Trump Victory Coverage

https://www.mediaite.com/news/just-in...

Hollywood Braces for a Woke Backlash in the Wake of Trump's Election

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news...

SEMAFOR: The old media grapples with its new limits

https://www.semafor.com/article/11/10...

The rejection of the ruling class was global.

https://x.com/jburnmurdoch/status/185...

Thomas Jefferson and the Fight against Slavery (Guest: Cara Rogers Stevens)

Tim Benson — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:13:47 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Cara Rogers Stevens, associate professor of history at Ashland University, to discuss her book Thomas Jefferson and the Fight against Slavery. They chat about the evolution of Jefferson’s views on race and slavery, his legislative attempts to put the practice on a pathway to extinction in Virginia beginning in the colonial period, the antislavery intentions of his lone book, Notes on the State of Virginia, and how he tried to persuade younger slaveholders to embrace emancipation.

Get the book here: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700635979/

Show Notes:

The Imaginative Conservative: Bradley J. Birzer – “Redeeming (Mostly) Thomas Jefferson”

https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2024/07/thomas-jefferson-cara-rogers-stevens-fight-slavery-bradley-birzer.html

Trump Causes Climate Activists to Melt Down - The Climate Realism Show #134

Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jason Isaac — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 13:39:44 -0600

Donald Trump’s massive landslide victory in Tuesday’s presidential election has climate activists around the world melting down. Trump called measures to control climate change “one of the great scams” of the world, and said at one of his final rallies “who the hell cares?” if the sea levels rise. Trump will immediately get America out of the Paris Climate Agreement, and promised in his acceptance speech this week to get as much “liquid gold” out of ground in the United States as possible. Climate Clown Michael Mann is apoplectic, of course. Climate activists in the UK vandalized the US embassy in London with orange paint. And X, formerly Twitter, was full of climate loonies losing their minds. We’ll go over all of that, and have a little schadenfreudic fun at their expense.

On Episode #134 of The Climate Realism Show, we welcome the Carbon King, Jason Isaac CEO of the American Energy Institute to discuss the future of climate and energy policy in the restoration of the Trump administration. Heartland’s Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the week.

A Trump Victory & a Media Reckoning - In The Tank #472

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, Chris Talgo — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:18:55 -0600

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 472 of the In The Tank Podcast. Donald J. Trump has been elected as the 47th President of the United States. Trump's victory comes after a years long campaign by the media to paint the President-elect as a racist, sexist, fascist, second-coming of Hitler. The media's narrative failed as Trump looks to lock up the popular vote. The In The Tank crew talks about the evaporating influence of the mainstream media and speculates on what the first 100 days of the next administration will look like.

Election Outcome and Exit Polls

NYT - Election Live Updates

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/11/06/us/trump-election-harris-news

NBC News - Exit Polls

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls

Reckoning of the Media's Influence

Business Insider - Trump's victory shows the flagging influence of mainstream media

https://www.businessinsider.com/trumps-victory-shows-the-flagging-influence-of-mainstream-media-2024-11

The Left's Narrative and Spin

The Atlantic - TRUMP WON. NOW WHAT?

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/trump-wins-second-term-presidency/680546/

Trump's First 100 Days

The Hill - GOP maps out agenda for Trump’s first 100 days

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4950270-republicans-agenda-trump-tax-cuts/

NPR - What Trump's first 100 days in office could look like

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/06/nx-s1-5181800/2024-election-trump-first-100-days-agenda

Tokenization Trap: How You Could Lose Everything on the Blockchain (Feat. Daylea Duvall Camp)

Donald Kendal — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:35:26 -0600

Welcome to the Emerging Issues Show - the show where we talking about topics that are popping up on the peripheries of society and public policy.

Today, we are diving into a concept that is reshaping the financial landscape—“tokenization.” It’s being talked about as a way to give more people access to markets, but could it come with some hidden risks?

Our guest today is Daylea Duvall Camp, a fellow in the American Journey Experience Freedom Rising Fellowship program and author of the article “The Tokenization Trap: How you could lose everything on the blockchain.”

"Not So Fast," on Coal Closures, Its Still Vital To America (Guest: Matt Mackowiak)

H. Sterling Burnett — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 11:18:00 -0600

"Not So Fast," is a campaign to make it obvious to the general public, regulators, and legislators alike that coal still plays a vital role to play in the U.S. electric power supply and in industrial production, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. It is way too soo to put it out to pasture and doing so could be dangerous, putting our economy and national security at risk. The push to quickly end coal's use and rapidly expand the use of renewables will harm the U.S. and won't impact climate change, especially when one realize the industrial production of wind and solar use coal as well.

Climate Change Policies, Killing the American Dream

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:33:27 -0500

Climate change policy is often framed as a challenge to personal freedoms and choices, especially when policies seem to impose strict limits on individuals’ lifestyles and economic options. For example, regulations that mandate renewable energy or limit fossil fuel use can feel like a direct restriction on the American dream—the idea that with hard work, anyone can achieve prosperity and a higher standard of living. These policies sometimes require sacrifices that may impact businesses and workers in traditional energy industries, as well as limit consumer choices in cars, appliances, home energy sources, and travel options.

Additionally, many people worry that climate policies prioritize environmental goals over economic growth, which can restrict innovation, hinder job creation, and raise costs for families. Critics argue that climate policy, especially if it involves heavy-handed government intervention, reduces personal choices by dictating what types of products, energy, and resources individuals can access. For many, this perceived loss of choice challenges core values of independence, opportunity, and personal freedom, which are at the heart of the American dream.

Exposing the Ranked Choice Voting Scam (feat. Brady Smith)

Donald Kendal — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:15:16 -0500

Welcome to the Emerging Issues Show - the show where we talking about topics that are popping up on the peripheries of society and public policy.

Today, we are talking about a proposed overhaul to our voting system called Rank Choice Voting. Supposedly, this new voting system will allow for better representation and result in fairer outcomes, but is this really the case? Or will Rank Choice Voting work to further cement into place the two party system while disenfranchising more voters along the way?

Our guest today is Brady Smith, a fellow in the American Journey Experience Freedom Rising Fellowship program and author of the article “Exposing the ranked-choice voting scam.”

Bezos: Americans Don't Trust The News Media - In The Tank #471

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, Jack McPherrin — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:19:48 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Jack McPherrin present episode 471 of the In The Tank Podcast. The last vestiges of the media's credibility are going up in smoke. From ghastly journalistic blunders to headlines that twist and turn like characters in a Hitchcock thriller, we’ll break down how the media seems to be taking an axe to its own reputation—Jack Torrance-style. Polls show public trust in the media is as low as the depths of Crystal Lake, and even Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, recently penned a chilling op-ed on Americans' growing distrust. Join us as we venture into the haunted house of today’s media landscape—where truth and fiction blur and shadows lurk behind every headline."

Trump on Joe Rogan

Joe Rogan Experience #2219 - Donald Trump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBMoPUAeLnY

NYP - YouTube, Google accused of censorship as Joe Rogan’s Trump interview nearly impossible to find in search: ‘No sensible explanation’

https://nypost.com/2024/10/28/business/youtube-google-accused-of-censorship-as-joe-rogans-trump-interview-nearly-impossible-to-find/

Trump's MSG "Nazi Rally"

Fox News - Walz repeats Clinton attack that Trump Madison Square Garden event mirrored 1930s Nazi rally

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/walz-repeats-clinton-attack-trump-madison-square-garden-event-mirrored-1930s-nazi-rally

National Review - Know Who Else Rallied at Madison Square Garden? The Left Finally Stretches the ‘Nazi’ Charge to Its Breaking Point

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/know-who-else-rallied-at-madison-square-garden-the-left-finally-stretches-the-nazi-charge-to-its-breaking-point/

Bezos: "Americans Don't Trust the News Media"

Washington Post - The hard truth: Americans don’t trust the news media

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/28/jeff-bezos-washington-post-trust/

Gallup - Americans' Trust in Media Remains at Trend Low

https://news.gallup.com/poll/651977/americans-trust-media-remains-trend-low.aspx

4 Days Until Election

538 - Who Is Favored To Win The 2024 Presidential Election?

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2024-election-forecast/

Daily Beast - Joe Rogan Snubs Kamala Harris Podcast Request

https://www.thedailybeast.com/joe-rogan-snubs-kamala-harris-podcast-interview-request/

Why War? (Guest: Richard Overy)

Tim Benson — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 12:01:26 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by renowned historian Richard Overy to discuss his new book, Why War? They chat about why has war been such a consistent presence throughout the human past, and indeed in the human present, and what are the major drivers and motivations for war, how each has contributed to organized conflict, and whether humanity will ever evolve away from organized conflict. They also discuss the impulses embedded in human biology and psychology, the incentives to conflict developed through cultural evolution, and how competition for resources, or conflicts stirred by the passions of belief, the effects of ecological stresses, the drive for power in leaders and nations, and the search for security all contribute to this phenomenon that is unique human.

Get the book here: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324021742

Show Notes:

The Telegraph: James Holland – “Why humanity’s appetite for war will never be sated”

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fiction/why-war-richard-overy-review/

Times Literary Supplement: Edward N. Luttwak – “Battle grounds”

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/politics-society/politics/why-war-richard-overy-book-review-edward-luttwak

The Wall Street Journal: Dominic Green – “‘Why War?’ Review: Nature, Nurture and Violence”

https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/why-war-review-nature-nurture-and-violence-e0babb7f

Rhetoric and Reality - The Politics of Climate Change

Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Steve Milloy — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:39:42 -0500

The whole world seems to be nervously awaiting the outcome of the presidential election, which is just 10 days away — perhaps no group more than the global climate cabal. Climate and energy policy is a topic barely mentioned on the campaign trail, and in the debates. But voters are going to decide in November whether America keeps spending billions to be a “leader” in global climate action schemes or pull out of the scam altogether ... and maybe for good.

On Episode #132 of The Climate Realism Show our guest is Steve Milloy, publisher of Junkscience.com, senior fellow at the Energy & Environment Legal Institute, and member of the EPA transition team for the first Trump presidency. The Biden-Harris administration has pledged billions of US tax dollars for “global climate action.” Would it be too late to get a refund on that if Trump is elected? Would a second Trump administration get even more aggressive with producing oil and gas? Could he end the taxpayer-subsidized and failing “green energy” industry with the stroke of a pen? And what will the next four years of climate policy look like if Kamala Harris wins?

Heartland’s Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the week and take your questions in the chat. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET this Friday and every Friday.

Establishment Targets Elon: 'This is War' - In The Tank #470

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:47:46 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 470 of the In The Tank Podcast. When Elon Musk expressed interest in purchasing Twitter and making it a bastion for free speech, he simultaneously put a target on his back for the political elites. In a recent development, leaked documents appear to show advisors to the Kamala Harris campaign have plans to "kill Musk's Twitter." Elon Musk's response? "This is war." Also, has the media completely lost it? President Donald Trump's recent campaign stunt at McDonalds has exposed what can only be described as lunacy of the mainstream media.

Trump's shift at McDonalds

NYT - How Media Outlets on the Left and Right Covered Trump’s Stop at McDonald’s

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/business/media/trump-mcdonalds-media-coverage.html

Newsweek - Was Donald Trump's McDonald's Shift 'Staged'?

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-mcdonalds-work-staged-fake-1972058

The Federalist - The Press Can’t Handle Trump’s Brilliant Display Of Retail Politics At McDonald’s Drive-Through

https://thefederalist.com/2024/10/21/the-press-cant-handle-trumps-brilliant-display-of-retail-politics-at-mcdonalds-drive-through/

Musk: "This is War"

Breitbart - This Is War:’ Elon Musk Furious at Center for Countering Hate Plan to ‘Kill Musk’s Twitter’

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2024/10/23/this-is-war-elon-musk-furious-at-center-for-countering-hate-plan-to-kill-musks-twitter/

SubStack - Election Exclusive: British Advisors to Kamala Harris Hope to "Kill Musk's Twitter"

https://disinformationchronicle.substack.com/p/election-exclusive-british-advisors

Propaganda Wars

Glenn Beck - Propaganda Wars: How the Global Elite Control What You See, Think, and Feel

https://www.amazon.com/Propaganda-Wars-Global-Elite-Control/dp/1637633890

11 Days Until the Election

538 - Who Is Favored To Win The 2024 Presidential Election?

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2024-election-forecast/

Politico - Trump set to go on Joe Rogan’s podcast

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/10/22/2024-elections-live-coverage-updates-analysis/trump-joe-rogan-podcast-00184894

Climate Alarmist Education - The Climate Realism Show #131

Jim Lakely, H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:24:33 -0500

America’s educational system used to cover the “three Rs” — reading, writing, and ’rithmetic – but that has long been abandoned from elementary school through college and even medical school and replaced with ideological indoctrination. Now the University of California, San Diego is requiring students to take a class in “climate change” to earn a degree. Classes such as “The Astronomy of Climate Change”, “Gender and Climate Justice”, “Indigenous Approaches to Climate Change,” and “Environmentalism in Arts and Media” are on offer. What is driving the push for shoving climate alarmism into every academic subject under the sun?

On Episode #131 of The Climate Realism Show, we invite Steve Goreham on to discuss. Steve is the executive director of the Climate Science Coalition of America and author of four books, including “Green Breakdown: The Coming Renewable Energy Failure.”

Heartland’s Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET every Friday on YouTube, Rumble, and X so you can leave your questions and comments for the show in the chat.

https://www.youtube.com/theheartlandinstitute

https://rumble.com/c/ClimateRealism

https://x.com/HeartlandInst

Public Health Emergency Authority Act (feat. Kendyl Turner)

The Heartland Institute — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:00:17 -0500

Welcome to the Emerging Issues Show - the show where we talking about topics that are popping up on the peripheries of society and public policy.

Today, we dive into what should be a very controversial piece of proposed legislation that could grant governors immense emergency powers over society, circumventing individual liberty in the name of “public safety.” Seems pretty crazy, but the craziest aspect to it all is the same reason why you probably haven’t heard of it.

Our guest today is Kendyl Turner, a fellow in the American Journey Experience Freedom Rising Fellowship program and author of the article “This bill would turn governors into tyrants, no legislature needed.”

A Voice in Their Own Destiny: Reagan, Thatcher, and Public Diplomacy in the Nuclear 1980s (Guest: Anthony Eames)

Tim Benson — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:53:29 -0500

When Progressives Squash Progress - In The Tank #469

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 17:02:39 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 469 of the In The Tank Podcast. Over this past week, we witnessed an engineering breakthrough from Elon Musk's SpaceX. The successful launch and recapture of the SpaceX Starship booster marks a pivotal moment in the future of space travel, showcasing advancements in reusability and cost efficiency. SpaceX is paving the way for a new era where space access becomes more routine and affordable, pushing the boundaries of what is possible beyond Earth's orbit. But remember, Elon Musk is frowned upon by the political elite. Instead of commemorating this occasion and encouraging this innovation, government bureaucrats have instead chosen to stifle Musk by denying his request for additional rocket launches. Also, we are another week closer to the election and it appears Kamala Harris is getting increasingly desperate.

Elon Musk's Starship Breakthough

Space - SpaceX plans to catch Starship upper stage with 'chopsticks' in early 2025, Elon Musk says

https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-upper-stage-chopstick-catch-elon-musk

Economist - Starship will change what is possible beyond the Earth

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/10/16/starship-will-change-what-is-possible-beyond-the-earth

Progressives vs. Progress

NYT - California Rejects Bid for More Frequent SpaceX Launches

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/12/us/spacex-launch-california.html

LA Times - SpaceX sues California regulators, alleging anti-Musk bias in rocket rejection

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-10-16/spacex-political-bias-coastal-commission-lawsuit

Kamala's Bret Baier Interview

Fox News - VP Harris to sit down hours from now with Bret Baier for first Fox News interview

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/vp-harris-sit-down-hours-from-now-bret-baier-first-fox-news-interview

Kamala Is Getting Desperate

Reuters - Harris could join Joe Rogan podcast in hunt for male votes, sources say

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/kamala-harris-could-join-podcaster-joe-rogan-an-interview-sources-2024-10-15/

Yahoo - Harris-Trump polls tighten, but PredictIt and Polymarket tell a different story

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/harris-trump-polls-tighten-predictit-173916471.html

To Run the World: The Kremlin's Cold War Bid for Global Power (Guest: Sergey Radchenko)

Tim Benson — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 11:07:38 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Sergey Radchenko, Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, to discuss his new book, To Run the World: The Kremlin's Cold War Bid for Global Power. They chat about how the Soviet struggle with the United States and China reflected its irreconcilable ambitions as a self-proclaimed superpower and the leader of global revolution, and how this tension drove Soviet policy throughout the second half of the 20th Century. They also discuss whether Soviet foreign policy was motivated more by Marxist-Leninist ideology or by traditional Russian imperialism and security concerns.

Get the book here: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/history/diplomatic-and-international-history/run-world-kremlins-cold-war-bid-global-power?format=HB

Show Notes:

The Bulwark: Brian Stewart – “Going to War for Respect”

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/review-radchenko-run-world-going-war-for-respect

Financial Times: Edward Luce – “To Run the World — Moscow’s quest for power and parity with the US”

https://www.ft.com/content/e8dc41b9-98a7-4ca0-8092-79d64249694a

Foreign Affairs: John Lewis Gaddis – “Why Would Anyone Want to Run the World?”

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/why-would-anyone-run-world-cold-war

Foreign Policy: Casey Michel – “Putting the Cold War on the Couch”

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/19/radchenko-gorbachev-krushchev-cold-war-psychology/

The New Statesman: Serhii Plokhy – “Russia’s great-power complex”

https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2024/06/russias-great-power-complex

The Spectator: Rodric Braithwaite – “China’s role in Soviet policy-making”

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/chinas-role-in-soviet-policy-making/

Breaking Down Hurricane Milton - The Climate Realism Show #130

Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 16:14:59 -0500

After a slow start to the 2024 Hurricane Season, it seems like Mother Nature wants to make up for lost time. First Helene hit the Florida Panhandle and caused a disaster in Appalachia. And this week, Hurricane Milton struck an area of the Florida Gulf Coast that hadn’t be hit with a storm this strong in more than 100 years. On Episode #130 of The Climate Realism Show, The Heartland Institute’s H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely welcome back Stan Goldenberg, one of the nation’s top hurricane experts, to break down Hurricane Milton. Was this actually and officially a “major” hurricane by the time it made landfall?

We will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including Bill Nye saying if you need to vote for Kamala Harris to stop hurricanes, Al Gore exploiting hurricanes for fun and profit, and the seemingly unsinkable and ridiculous notion that humans are able to seed and even steer hurricanes.

Kamala Harris and the Media are Getting Desperate - In The Tank #468

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:29:16 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Justin Haskins present episode 468 of the In The Tank Podcast. As the election approaches, it appears as though the mainstream media industry is desperate to paint Kamala Harris in the best light possible. For example, it appears as though 60 Minutes selectively edited their interview with VP and presidential candidate Kamala Harris to make her come off in as good a light as possible. Simultaneously, the White House Press Secretary accused correspondent Peter Doocy of spreading misinformation for simply asking a question about the Biden Administration's handling of the response to Hurricane Helene. The ITT crew talks about all this and more on this week's episode.

Kamala's 60 Mins Interview

NYP - Kamala Harris is unable to answer basic questions on ‘60 Minutes’

https://nypost.com/2024/10/08/opinion/kamala-harris-is-unable-to-answer-basic-questions-on-60-minutes/

The Federalist - Unlike Biden In 2020, Kamala Harris’ Radicalism Is Too Extreme To Hide

https://thefederalist.com/2024/10/09/unlike-biden-in-2020-kamala-harris-radicalism-is-too-extreme-to-hide/

Biden/Harris Rift?

AP News - Biden pledged to campaign hard for Harris. So far, he’s been mostly a no-show

https://apnews.com/article/biden-harris-lame-duck-joint-campaigning-79496a704736e8965010eea3bb6b6b5d

NYP - Biden praises ‘cooperative’ DeSantis one day after Harris moaned Fla. gov snubbed her post-Helene phone call

https://nypost.com/2024/10/08/us-news/biden-praises-cooperative-desantis-one-day-after-harris-moaned-florida-gov-snubbed-her-post-helene-phone-call/

Questioning Hurricane Response = Misinfo (KJP clip)

MSN - ‘Excuse Me?’: Doocy Pushes Back At KJP As She Accuses Him Of Spreading ‘Misinformation’

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/excuse-me-doocy-pushes-back-at-kjp-as-she-accuses-him-of-spreading-misinformation/ar-AA1rQKNy?ocid=bingnewssearch

NYP - Citing the Biden-Harris admin’s own FEMA facts isn’t misinformation, Karine Jean-Pierre

https://nypost.com/2024/10/08/opinion/citing-bidens-own-fema-facts-isnt-misinformation-karine-jean-pierre/

AI and Health Care

Fierce Health Care - Some doctors are using public AI chatbots like ChatGPT in clinical decisions. Is it safe?

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/special-reports/some-doctors-are-using-public-generative-ai-tools-chatgpt-clinical-decisions-it

Nature - Google AI has better bedside manner than human doctors--and makes better diagnoses

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00099-4

MedRXiv - Influence of a Large Language Model on Diagnostic Reasoning: A Randomized Clinical Vignette Study

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.03.12.24303785v1

Talking Hurricane Milton and Common Climate Myths on the Shaun Thompson Show

Anthony Watts — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 10:56:49 -0500

This week, Heartland Institute Senior Fellow Anthony Watts was a guest on the Shaun Thompson Show on AM 560 the Answer in Chicago. He was asked on the program to talk about Hurricane Milton approaching the Florida Gulf Coast and what Shaun calls the "climate grift." Anthony debunks a lot of climate myths in just a few minutes -- including how even The Washington Post had to admit that despite global warming alarmism, the Earth is experiencing the lowest global temperature in the last 450 million years. In short, and as always, Anthony points out that the actual data itself debunks the climate alarmist narrative.

For more information on Heartland's climate work, please visit:

Heartland.org
https://heartland.org/topics/environment-energy/

Climate Realism
https://climaterealism.com/

Climate at a Glance
https://climateataglance.com/

Heartland's The Climate Realism Show
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgnnPnL9OL7GMaxssP3-ScgN9PVOjl5sq

Reds: The Tragedy of American Communism (Guest: Maurice Isserman)

Tim Benson — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 11:04:29 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Maurice Isserman, Publius Virgilius Rogers Professor of American History at Hamilton College, to discuss his new book, Reds: The Tragedy of American Communism. They chat about the deeply contradictory nature of the history of the Communist Party USA, the history of the American far left, and how the Bolshevik Revolution skewed the American far left. They also discuss CPUSA’s unwavering faith in the Soviet Union, how many American communists became involved in espionage on behalf of the USSR, and the organization’s decline into political irrelevance.

Get the book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/maurice-isserman/reds/9781541620032/?lens=basic-books

Show Notes:

The American Prospect: Harold Meyerson – “Red Weather Vanes”
https://prospect.org/culture/books/2024-08-08-red-weather-vanes-isserman-review/

The Bulwark: Ron Radosh – “How and Why American Communism Failed”
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/communism-failed-maurice-isserman-reds-review

Foreign Policy: Casey Michel: “The Contradictions of America’s Communist Party”
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/07/07/communist-party-america-history-illiberal-democracy/

The Wall Street Journal: Joseph Epstein – “‘Reds’ Review: Communism in the U.S.A.”
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/reds-review-communism-in-the-u-s-a-1e0b14d7

The Aftermath and Myths of Hurricane Helene

H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Joe Bastardi — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 13:30:34 -0500

Hurricane Helene will go down as one of the most-significant natural disasters (so far) in US History, and certainly of the 21st century. While the Florida panhandle was walloped when it made landfall, the storm did most of its shocking damage far from shore in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina. Entire towns were wiped clean off the surface of the earth and close to 200 lost their lives. The storm was bad, but the media has been spreading myths about both the flooding’s historic nature, and the causes of that flooding. Human-caused “climate change” had nothing to do with it, as The Climate Realism Show crew and special guest Joe Bastardi will explain. Bastardi, chief forecaster for WeatherBELL Analytics, is one of America’s leading hurricane experts and historians, and we are thrilled to welcome him back to the show.

The Heartland Institute’s H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including how badly EVs and hurricanes mix, who is funding the pernicious climate alarm narrative globally, whether humans can “steer” hurricanes, and more.

Europe's Economic Takeover Exposed - In The Tank #467

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, Chris Talgo — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 13:44:34 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 467 of the In The Tank Podcast. The European Union has The ITT crew talks about all this and more on this week's episode. The European Union recently approved a piece of radical legislation that is poised to overhaul the global economy, wreak havoc on the United States, undermine individual rights, and force thousands of American businesses to adopt left-wing values. Also looking to cripple the United States economy are the longshoreman who officially went on strike this week. The ITT crew talks about all this and more on this week's episode.

VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

The Federalist - How Does Tim Walz Explain His Stolen Valor Controversy? CBS Moderators Didn’t Bother Asking

https://thefederalist.com/2024/10/02/how-does-tim-walz-explain-his-stolen-valor-controversy-cbs-moderators-didnt-bother-asking/

CBS News - Who won the VP debate? Here's what debate watchers said in CBS News poll

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-vp-debate-poll-2024/

EU ESG

Heartland Institute - New European Union ESG Law Will Eliminate Economic Freedom, Individual Liberty, and U.S. Sovereignty

https://heartland.org/publications/new-european-union-esg-law-will-eliminate-economic-freedom-individual-liberty-and-u-s-sovereignty/

The Blaze - New European law would force US businesses to adopt woke rules

https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/new-european-law-would-force-us-businesses-to-adopt-woke-rules

LONGSHOREMAN STRIKE

The Hill - 5 things to know about the port strike

https://thehill.com/business/4909873-five-things-to-know-about-the-port-strike/

Market Watch - ‘I will cripple you’: Dockworkers union vows to shut down U.S. economy with strike

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/i-will-cripple-you-dockworkers-union-vows-to-shut-down-u-s-economy-with-strike-70780b57

JOHN KERRY AT WEF CONFERENCE

National Review - John Kerry against the First Amendment: Saying the Quiet Part Aloud

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/john-kerry-against-the-first-amendment-saying-the-quiet-part-aloud/

Real Clear Politics - John Kerry Tells WEF: Our First Amendment Stands As A Major Block Against Hammering Disinformation Out Of Existence

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/09/29/john_kerry_tells_wef_our_first_amendment_stands_as_a_major_block_against_hammering_disinformation_out_of_existence.html

To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism (Guest: Sean McMeekin)

Tim Benson — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:08:19 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Sean McMeekin, Francis Flournoy Professor of European History and Culture at Bard College, to discuss his new book, To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism. They chat about the evolution of Communism from a seductive ideal of a classless society into the ruling doctrine of tyrannical regimes. They also discuss communism’s unpopularity as a political form, yet it’s endurance as an ideology.

Get the book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/sean-mcmeekin/to-overthrow-the-world/9781541601963/?lens=basic-books

Show Notes:

The New Criterion: Gary Saul Morson – “The red star returns”
https://newcriterion.com/article/the-red-star-returns/

Washington Free Beacon: Harvey Klehr – “The Struggle To Contain Communism … in One Book”
https://freebeacon.com/culture/the-struggle-to-contain-communism-in-one-book/

Nigel Farage: If America Falls, We All Fall

Nigel Farage — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 06:53:00 -0500

On September 13, 2024, Nigel Farage, newly elected member of the House of Commons in Great Britain, gave the keynote address at The Heartland Institute's 40th Anniversary Benefit Dinner at the Hilton Chicago.

Farage, who spear-headed the successful Brexit movement in the UK, spoke about what is necessary to preserve Western Civilization. Modern Day Marxism, Farage said, is putting centuries of freedom and liberty at risk around the world. "If America Falls, We All Fall," he said.

Larry Arnn: "We Will Not Obey"

Larry Arnn — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 06:23:00 -0500

Dr. Larry Arnn, president of Hillsdale college, accepts the Heartland Liberty Prize at The Heartland Institute's 40th Anniversary Benefit Dinner at the Hilton Chicago on September 13, 2024.

The very definition of a liberty society, Dr. Arnn said, is for people to choose how to live their lives and organize in the ways they see fit. The growth of the size and power of government — especially the federal government — makes that increasingly difficult in modern America. So-called independent federal agencies keep growing and keep making laws without the consent of the governed.

Elections in the United States are manipulated now in ways we have never seen, and even beyond any other Western nation.

The Heartland Institute is important because it stands up for the people. And the people are losing control of their government, and government is the most dangerous earthy power.

Dr. Arnn also talked about how COVID lockdown policies threatened to shut down Hillsdale College. And since those at Hillsdale know something about the Constitution, they fought back — against a Michigan governor forbid the selling of garden equipment, but permit seeds; permit canoeing and forbid power-boating. The shutdowns were illegal, so Dr. Arnn said: "OK. We're Americans. We will not obey."

Dr. Arnn closed his speech with: "I believe, having studied it all my life, that we may be losing control of our government. We may live in a despotism. If we do, we can be the ones — Heartland, each of you — we can leave a record, so in the future, when it comes, someone can look back and say, 'You know, they knew it was wrong, even then. And that is a service to our country."

It’s Climate Week in NYC - The Climate Realism Show #128

H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:45:22 -0500

It’s climate week in New York City, yet another expensive and carbon-intensive gathering of global chicken littles clucking about the end of the world. More than 6,000 attendees from more than 100 countries converged on the Big Apple to coincide with the United Nations General Assembly Meeting, all the better to coordinate efforts to stop climate change by taking your freedom and money. But is Climate Week losing its cache and are there cracks in support for achieving goals like Net Zero?

The Heartland Institute’s H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will investigate on Episode #128 of The Climate Realism Show. We will also cover Hurricane Helene, how foolish it would be to have an electric car in the path of that storm, the United Kingdom depending on the same kinds of flawed temperature stations the US does, how climate change is not threatening your daily cup of coffee, and more.

Microsoft to Reopen 3-Mile Island Nuclear Plant - In The Tank #466

donald kendal, jim lakely, chris talgo, h. sterling burnett — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:48:29 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and H. Sterling Burnett present episode 466 of the In The Tank Podcast. Surprising news dropped earlier this week when Microsoft announced a partnership that would see the reopening of the 3-Mile Island Nuclear Plant. Despite the history of the plant suffering a partial nuclear meltdown back in 1979, Microsoft is so desperate for a source of reliable energy they are moving forward with this plan. What does this reveal about the state of big tech companies and their energy needs? What does this story show in regards to America's future energy composition? The ITT crew talks about all this and more on this week's episode.

Microsoft To Reopen 3-Mile Island

Reuters - Microsoft may pay Constellation premium in Three Mile Island power agreement, Jefferies says (Sept 23)
https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/microsoft-may-pay-constellation-premium-three-mile-island-power-agreement-2024-09-23/

Bloomberg - Microsoft's Three Mile Island Deal Is Great News

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-09-24/microsoft-s-three-mile-island-nuclear-deal-is-great-news-for-climate-ai

Big Tech and the Need for Reliable Energy

Tom's Hardware - AI GPU bottleneck has eased, but now power will constrain AI growth warns Zuckerberg

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/ai-gpu-bottleneck-has-eased-but-now-power-will-constrain-ai-growth-warns-zuckerberg

NYP - OpenAI pitches Biden admin on need for massive data centers — that use as much power as a major city

https://nypost.com/2024/09/25/business/openai-pitches-biden-admin-on-need-to-build-massive-ai-data-centers/

Zero Hedge - Blackrock's Larry Fink Jumps On "Next AI Trade", Warning World Will Be "Short Power"

https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/blackrocks-larry-fink-jumps-next-ai-trade-warning-world-will-be-short-power

America's Future Energy Composition

WIRED - The AI Boom Is Raising Hopes of a Nuclear Comeback

https://www.wired.com/story/the-ai-boom-is-raising-hopes-of-a-nuclear-comeback/

39 Days Until the Election

CNN - Young voter voices: This college student is skeptical of Harris being a change candidate on economy

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-harris-presidential-election-09-25-24/index.html

The Gulf War: George H. W. Bush and American Grand Strategy in the Post-Cold War Era (Guest: Spencer D. Bakich)

Tim Benson — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 09:51:47 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Spencer D. Bakich, Professor of International Studies and Director of the National Security Program at the Virginia Military Institute, and Senior Fellow at the University of Virginia's Miller Center, to discuss his new book, The Gulf War: George H. W. Bush and American Grand Strategy in the Post-Cold War Era. They chat about how Bush fashioned a grand strategy to bring about a New World Order designed to transform international politics by focusing on great power cooperation through the United Nations, how Bush’s strategic beliefs oriented American statecraft in peace and war, and how the war’s outcome exposed faulty assumptions about the international system that underpinned that strategy.

Get the book here: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700636884/the-gulf-war/

Trump Looms Over COP 29 - The Climate Realism Show #127

H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, James Taylor, Jim Lakely — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:20:23 -0500

The United Nations' climate confab (COP 29) in Azerbaijan, of all places, will convene less than a week after America's presidential election. It will be pretty glum gathering if Donald Trump returns to the White House. The jet-setting climate bureaucrats may be putting on a brave face claiming that "global climate action" isn't dependent on who sits in the White House, but it's easy to believe that they are already having nightmares. What would Trump's election do to the global climate agenda? The Heartland Institute's H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, James Taylor, and Jim Lakely discuss on Episode #127 of The Climate Realism Show. As usual, we also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week.

Trump Assassination Attempt ... Part 2 - In The Tank #465

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, Sam Karnick — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:37:36 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 465 of the In The Tank Podcast. We are back after taking a week off while preparing for Heartland's 40th Anniversary Benefit Dinner and we have a lot of news to cover. In the time since our last episode, we have had a presidential debate, accusations of cheating during the debate, and yet another attempt on Donald Trump's life. The In The Tank crew dives into the absolute horrid state of our media industry before talking about the state of the race with only 46 days left before the 2024 presidential election.

TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT Part 2

NYT - Agents Delve Into Life of Apparent Would-Be Trump Assassin

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/09/17/us/trump-assassination-attempt

The Blaze - Nearly 3 in 10 Democrats polled say it 'would be better if Trump had been killed'

https://www.theblaze.com/news/nearly-three-in-ten-democrats-polled-say-it-would-be-better-if-trump-had-been-killed

TRUMP HARRIS DEBATE

The Federalist - 25 Lies Kamala Harris Told In Her Debate Against Trump

https://thefederalist.com/2024/09/11/25-lies-kamala-harris-told-in-her-debate-against-trump/

ABC WHISTLEBLOWER

Washington Times - ABC News faces questions over handling of Trump, Harris debate

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/sep/17/editorial-abc-news-faces-questions-over-handling-o/

Daily Mail - The bombshell claims of 'ABC whistleblower' who says Harris got help in debate

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13860379/ABC-whistleblower-Kamala-harris-questions-debate.html

46 DAYS LEFT TIL ELECTION

Fox News - Polling guru Nate Silver predicts Trump has 64% chance of winning the Electoral College in latest forecast

https://www.foxnews.com/media/polling-guru-nate-silver-predicts-trump-has-64-chance-winning-electoral-college-latest-forecast

538 - Who Is Favored To Win The 2024 Presidential Election?

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2024-election-forecast/?cid=rrpromo

The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry (Guest: Tevi Troy)

Tim Benson — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:07:50 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Tevi Troy, Senior Fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center, Senior Scholar at Yeshiva University’s Straus Center, and a Visiting Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, to discuss his new book, The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry. They chat about how the vast reach of the federal government became a critical fact of life for every business, how companies find themselves navigating a competitive landscape defined by stringent regulations, and how CEOs must influence the legislative and regulatory system. They also discuss how much the modern presidency relies on CEOs for personnel, policy insights, campaign cash, and as potential foils.

Get the book here: https://www.regnery.com/9781684515400/the-power-and-the-money/

The Eastern Front: A History of the Great War, 1914-1918 (Guest: Nick Lloyd)

Tim Benson — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 09:30:29 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Nick Lloyd, Professor of Modern Warfare at King’s College London, to discuss his new book, The Eastern Front: A History of the Great War, 1914-1918. They chat about the scale of the conflict, how the most radical aspect of the struggle in the east was that the violence was not confined to combatants, and how the repercussions of the war in the east, including the fall of three great empires and the rise of Bolshevism, were much more profound than the war in the west.

Get the book here: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324092711

Show Notes:

Financial Times: Margaret MacMillan – “The Eastern Front by Nick Lloyd — truth bombs”
https://www.ft.com/content/8e29eba7-a91a-40a6-a5e5-47369a7c70eb

Literary Review: Jonathan Boff – “Graveyard of Empires”
https://literaryreview.co.uk/graveyard-of-empires

The Spectator: Tessa Dunlop – “The horrors of the Eastern Front”
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-horrors-of-the-eastern-front/

The Telegraph: Simon Heffer – “How the carnage on the Eastern Front transformed the First World War”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fiction/review-eastern-front-nick-lloyd/

The Times: Dominic Sandbrook – “The Eastern Front by Nick Lloyd review: a fresh take on the First World War”
https://www.thetimes.com/culture/article/the-eastern-front-a-history-of-the-first-world-war-nick-lloyd-review-fm2z0kkzn

Times Literary Supplement: Hew Strachan – “Suicide of empires”
https://www.the-tls.co.uk/history/twentieth-century-onwards-history/the-eastern-front-nick-lloyd-book-review-hew-strachan

The Wall Street Journal: William Anthony Hay – “‘The Eastern Front’ Review: The Battle Far From the Trenches”
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/the-eastern-front-review-the-battle-far-from-the-trenches-e09b3580

Debate Prep for Trump on Climate

Jim Lakely, H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:56:27 -0500

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will have their first and probably only debate on Tuesday. Climate is likely to come up as a debate topic, after not being emphasized for a while. How should Trump handle this topic? We have some tips for him to win “bigly” on climate and energy policy.

On The Heartland Institute’s Episode #126 of The Climate Realism Show, H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will also review the “Crazy Climate News of the Week,” including the idea that logging forests would make wildfires worse, climate change causing bridges to “fall apart like Tinkertoys, and NOAA being called out for pushing a false climate alarmist narrative.

World's Socialists Desperately Clinging to Power - In The Tank #464

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakley, Justin Haskins, Chris Talgo — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 14:24:48 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 464 of the In The Tank Podcast. This week, the ITT crew is discussing a handful of stories that revolve around some of the world's most authoritarian socialist rulers. From Brazilian President Lula going after Elon Musk and Twitter to North Korean Dictator Kim Jung Un purging government officials, it seems we are at a time when the world's socialists are desperately clinging to power. What common links can be found between these stories? And what do these events tell us about socialism in general?

PRIMARY TOPIC - World's Socialists Desperately Clinging to Power

Fox News - Venezuelan dictator deploys bizarre distraction as country remains in turmoil after election

https://www.foxnews.com/world/venezuelan-dictator-deploys-bizarre-distraction-country-remains-turmoil-election

The Blaze - Elon Musk torches Democrats after former DNC leader praises suppression of free speech in Brazil

https://www.theblaze.com/news/ellison-free-speech-brazil-musk

The Blaze - Globalists push to have Elon Musk arrested as global assault on free speech kicks into overdrive

https://www.theblaze.com/return/globalists-push-to-have-elon-musk-arrested-as-global-assault-on-free-speech-kicks-into-overdrive

Daily Wire - Brazil’s Crackdown On X Should Be Warning Sign For All Americans, Legal Group Warns

https://www.dailywire.com/news/brazils-crackdown-on-x-should-be-warning-sign-for-all-americans-legal-group-warns

Fox News - North Korea’s Kim Jong Un reportedly ordered dozens of officials executed after deadly floods

https://www.foxnews.com/world/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-reportedly-ordered-dozens-officials-executed-after-deadly-floods

Daily Mail - Kamala Harris goes to 'debate camp': Insiders reveal where VP's preparation is already going 'sideways' as she gets ready for primetime Trump showdown

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13812237/kamala-harris-debate-donald-trump-prepare.html

WaPo - Harris to hold final days of debate prep in Pennsylvania

https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/09/03/2024-election-campaign-updates-harris-trump/

The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower(Guest: Michel Paradis)

Tim Benson — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:24:46 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Michel Paradis, fellow at the Center on National Security and the National Institute for Military Justice and lecture in law at Columbia Law School, to discuss his new book, The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower. They chat about how Eisenhower’s rise both reflected and was integral to America’s rise as a global superpower, his unique facility as a teambuilder, and just what exactly was on the line with Operation Overlord.

Get the book here:
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-light-of-battle-michel-paradis?variant=41106434326562

Show Notes:
Wall Street Journal: Paul Kennedy – “‘The Light of Battle’ Review: Eisenhower’s Road to Normandy”
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/the-light-of-battle-review-eisenhowers-road-to-normandy-55a76a2f

Mourning Real Environmentalism – The Climate Realism Show #125 (Guest: Matt Wielicki)

Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:23:37 -0500

One could pin the birth of the modern environmental movement to the early 20th century when Theodore Roosevelt’s love of nature led to the creation of America’s beautiful national parks, the preservation of land for future generations, and the beginning of a genuine effort to clean our land, water, and air. That agenda, which enjoyed broad support, has since given way to a professional “climate movement” that is obsessed with carbon dioxide emissions and addicted to gloom and doom messaging with little grounding in science.

On The Heartland Institute’s Episode #125 of The Climate Realism Show, we bring back guest Matthew Wielicki, an “earth science professor-in-exile” to talk about how and why a conservationist movement morphed into endless and ever-louder climate hysteria. Heartland’s Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, and Linnea Lueken will also review the “Crazy Climate News of the Week,” including a new video game where you shoot “climate deniers,” a leftist publication wondering if it is time for the climate movement and media to end its obsession with stopping “climate misinformation” from being spoken, and how your refrigerator is really just a luxury that you should give up to save the planet.

Will the REAL Kamala Harris Please Stand Up? - In The Tank #463

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:39:50 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 463 of the In The Tank Podcast. Despite being the official Democratic Presidential candidate for several weeks, the campaign has been slow to reveal her official positions on many important issues. And lately, there have been statements on behalf of Vice President Harris suggesting she is no longer in favor of mandates for electric vehicles and that she is no longer in favor of banning hydraulic fracturing. With the lack of official policy platforms, how are voters supposed to know who is the real Kamala Harris?

OPENING CHIT CHAT

Newsweek - Mark Zuckerberg Just Blew the Whistle on Biden's Contempt for Free Speech | Opinion

https://www.newsweek.com/mark-zuckerberg-just-blew-whistle-bidens-contempt-free-speech-opinion-1945010

Politico - Zuckerberg’s new Washington game

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/27/zuckerbergs-new-washington-game-00176527

PRIMARY TOPIC - Will The Real Kamala Harris Please Stand Up?

Daily Caller - Harris Campaign Says It’s A ‘Lie’ That Kamala Backs EV Mandates, But Her Record Tells A Different Story

https://dailycaller.com/2024/08/27/harris-campaign-says-lie-kamala-backs-ev-mandates-record-different-story/

Fox Business - Harris campaign says Dem nominee 'does not support' electric vehicle mandate in attempt to flip the script

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/harris-campaign-says-dem-nominee-does-not-support-electric-vehicle-mandate-attempt-flip-script

Politico - Harris campaign pledges she won’t ban fracking

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/28/harris-campaign-trump-fracking-ban-00171537

The Hill - Voters deserve answers on Kamala Harris’s true energy policy

https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4844038-harris-fracking-energy-policies/

CBS News - Harris has yet to outline her plan for climate change. Here's what the Democratic Party platform says.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democratic-party-platform-climate-environment/

Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability (Guest: Michael Kimmage)

Tim Benson — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 11:49:38 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Michael Kimmage, Professor of History at the Catholic University of America and non-resident Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, to discuss his new book, Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability. They chat about the origins of the war, how it has transformed multiple centers of power and has shifted the direction of major macro-trends in world politics, contributing to the fragmentation of international politics, higher inflation, greater food insecurity, and the general collapse of arms control.

Get the book here:
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/collisions-9780197751794?cc=us&lang=en&

Show Notes:
Foreign Affairs: Liana Fix & Michael Kimmage – “Putin’s Last Stand”
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/russian-federation/putin-last-stand-russia-defeat

Wall Street Journal: Michael Kimmage – “Trump Is Unlikely to Abandon Ukraine—and Might Dangerously Escalate the War”
https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-is-unlikely-to-abandon-ukraineand-might-even-escalate-the-war-356a2825

Wall Street Journal: Michael Kimmage – “Putin’s Rogue State”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/putins-rogue-state-140d876f

Washington Times: Martin Di Caro – “BOOK REVIEW: ‘Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability’”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/mar/7/book-review-collisions-origins-of-war-in-ukraine-a/

Hurricane Season 2024: Were the predictions wrong again?

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 13:29:45 -0500

NOAA and other forecasters predicted the 2024 hurricane season would be among the most active in decades. Professional climate alarmist Michael Mann said human-caused global warming would prime the Atlantic Ocean to produce 33 named storms and several major hurricanes to lash the United States. The media, of course, jumped on that to sell gloom and doom to America. You might have noticed none of that has come to pass.

The Climate Realism Show #124 will bring in Stanley Goldenberg, one of the country’s top hurricane forecasters to explain what’s going on. We will also cover the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including a luxury yacht sinking in the Mediterranean blamed on climate change, record cold temperatures in August, and Utah fighting land grabs by the federal government.

Kommie-la's Basket of Deplorable Economic Policies - In The Tank #462

donald kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:31:07 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 462 of the In The Tank Podcast. Over the past few weeks, Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris has outlined a number of economic policy proposals her potential administration would enact. Some of these policies include price controls, subsidies for first-time-homebuyers, increases to the corporate income tax, and increases to the capital gains tax. How would these economic policies affect the economy? What do these proposals reveal about the Democratic presidential candidate?

PRIMARY TOPIC - COMMIE-LA'S BASKET OF DEPLORABLE ECONOMIC POLICIES

ATR - $5 Trillion List of Tax Hikes Kamala Harris Just Endorsed

https://www.atr.org/5-trillion-list-of-tax-hikes-kamala-harris-just-endorsed/

The Federalist - How Kamala’s Economic Plans Would Send ‘Bidenflation’ Into Overdrive

https://thefederalist.com/2024/08/21/how-kamalas-economic-plans-would-send-bidenflation-into-overdrive/

Fox Business - Harris proposes $25,000 down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers — is it a good idea?

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/harris-proposes-25000-down-payment-assistance-first-time-homebuyers

National Review - Yes, Harris Is Proposing Price Controls

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/yes-harris-is-proposing-price-controls/

USA Today - Trump’s ‘Comrade Kamala’ insult is a bit much, but price controls really are an awful idea

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/08/21/harris-economy-price-controls-trump/74870938007/

WSJ - Kamala Harris Backs 28% Corporate Tax Rate

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/dnc-election-2024-harris-walz/card/kamala-harris-backs-28-corporate-tax-rate-lLbAz4jYYGYb7WJnieCp

WSJ - Harris Calls for No Taxes on Tips, Borrowing a Trump Idea

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/harris-calls-for-no-taxes-on-tips-borrowing-a-trump-idea-5e969efc

ATR - Biden-Harris IRS Targeted Tipped Workers with Heightened Scrutiny

https://www.atr.org/biden-harris-irs-targeted-tipped-workers-with-heightened-scrutiny/

A Wonderful Career in Crime (Guest: Frank W. Garmon Jr.)

Tim Benson — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:55:48 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Frank W. Garmon Jr., assistant professor of American studies at Christopher Newport University, to discuss his new book, A Wonderful Career in Crime: Charles Cowlam’s Masquerades in the Civil War Era and Gilded Age. They chat Cowlam’s career as convict, spy, detective, congressional candidate, adventurer, con artist, and serial bigamist and how his life managed to intersect with Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and Ulysses S. Grant. They also discuss the mid-19th Century’s economic system that was dependent upon trust and personal relationships and how Cowlam exposed the liabilities of the political system constructed on the same foundations.

Get the book here:
https://lsupress.org/9780807182666/a-wonderful-career-in-crime/

We're NOT at a Climate Tipping Point – The Climate Realism Show #123

Steve Milloy, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Martz — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 15:37:01 -0500

The New York Times on Sunday published a special section titled “How Close Are the Planet’s Climate Tipping Points?” The article is heavy on fancy infographics and short on actual references or facts about how many of the Earth’s natural features may be “in danger of collapse.” We will break it down and debunk the Times’ misinformation about coral reefs, the Greenland ice sheet, climate change causing loss of the Amazon Rainforest, and more.

On Episode 123 of The Climate Realism Show, we welcome back two special guests – CFACT’s Chris Martz and Steve Milloy of JunkScience.com – two of the best on X/Twitter at pushing back at climate alarmist nonsense. We will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the week, and a new report by the American Energy Institute report showing how the Climate Justice Project is corrupting the courts.

Free Speech Under Assault - In The Tank #461

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, S. T. Karnick — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:09:57 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and S. T. Karnick present episode 461 of the In The Tank Podcast. The concept of free speech is once again under assault. The Europe Union's Digital Commissioner Thierry Breton wrote an open letter to X CEO Elon Musk warning him to stop the "amplification of harmful content." Meanwhile, authorities in the UK have been cracking down on so-called "hate speech" on social media, even going as far as threatening American citizens of extradition over supposed incitement of violence. Are any of these restrictions justifiable? Should free speech be absolute? The In The Tank crew discusses these topics and more.

PRIMARY TOPIC - FREE SPEECH UNDER ASSAULT

CNBC - EU warns Elon Musk ahead of Trump interview to keep hate speech off X

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/12/eu-warns-elon-musk-ahead-of-trump-interview-to-keep-hate-speech-off-of-x-.html

Politico - EU’s Breton warns Musk on hate speech ahead of Trump interview; receives profane response

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-warns-elon-musk-hate-speech-donald-trump-interview-breton-x/

The Guardian - Two men jailed for social media posts that stirred up far-right violence

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/09/two-men-jailed-for-social-media-posts-that-stirred-up-far-right-violence

NYP - UK police commissioner threatens to extradite, jail US citizens over online posts: ‘We’ll come after you’

https://nypost.com/2024/08/10/media/uk-police-commissioner-threatens-to-extradite-jail-us-citizens-over-online-posts-well-come-after-you/

Reason - VP Candidate Tim Walz on "There's No Guarantee to Free Speech on Misinformation or Hate Speech, and Especially Around Our Democracy"

https://reason.com/volokh/2024/08/08/vp-candidate-tim-walz-on-theres-no-guarantee-to-free-speech-on-misinformation-or-hate-speech-and-especially-around-our-democracy/

The Conversation - Americans love free speech, survey finds − until they realize everyone else has it, too

https://theconversation.com/americans-love-free-speech-survey-finds-until-they-realize-everyone-else-has-it-too-234884

Democracy and Solidarity: On the Cultural Roots of America's Political Crisis

Tim Benson — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 09:15:30 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by James Davison Hunter, LaBrosse-Levinson Distinguished Professor of Religion, Culture and Social Theory and Executive Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia, to discuss his new book, Democracy and Solidarity: On the Cultural Roots of America's Political Crisis. They discuss how our historic sources of national solidarity have now largely dissolved, why a deepening political polarization is the most obvious sign of this, how the true problem is not polarization per se but the absence of cultural resources to work through what divides us, and how all political regimes require some level of unity, and if it cannot be generated organically, it will be imposed by force. They also chat about whether this problem can be fixed and whether or not the Enlightenment-era institution that is liberal democracy survive in a post-Enlightenment world.

Get the book here:
https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300274370/democracy-and-solidarity/

Show Notes:
City Journal: Fred Bauer – “A Renewed Union?”
https://www.city-journal.org/article/a-renewed-union

The Hedgehog Review: James Davison Hunter – “Dissent and Solidarity”
https://hedgehogreview.com/issues/america-on-the-brink/articles/dissent-and-solidarity

National Catholic Reporter: Michael Sean Winters – “New book examines cultural roots of our political crisis” & “From 'culture wars' to 'cultural exhaustion': James Davison Hunter diagnoses our cultural ills”
https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-voices/new-book-examines-cultural-roots-our-political-crisis-0
https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-voices/culture-wars-cultural-exhaustion-james-davison-hunter-diagnoses-our-cultural

New York Times: David Brooks – “The Deep Source of Trump’s Appeal”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/opinion/trump-biden-authoritarianism.html

The Real Costs of Sustainable Aviation Fuel

The Heartland Institute — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 07:48:10 -0500

Heartland's H. Sterling Burnett was recently a guest on the Jeanne Ives Podcast. They discussed the recent announcement by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, who touted another "win" as United Airlines committed to purchasing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for O'Hare International Airport, using state tax credits.

Burnett questioned the environmental and economic validity of SAF, labeling it a "hoax" and expressing concerns about the true cost and impact of green energy initiatives. The conversation highlighted the ongoing debate over the effectiveness and sustainability of green energy solutions, particularly in the aviation sector.

The Great British Energy Company – The Climate Realism Show #122

Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 15:41:56 -0500

The new Labour government in the UK wants to set up the “Great British Energy Company,” supposedly the answer to all of that country’s green energy dreams. But Heartland friend Lois Perry of CAR26 in the UK says it will be a nightmare – especially when you add that “publicly owned” renewable energy project to a reduction in fossil fuel extraction and the millions the UK has pledged to pay in “climate reparations.” On Episode 122 of The Climate Realism Show, we will also cover the Crazy Climate News of the week, whether vanilla is “disappearing,” surprising news about the ice in Greenland, the Washington Post admitting the Urban Heat Island effect is real (but somehow still screwing it up), the ongoing wind turbine disaster off Massachusetts, and more.

Debunking Climate Myths

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 14:12:00 -0500

Heartland's H. Sterling Burnett was a guest on the Point of View Podcast. They discussed the accuracy of temperature measurements and the role of urban heat islands, the historical context of climate cycles, and the impact of human activity on global warming. Burnett also challenges predictions about climate disasters and highlights the benefits of increased CO2 levels for plant growth.

Harris/Walz: A Far Left Political Ticket - In The Tank #460

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, Isaac Orr — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 13:34:17 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 460 of the In The Tank Podcast. Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic candidate, has selected her running mate - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Nancy Pelosi and others in the media are trying to portray Walz as a moderate "heartland democrat," but is this really the case? The In The Tank Crew looks into Walz's record and policy agenda to show just how far-left he really is.

PRIMARY TOPIC - HARRIS/WALZ: A FAR-LEFT DEMOCRATIC TICKET

(video) Nancy Pelosi claiming Walz is moderate

https://x.com/WritingLeeman/status/1820831428390641893

(video) Nancy Pelosi asked Walz to “tone down” views on abortion

https://x.com/KristanHawkins/status/1820874901009658007

CotAE - What America needs to know about Tim Walz of Minnesota

https://www.americanexperiment.org/what-america-needs-to-know-about-tim-walz-of-minnesota/

CotAE - The High Cost of 100 Percent Carbon-Free Electricity by 2040

https://www.americanexperiment.org/reports/the-high-cost-of-100-percent-carbon-free-electricity-by-2040

Energy Bad Boys – Green New Walz
https://energybadboys.substack.com/p/green-new-walz

National Review - Tim Walz Progressive Agenda Included Giving Driver’s Licenses, Free Tuition to Illegal Immigrants

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/tim-walz-progressive-agenda-included-giving-drivers-licenses-free-tuition-to-illegal-immigrants/

NYP - Gov. Tim Walz accused of ‘massive overreach’ as VP pick’s COVID record slammed by critics: ‘Complete and utter failure’

https://nypost.com/2024/08/06/us-news/vp-pick-tim-walzs-covid-record-a-complete-and-utter-failure-critics-say/

Ill Literacy, Episode 156: The Hollow Parties (Guest: Sam Rosenfeld)

Tim Benson — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:14:07 -0500

In Episode 154 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Sam Rosenfeld, co-author of The Hollow Parties: The Many Pasts and Disordered Present of American Party Politics.

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Sam Rosenfeld, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director, Public Affairs and Policy Research Initiative at Colgate University, to discuss his new book, co-authored with Daniel Schlozman, The Hollow Parties: The Many Pasts and Disordered Present of American Party Politics. They discuss how party hollowness lies at the heart of our democratic discontents and how the nation’s parties became so dysfunctional. They also chat about the history of the party system in the United States, how today’s fractious party politics arose from the ashes of the New Deal order in the 1970s, how the 1968 DNC transformed presidential nominations but failed to lay the foundations for robust, movement-driven parties, and how, in Rosenfeld’s estimation, modern American conservatism hollowed out the party system, deeming it a mere instrument for power.

Get the book here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691248554/the-hollow-parties

Show Notes:

Capital Research Center: Michael E. Hartmann – “Donors, The Hollow Parties, Distance, And Democracy”

https://capitalresearch.org/article/donors-the-hollow-parties-distance-and-democracy/

The New Republic: Ben Metzner – “The Decay of America’s Political Parties”

https://newrepublic.com/article/184302/decay-americas-political-parties-schlozman-rosenfeld-interview

New York Times: Sam Rosenfeld and Daniel Schlozman – “The Republican Party Has Devolved Into a Racket”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/opinion/politics/republican-party-trump-racket.html

Politico: Ian Ward – “Democrats Are Feckless and Republicans Are Chaotic. Here’s Why.”

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/05/01/hollow-political-parties-donald-trump-00155297

Reason: J.D. Tuccille – “Hollow Major Parties Preside Over a Politics of 'Fear and Loathing'”

https://reason.com/2023/08/07/hollow-major-parties-preside-over-a-politics-of-fear-and-loathing/

Semafor: Davie Wiegel – “Why political parties desperately need to make a comeback”

https://www.semafor.com/article/05/10/2024/why-political-parties-desperately-need-to-make-a-comeback

Washington Examiner: Ben Jacobs – “Political party crashers”

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine-life-arts/3010630/political-party-crashers/

'Green' Olympics Make Athletes See Red – The Climate Realism Show #121

Jim Lakely, H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 20:46:10 -0500

The Paris Olympics are underway, and it pledged to be the “greenest” games ever. No air-conditioned dorms. Bed frames made of recycled cardboard. An emphasis on plant-based protein instead of meats and eggs. Well, those moves are going over with the athletes about as well as its opening ceremonies did with normal people. This is yet another case of climate virtue signaling crashing into reality. South Korean swimming stars decided to ditch the Olympic Village and check into the nice, air-conditioned hotels that the organizers enjoy.

Large Majority of Voters Worried About Cheating in 2024 Election – In the Tank #459

Jim Lakely, Christopher Talgo, S.T. Karnick, Justin Haskins — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 16:35:40 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, Justin Haskins, and S.T. Karnick present episode 459 of the In the Tank Podcast. Heartland recently commissioned some polls with our friends at Rasmussen Reports – together, among the only organizations doing serious polling research on election fraud. Our latest finding: No less than 62% of likely voters are concerned that cheating will affect the outcome of the 2024 election in November. And why might that be? Maybe because nearly 20% of those same voters said they received multiple ballots in the mail in 2020. Committing voter fraud has never been easier in America. It’s a national crisis few are brave enough to talk about, and fewer with the power to fix our elections are lifting a finger to stop.

PRIMARY TOPIC – WORRIED ABOUT ELECTION CHEATING

New Poll Shows Americans Are Very Worried about Election Integrity

https://heartland.org/opinion/new-poll-shows-americans-are-very-worried-about-election-integrity/

Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: Large Majority of Voters (62%) Are Concerned Cheating Will Impact 2024 Election

https://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-rasmussen-poll-large-majority-of-voters-62-are-concerned-cheating-will-impact-2024-election/

Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: One-in-Five Mail-In Voters Admit to Committing at Least One Kind of Voter Fraud During 2020 Election

https://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-rasmussen-poll-one-in-five-mail-in-voters-admit-to-committing-at-least-one-kind-of-voter-fraud-during-2020-election/

Heartland Institute Poll Shows Nearly Three in 10 Voters Would Vote Illegally in 2024 Presidential Election

https://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-institute-poll-shows-nearly-three-in-10-voters-would-vote-illegally-in-2024-presidential-election/

Exclusive: 2024 Georgia Election Poised To Explode Thanks To Secretary Of State’s Inaction

https://thefederalist.com/2024/08/01/exclusive-2024-georgia-election-poised-to-explode-thanks-to-secretary-of-states-inaction/?

We May Dominate the World: Ambition, Anxiety, and the Rise of the American Colossus (Guest: Sean A. Mirski)

Tim Benson — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:15:48 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Sean A. Mirski, Visiting Scholar at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, to discuss his new book, We May Dominate the World: Ambition, Anxiety, and the Rise of the American Colossus. They discuss how the United States became a regional hegemon in the century following the Civil War, which no other great power in the modern era has managed to achieve. They also chat about what America’s rise to hegemon status can teach us about the United States faces from China, Russia, and Iran today.

Get the book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/sean-a-mirski/we-may-dominate-the-world/9781541758438/?lens=publicaffairs

Show Notes:
The Spectator: David J. Garrow – “Visiting a forgotten chapter in American history”
https://thespectator.com/book-and-art/visiting-forgotten-chapter-american-history-sean-mirski/

Washington Examiner: Jackson Lopez – “Review: We May Dominate the World by Sean Mirski”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2441248/review-we-may-dominate-the-world-by-sean-mirski/

Kamala Harris Is Even More Radical on Climate than Joe Biden

Jim Lakely, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Anthony Watts, Isaac Orr — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:20:15 -0500

With Joe Biden handing off the presidency to "a new generation" in Kamala Harris, her record and public statements shows she is even more radical on environment and energy policies than her old boss. For instance, Harris thoroughly endorsed every bit of the radical “Green New Deal,” she pledged to ban all fracking in the United States, she has fully embraced the “Net Zero by 2030” agenda, and has called for changing the American diet by restricting (or even banning) the production of beef.

On Episode #120 of The Climate Realism Show, we will cover this troubling record, examine the claim that Europe just recorded its hottest day ever, worry about our future arrest as “climate criminals,” revisit the ongoing environmental disaster off Nantucket due to a single broken wind turbine, and more “Crazy Climate News of the Week.

Candidate Kamala Harris: What You Need to Know - In The Tank #458

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:57:52 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 458 of the In The Tank Podcast. Another wild news cycle has seen President Joe Biden bow out of the 2024 election. With an endorsement from Biden, it appears as though the candidacy is Vice President Kamala Harris's for the taking. The In The Tank crew talks about the latest news before breaking down the things you need to know about candidate Kamala Harris.

PRIMARY TOPIC - CANDIDATE KAMALA HARRIS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

The Federalist - Top 30 Reasons Kamala Harris Would Be A Terrible President

https://thefederalist.com/2024/07/23/top-30-reasons-kamala-harris-would-be-a-terrible-president/

Front Page - Who is Kamala Harris?

https://www.frontpagemag.com/who-is-kamala-harris/

The Spectator - Will the Real Kamala Harris Please Stand Up?
https://thespectator.info/2020/10/07/will-the-real-kamala-harris-please-stand-up/

(video) Kamala Harris CNN Climate Townhall on Dietary Guidelines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY0Ph-Z4QPI

(video) Universal Health Care for illegals
https://x.com/NRSC/status/1815808480709599308

(video) Tulsi Gabbard ends Kamala Harris's primary campaign

https://x.com/DefiantLs/status/1815155219623227888

DEI Is Destroying Education, Sports, Military, and Our Way of Life

H. Sterling Burnett — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:07:31 -0500

Climate change is a topic the Globalists have chosen to exploit. By teaching junk science brought to us by computer models, these liars have our population believing that if we just stop using fossil fuels, we will alter the climate. The rules and oppressive regulations they intend to impose are put in place for control and do nothing to alter anything except our wallets. Join H. Sterling Burnett as we discuss DEI, the climate hoax leading to climate lawfare.

Climate Policy at the GOP Convention: What a Second Trump Term Could Look Like

Jim Lakely, Linnea Lueken, Steve Milloy, H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 15:18:43 -0500

As the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee comes to a close, we look at the climate and energy platform of the party. Do they differ from Trump’s first-term agenda? What is the stance of VP candidate J.D. Vance on the topic considering Trump has tapped Vance to carry his MAGA agenda forward? To talk about all this – plus the Crazy Climate News of the Week – we have as our guest Steve Milloy of JunkScience.com who was a member of the EPA Transition Team for the first Trump presidency. What of that agenda was implemented? What wasn’t and why? And if Trump is elected again, will he take a more-aggressive approach? And does the reversal of the Chevron Doctrine that gave agencies like the EPA enormous unchecked power factor in here at all?

The Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump - In The Tank #457

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, S. T. Karnick — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:49:20 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 457 of the In The Tank Podcast. Saturday July 13th, 2024 is a day that will go down in history. An attempted assassination of Donald Trump sent shock waves around the world. The In The Tank crew talks about the swirling news, trying to make sense of what is going on in this country. From the failure of the Secret Service to the reactions from the media and partisan commentators, there is no shortage of things to discuss. Also, the ITT crew speculates about Trump's upcoming speech he will be giving at the RNC.

An Unholy Traffic: Slave Trading in the Civil War South (Guest: Robert K.D. Colby

Tim Benson — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:24:44 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Robert K.D. Colby, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Mississippi, to discuss his new book, An Unholy Traffic: Slave Trading in the Civil War South. They discuss how Southerners made the internal slave trade a cornerstone of Confederate society, a bulwark of the Rebel economy, and a central part of the experience of the Civil War. They also chat about how slave trading helped Southerners survive and fight the war by using this commerce to navigate food shortages and mitigate the demands of military service and other hardships on the home front.

Get the book here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/an-unholy-traffic-9780197578261?cc=us&lang=en&

Show Notes:
The Guardian: Rich Tenorio – “An Unholy Traffic: how the slave trade continued through the US civil war”
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/28/robert-colby-unholy-traffic-slave-trade-civil-war

How Young Americans Are Embracing Socialism

Chris Talgo — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:20:34 -0500

A growing number of people in America under the age of 40, and throughout the world, now believe that socialism is a viable political, economic, and social model. This is especially apparent when comparing the platforms of the platforms of the Republican and Democratic parties.

In this episode Brian converses with Chris Talgo, co-author of Socialism at a Glance. Chris is senior editor at The Heartland Institute and a research fellow for Heartland's Socialism Research Center. He is fully engaged in the ongoing societal debate concerning whether or not the USA should replace free-market capitalism with socialism.

Climate Lawfare Heats Up

Jim Lakely, Linnea Lueken, H. Sterling Burnett, Marc Morano — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 15:38:25 -0500

The weather is heating up, and so is the "climate lawfare" radicals are using to impose draconian policies that would impoverish the masses, and even put some people in jail. On episode #118 of The Climate Realism Show we will cover that story; plus say goodbye to Jim Inhofe, one of the United States Senate's stalwart opponents of climate alarmist policy and junk science; and poke some fun at the Crazy Climate News of the week.

Learn more about Heartland's work on climate:
https://heartland.org/topics/environment-energy/

Climate Realism
https://climaterealism.com/

Climate at a Glance
https://climateataglance.com/

Energy at a Glance
https://energyataglance.com/

See Marc Morano's sites
https://www.climatedepot.com/
https://www.cfact.org/

SHOW NOTES

Disgusting NYTimes coverage of the passing of Sen. Jim Inhofe
https://twitchy.com/brettt/2024/07/09/huffpost-reports-sen-james-inhofe-was-known-for-his-notorious-climate-denial-n2398166

Climate activists lead a ‘funeral procession’ at Citibank for causing ‘climate death’ – Mourn of all of those ‘killed’ due to the ‘climate crisis’
https://www.climatedepot.com/2024/07/09/climate-activists-lead-a-funeral-procession-at-citibank-for-causing-climate-death-mourn-of-all-of-those-killed-due-to-the-climate-crisis/
https://x.com/nychange/status/1810327708150493344

“Calls to add ‘climate change’ to death certificates – New study demands ‘climate change’ be added as ‘pre-existing condition’”
https://www.climatedepot.com/2020/05/21/calls-to-add-climate-change-to-death-certificates-new-study-demands-climate-change-be-added-as-pre-existing-condition/

Prosecutor outlines homicide case against Big Oil
https://thehill.com/newsletters/sustainability/4741437-prosecutor-offers-roadmap-to-homicide-case-against-big-oil/

New Memo Details Legal Case for Prosecuting Big Oil for Extreme Heat Deaths
https://www.citizen.org/news/new-memo-details-legal-case-for-prosecuting-big-oil-for-extreme-heat-deaths/
https://www.citizen.org/article/charging-big-oil-with-climate-homicide/

Climate campaigners bombard courts with action against oil execs
https://www.yahoo.com/news/climate-campaigners-bombard-courts-action-112158145.html

Hawaii settles lawsuit from youths over climate change. Here’s what to know about the historic deal
https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-youth-climate-lawsuit-things-to-know-bcb791b6f23c7dc798bf9e3cd2b67f97

Montana Supreme Court hears arguments in Held youth climate lawsuit
https://www.ktvh.com/news/montana-supreme-court-hears-arguments-in-held-youth-climate-lawsuit

Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate change
https://apnews.com/article/vermont-climate-change-superfund-oil-companies-b6565729f23e85eed4d3da44b04ae2e5

GOOD NEWS: BP Wins Key Ruling In City Of Baltimore Climate Change Lawsuit
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidblackmon/2024/07/11/bp-wins-key-ruling-in-city-of-baltimore-climate-change-lawsuit/

Steve Milloy Tweet (junkscience)
https://x.com/JunkScience/status/1811200118328303961

Biggest Political Blunder Ever! - In The Tank #456

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, Chris Talgo — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 14:07:19 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 456 of the In The Tank Podcast. We are now two weeks removed from what might go down in history as the worst performance in a presidential debate of all time, and the story continues to garner massive mainstream attention. President Biden's horrible performance on the debate stage has resulted in a tidal wave of criticism and calls to step aside by many of the most influential people on the left. This is unprecedented. How is this going to play out? Will Biden step aside? How will this impact the rapidly approaching presidential election?

PRIMARY TOPIC - WORST POLITICAL BLUNDER EVER!

Politico - New York Times editorial board urges public Democratic revolt against Biden

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/09/biden-new-york-times-00167028

CBS News - Here are the Democratic lawmakers calling for Biden to step aside in the 2024 race

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-biden-2024-race-democrats-who-want-him-to-step-aside/

Independent - All the celebrities who have called for Joe Biden to step down, from George Clooney to Stephen King

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/biden-democrats-hollywood-george-clooney-netflix-disney-b2577461.html

National Review - President Biden Marches His Party Off a Cliff

https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/president-biden-marches-his-party-off-a-cliff/

CBS News - What would happen if Biden stepped aside from the 2024 presidential race?

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-happens-biden-steps-down-2024/

NYT - How Misleading Videos Are Trailing Biden as He Battles Age Doubts

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/us/politics/biden-age-videos.html

(video) "Sharp as a tack" montage

https://x.com/0rf/status/1807620571934478683?t=F7piCDariEoQfEGd15XIEg&s=19

ABC News - White House fires back at special counsel report, Harris calls descriptions 'politically motivated'

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-fires-back-special-counsel-report-harris/story?id=107112306

Media Matters - Study: Top newspapers fixate on Biden's age

https://www.mediamatters.org/washington-post/top-newspapers-fixate-bidens-age

Who Is Big Brother? A Reader’s Guide to George Orwell (Guest: D.J. Taylor)

Tim Benson — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 10:51:14 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by award-winning novelist, critic, and biographer D.J. Taylor to discuss his new book, Who Is Big Brother? A Reader’s Guide to George Orwell. They discuss Orwell’s books, life and thought, including his conflicted relationship with religion to his competing anti-imperialism and fascination with empire. They also discuss Taylor’s recently released, completely overhauled biography, Orwell: The New Life.

Get the books here: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300272987/who-is-big-brother/ & https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Orwell/D-J-Taylor/9781639364510

Show Notes:

The Critic: Andrew Doyle – “The making of a modern prophet”
https://thecritic.co.uk/The-making-of-a-modern-prophet/

First Things: John Wilson – “The Lure of Orwell”
https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2023/05/the-lure-of-orwell

The Guardian: Blake Morrison – “Orwell by DJ Taylor review – a very English socialist”
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jun/01/orwell-by-dj-taylor-review-a-very-english-socialist

Law & Liberty: Theodore Dalrymple – “Orwell's Arresting Ambiguities”
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/orwells-arresting-ambiguities/

Literary Review: David Dwan – “An Unsociable Socialist”
https://literaryreview.co.uk/an-unsociable-socialist

The Spectator: Camilla Cassidy – “Will we ever know the real George Orwell?”
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/will-we-ever-know-the-real-george-orwell/

The Times: John Carey – “Orwell: The New Life by DJ Taylor review — great writer, terrible husband”
https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/orwell-the-new-life-by-dj-taylor-review-great-writer-terrible-husband-0t8w7qrlx

Wall Street Journal: Dominic Green – “‘Orwell’ Review: A Fresh Biography of Truth’s Champion”
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/orwell-review-champion-of-an-ordinary-truth-e439ecf9

10 Questions Climate Doomers Can't or Won't Answer

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 10:29:32 -0500

Have you ever noticed that when it comes to inconvenient hard facts, climate alarmists either revert to calling you a shill for big oil, or block you because they don’t have the skills or the knowledge to refute your factual challenge?

Well, we’ve got a list of 10 very inconvenient questions that they refuse to answer.

Chris Martz, a meteorology student who has been successfully pushing back climate alarm on Twitter, so much so that he’s been blocked by Michael Mann, will join us with ten questions climate alarmists will never answer.

Democracy's Resilience to Populism's Threat (Guest: Kurt Weyland)

Tim Benson — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 10:59:19 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Kurt Weyland, Mike Hogg Professor in Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin, to discuss his new book, Democracy's Resilience to Populism's Threat: Countering Global Alarmism. They discuss how populist leaders can only destroy democracy under special, restrictive conditions, which many never face. They also chat about how left-wing populists typically suffocate democracy only when benefitting from huge revenue windfalls, whereas right-wing populists must perform the heroic feat of resolving acute, severe crises.

Get the book here: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/comparative-politics/democracys-resilience-populisms-threat-countering-global-alarmism?format=HB

Show Notes:

National Constitution Center: Democracy, Populism, and the Tyranny of the Minority (VIDEO)
https://constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/podcasts/democracy-populism-and-the-tyranny-of-the-minority

Future on Hold: Climate Alarmism and Human Advancement

Donald Kendal, Shaun Thompson — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 12:50:17 -0500

Donald Kendal joined The Shaun Thompson Show to talk about the anti-humanist strain of thought that is pervasive in the modern environmentalist movement. Are climate alarmists motivated by a desire to avert global warming or are they more concerned with unconstrained population growth and human progress?

Climate Alarmist Messaging Decoded: Lies Work

H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Anthony Watts, Steve Milloy — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 09:08:58 -0500

A very telling exposé of a meeting between leading "climate communicators" appeared on Twitter last week. In it, pictures of a slideshow mentioned things like: "Worst messages tested: electric cars, Green New Deal, frontline communities, 'Big Oil lied', and climate pollution." Essentially, the meeting described why climate alarmists have failed to capture the public’s attention with their messages. What they discovered is that lies work better than facts!

Steve Milloy of junkscience.com will join us for commentary, as he’s been following and debunking these lies for years.

We'll also discuss the revelations of SCOTUS knocking down the Chevron doctrine and what that means for environment and climate, plus we'll examine what happened on climate in the presidential debate.

Will Debt Sink The American Empire? - In The Tank #455

Donald Kendal, Chris Talgo, S.T. Karnick — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 14:29:52 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Chris Talgo, and S.T. Karnick present episode 455 of the In The Tank Podcast. The national debt is currently closing in on $35 trillion. Even more alarming, the cost of maintaining that debt is approaching $1 trillion annually - this is just the interest payment on the debt! Is this sustainable? Also, how long will the dollar remain the king currency when we pursue such reckless monetary and fiscal policy?

OPENING CHIT CHAT - TONIGHT IS DEBATE NIGHT

NPR - Biden and Trump will debate on Thursday. Here’s what you need to know

https://www.npr.org/2024/06/24/nx-s1-5013579/trump-biden-presidential-debate-when

PRIMARY TOPIC - Will Debt Sink the American Empire?

Money Wise - How much purchasing power will we have in the next 5 years?

https://moneywise.com/research/americans-purchasing-power-plummets-as-inflation-slashes-salaries

NPR - Home prices just hit a record high. Here are 4 things to know about housing

https://www.npr.org/2024/06/22/nx-s1-5015076/home-prices-housing-record-high-mortgage-rates-interest-rates

WSJ - Will Debt Sink the American Empire?

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/will-debt-sink-the-american-empire-8459096b

Atlantic Council - Dollar Dominance Monitor

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/programs/geoeconomics-center/dollar-dominance-monitor/

The Economist - The fight to dethrone the dollar

https://www.economist.com/special-report/2024/05/03/the-fight-to-dethrone-the-dollar

Reuters - US dollar's dominance secure, BRICS see no progress on de-dollarization -report

https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/us-dollars-dominance-secure-brics-see-no-progress-de-dollarization-report-2024-06-25/

The Great Crime Against America's Cities: Government Mismanagement (Guest: Miami Mayor Francis Suarez)

S. T. Karnick — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:04:21 -0500

Cities across the United States are experiencing rising crime rates, homelessness, and public disorder, alongside deteriorating infrastructure and a decline in the quality of public services like policing, sanitation, transportation management, and the resolution of abandoned properties. Major cities have been losing population for a decade or more, and now even the suburbs of those urban areas are losing people to more effectively managed cities in better governed states. Miami, Florida, has resisted the trend toward urban decline, enjoying rapid economic growth and record-low crime rates in the 2020s. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez joins Budget & Tax News to discuss the state of America’s cities and the solutions to the nation’s urban problems.

Germany in the World: A Global History, 1500-2000 (Guest: David Blackbourn)

Tim Benson — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:05:54 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by David Blackbourn, Cornelius Vanderbilt Distinguished Chair of History Emeritus at Vanderbilt University, to discuss his new book, Germany in the World: A Global History, 1500-2000. They discuss the existence of a distinctly German presence in the world centuries before its unification. They also chat about Germany’s leading role in creating modern universities and its sinister involvement in slave-trade economies, as well as how Germany has maintained its pivotal place for the world, even after its tragic and criminal Twentieth Century.

Get the book here: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781631491832

Show Notes:

The Guardian: Neal Ascherson – “Germany in the World by David Blackbourn review – a rich and full-throated account of the past 500 years”
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/02/germany-in-the-world-by-david-blackbourn-review-a-rich-and-full-throated-account-of-the-past-500-years

Literary Review: Iain Bamforth – “From Brandenburg to Brazil”
https://literaryreview.co.uk/from-brandenburg-to-brazil

London Review of Books: Richard J. Evans – “Not So Special”
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n05/richard-j.-evans/not-so-special

Hitler’s Panzer Generals (Guest: David Stahel)

Tim Benson — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:45:54 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by David Stahel, senior lecturer in history at the University of New South Wales, to discuss his new book, Hitler's Panzer Generals: Guderian, Hoepner, Reinhardt and Schmidt Unguarded. They discuss the significance of the unpublished wartime correspondence of these generals and what it reveals about their personalities, their private fears, and the public pressures they were under. They also chat about their response to the criminal dimension of the Nazi way of war as well as their role as leading military commanders conducting large-scale operations.

Get the book here: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/history/military-history/hitlers-panzer-generals-guderian-hoepner-reinhardt-and-schmidt-unguarded?format=HB

Show Notes:

The Past: Calum Henderson – “Hitler’s Panzer Generals: Guderian, Hoepner, Reinhardt, and Schmidt unguarded”
https://the-past.com/review/books/hitlers-panzer-generals-guderian-hoepner-reinhardt-and-schmidt-unguarded/

Climate Alarmism & Anti-Humanism - In The Tank #454

Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:42:13 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal and Justin Haskins present episode 454 of the In The Tank Podcast. The climate alarmist narrative is one underpinned by varying groups with specific special interests. There are the politicians who use climate alarm to justify enhanced powers, there are the businesses and firms that use climate alarm to pad their bottom lines, there are the activists that use climate alarm to gain clout, and there are the those that use climate alarm to justify an anti-humanist agenda. While all these groups help prop up the same climate narrative, they all are doing so for different reasons. On this week's episode, we are going to take a look at that last group on the list - the anti-humanists.

PRIMARY TOPIC - CLIMATE ALARMISM & ANTI-HUMANISM

Anti-progress

Mackinac - The roots of environmental anti-humanism

https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2024/the-roots-of-environmental-anti-humanism

Mackinac - The growth of environmental anti-humanism

https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2024/the-growth-of-environmental-anti-humanism

DailyKos - The right wants us to sacrifice the planet for AI

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/6/17/2247069/-The-right-wants-us-to-sacrifice-the-planet-for-AI

Free Opp - Why Nuclear Power is the Path to Low-Carbon Energy: Part 1
https://freopp.org/why-nuclear-power-not-renewables-is-the-path-to-low-carbon-energy-part-1-c0b66d4b9570

Alex Epstein (Twitter) - Paul Ehrlich quote

https://twitter.com/AlexEpstein/status/481861470930481152

Population control

(Report) Population Engineering and the Fight against Climate Change

https://www.jstor.org/stable/24870306

(letter) World Scientists' Warning of a Climate Emergency

https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/70/1/8/5610806

AEI - Culling for Climate

https://www.aei.org/articles/culling-for-climate/

Limitations on Freedom

Slate - Fifteen Minutes of Blame

https://slate.com/business/2023/02/15-minute-city-oxford-conspiracy-theory-cars-lockdown-explained.html

C40 Cities – The Future of Urban Consumption in a 1.5C World

https://expose-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Arup-C40-The-Future-of-Urban-Consumption-in-a-1-5C-World.pdf

Ill Literacy, Episode 147: Colonialism (Guest: Nigel Biggar)

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:58:40 -0500

In Episode 147 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Nigel Biggar, author ofColonialism: A Moral Reckoning.

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Nigel Biggar, Emeritus Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford, to discuss his new book, Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning. They discuss whether the British Empire was driven primarily by greed and the lust to dominate, whether we should speak of “colonialism and slavery” in the same breath, and whether the Empire was essentially racist. They also chat about whether the Empire was driven by economic exploitation, whether it was essentially violent, and whether colonial government was or was not illegitimate.

Get the book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-World-That-Wasnt/Benn-Steil/9781982127824

Show Notes:

The Critic: Robert Lyman – “The British empire, for good and ill”

https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/march-2023/the-british-empire-for-good-and-ill/

First Things: Nigel Biggar – “A Christian Defense of American Empire”

https://www.firstthings.com/article/2022/10/a-christian-defense-of-american-empire

The Guardian: Kenan Malik – “Colonialism by Nigel Biggar review – a flawed defence of empire”

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/20/colonialism-a-moral-reckoning-by-nigel-biggar-review-a-flawed-defence-of-empire

Law & Liberty: Sumantra Maitra – “Was the British Empire Really a Force for Good?”

https://lawliberty.org/book-review/was-the-british-empire-really-a-force-for-good/

Literary Review: Jonathan Sumption – “Cruel Britannia?”

https://literaryreview.co.uk/cruel-britannia

National Post: Peter Shawn Taylor – “Peter Shawn Taylor: Colonialism contained 'good things as well as bad.' Why can’t we just accept that?”

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/colonialism-contained-good-things-as-well-as-bad-why-cant-we-just-accept-that

National Review: Andrew Roberts – “The Upside of Empire”

https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2023/07/31/the-upside-of-empire/

The New Statesman: Tomiwa Owolade – “Nigel Biggar’s whitewashing of empire”

https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2023/03/nigel-biggar-whitewashing-empire

Public Discourse: Samuel Gregg – “Reckoning with Colonialism”

https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2023/05/88467/

Quadrant: Matthew White – “A Moral Reckoning of the British Empire”

https://quadrant.org.au/magazine/2023/05/a-moral-reckoning-of-the-british-empire/

Quillette: John Lloyd – “Colonialism and Its Discontents”

https://quillette.com/2023/02/06/colonialism-and-its-discontents/

The Spectator: David Crane – “Failing to denigrate Britain’s entire colonial record has become a heinous crime”

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/failing-to-denigrate-britains-entire-colonial-record-has-become-a-heinous-crime/

The Telegraph: Tim Stanley – “Colonialism by Nigel Biggar review: defending the British empire, this book is spoiling for a fight”

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/colonialism-nigel-biggar-review-defending-british-empire-book/

Times Literary Supplement: David Arnold – “In defence of empire”

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/colonialism-nigel-biggar-book-book-review-david-arnold/

Wall Street Journal: Tunku Varadarajan – “‘Colonialism’ Review: Empire Without Apology”

https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/colonialism-review-empire-without-apology-80ecc195

Washington Free Beacon: Douglas Murray – “The Upsides of Empire”

https://freebeacon.com/culture/the-upsides-of-empire/

Ill Literacy, Episode 146: Arabella (Guest: Scott Walter)

The Heartland Institute — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 11:01:45 -0500

In Episode 146 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Scott Walter, author ofArabella: The Dark Money Network of Leftist Billionaires Secretly Transforming America.

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Scott Walter, president of the capital Research Center, to discuss his new book, Arabella: The Dark Money Network of Leftist Billionaires Secretly Transforming America. They chat about what is the Arabella Advisors network, who its chief backers are, how it functions, and what exactly is “dark money.” They also discuss why Arabella is different than right-wing “dark money” networks, and what impact it has on American politics and policy.

Get the book here: https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/arabella/

Show Notes:

Wall Street Journal: Scott Walter – “Inside the Left’s Web of ‘Dark Money’”

https://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-the-lefts-web-of-dark-money-11603408114

Heatwave Alarm Season is Here, Same Old Climate Claims, Different Year – The Climate Realism Show #114

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 14:25:00 -0500

Yes, it’s that time again kids, panic the American people over heat waves by blaming them on climate change.This past week several news outlets talked about the “Western Heat Wave” and tried to link it to “climate change.” Climate Central was the source of most of these stories with a press release that said:

“Between June 5-7, much of the Western United States, Mexico, and Eastern Canada are poised to experience a period of unusually hot conditions made much more likely because of human-caused climate change. During this period, over 229 million people across North America will experience extreme heat made at least three times more likely because of human-caused climate change.”

We see this every year, and we’ll see it again this year as the feckless media regurgitates the heatwave hype. We will tackle this subject, as well as go over the Crazy Climate News of the Week. Tune in LIVE for the stream at 1 p.m. ET (noon CT) EVERY FRIDAY to watch the show and leave your own questions in the chat with host Anthony Watts, along with panelists H. Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken.

https://www.youtube.com/theheartlandinstitute

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WARNING! Radical New EU Law to Fundamentally Transform America - In The Tank #453

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, Christopher Talgo — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:30:44 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haksins, and Chris Talgo present episode 453 of the In The Tank Podcast. The European Union recently passed a law that would essentially mandate many of the guidelines and metrics of the ESG scheme we have talked much about on this show. You might ask, "Who cares about Europe?" Unfortunately, the way this Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive is written, it has the potential to fundamentally transform the way businesses around the world operate. It is imperative we get this message out to the public and to lawmakers to protect America from this dangerous law.

PRIMARY TOPIC - RADICAL NEW EU LAW WILL FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORM AMERICA

Fox News - Europe is hell bent on forcing US companies to go woke and it has a new law to do just that

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/europe-hell-bent-forcing-us-companies-woke-has-new-law-just

Western Journal - Europe Just Approved the Worst Communist Law Ever - How It Affects You

https://www.westernjournal.com/europe-just-approved-worst-communist-law-ever-affects/

SECONDARY TOPIC - EU ELECTIONS SHIFT TO RIGHT

WSJ - Europe’s Ascendant Right-Wing Parties Want to Remake the EU. They Can’t Agree on How.
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/europes-ascendant-right-wing-parties-want-to-remake-the-eu-they-cant-agree-how-96986a44

Nature - Far-right gains in European elections: what they mean for climate goals

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01742-w

Politico - Inside von der Leyen’s secret climate crusade

https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyens-secret-climate-crusade/

Creation of "chief heat officers" in Arizona

The Heartland Institute — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:03:46 -0500

Phoenix is hiring a "Chief Heat Officer," in response to rising heat related deaths, which the city blames on climate change. The truth is most of those dying are homeless or drug addicts with underlying health conditions, people already in poor health. As far as Phoenix's heat, that is due, not to climate change but the city's massive growth and related increased Urban Heat Island effect. Responding to homelessness and drug use will do far more to prevent premature deaths in Phoenix than efforts to fight climate change or control the weather.

Can America Escape the European Union's ESG Scheme?

Donald Kendal — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 13:22:14 -0500

The other day, Donald Kendal, director of the Socialism Research Center at The Heartland Institute, joined The Shaun Thompson Show to talk about the European Union's new ESG scheme. The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive would mandate a whole host of ESG-like guidelines on businesses and industries in the EU. More importantly, because of the way the legislation was crafted, businesses, both large and small, here in the United States would be subject to the CSDDD mandates, too. Have a listen.

Attacks on Actual Temperature Data – The Climate Realism Show #113 (Guest: Tony Heller)

Jim Lakely, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 19:43:58 -0500

The Heartland Institute has issued a report exposing the US government’s official land-based temperature stations as hopelessly corrupt and compromised. The study, conducted by Heartland Senior Fellow Anthony Watts – an update on a previous examination of temperature stations in 2009 – was the subject of a hit-piece by Scott Waldman of E&E News and POLITICO titled “Climate denial group wants to subvert NOAA data with its own: The Heartland Institute seeks to build da nationwide network of temperature-monitoring stations.”

Well, yes we do. And we’re doing it because too many of NOAA’s historic stations are either captured by sprawl and the urban heat-island effect, in such terrible shape that they should not be relied upon for accurate data, or not even operable at all or broken – and in those cases, NOAA just makes a guess as to the temperature. That is problematic, to say the least, since temperature readings from these crappy stations is used to panic the American people, continually, by telling them that last week or this year was “the hottest ever” and that warming is happening dangerously fast.

The mystery is why the corrupt media is attacking the setting up of up state-of-the-art temperature stations with data that can be checked in real time. We will tackle this subject, as well as go over the Crazy Climate News of the Week. Tune in LIVE for the stream at 1 p.m. ET (noon CT) to watch the show and leave your own questions in the chat with host Jim Lakely, panelists H. Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken, and our special guest Tony Heller.

Trump Faces 20 Years in Prison!? - In The Tank #452

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Christopher Talgo — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 14:18:46 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 452 of the In The Tank Podcast. In the hours after our show ended last week, the verdicts began rolling in for former President Donald Trump's "hush money" case - 34 convictions. We are truly in unprecedented territory. What does this mean for Trump? What does this mean for the election? And most importantly, what does this mean for America? Also, a new report was released that shines even more light on the Covid lab leak theory and the role the United States played in funding that research.

PRIMARY TOPIC - TRUMP FACES 20-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE!?

The Washington Post - Trump’s New York trial is over. What’s next with his other criminal cases?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/06/02/trump-trials-next-cases-after-verdict/

The Hill - Trump to be sentenced just 4 days before GOP convention

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4694696-trump-to-be-sentenced-just-four-days-before-gop-convention/

DNYUZ - The G.O.P. Push for Post-Verdict Payback: ‘Fight Fire With Fire’

https://dnyuz.com/2024/06/05/the-g-o-p-push-for-post-verdict-payback-fight-fire-with-fire/

WSJ - Behind Closed Doors, Biden Shows Signs of Slipping

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/behind-closed-doors-biden-shows-signs-of-slipping/ar-BB1nDMKT

SECONDARY TOPIC - LAB LEAK REPORT EXPOSES US FUNDING

NYP - Damning new report finds China lab leak most likely source of COVID-19 — and blames US for pumping millions into the dangerous research

https://nypost.com/2024/06/03/us-news/us-funded-covid-lab-leak-in-china-damning-report-finds/

NYT - Why the Pandemic Probably Started in a Lab, in 5 Key Points

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/06/03/opinion/covid-lab-leak.html

The Federalist - Fauci Admits There Was No Scientific Evidence For Six-Foot Social Distancing Rule

https://thefederalist.com/2024/06/04/fauci-admits-there-was-no-scientific-evidence-for-six-foot-social-distancing-rule/

Fox News - Dr. Deborah Birx admits there was an effort to squash COVID lab leak theory

https://www.foxnews.com/media/dr-deborah-birx-admits-effort-squash-covid-lab-leak-theory

(video) Chris Cuomo debate "find the clips"

https://x.com/VigilantFox/status/1796694488632467710

Ill Literacy, Episode 145: The Myth of Left and Right (Guest: Hyrum Lewis)

The Heartland Institute — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:07:19 -0500

In Episode 145 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Hyrum Lewis, co-author ofThe Myth of Left and Right: How the Political Spectrum Misleads and Harms America.

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Hyrum Lewis, associate professor of history at Brigham Young University-Idaho, to discuss his new book (co-authored with his brother, Verlan), The Myth of Left and Right: How the Political Spectrum Misleads and Harms America. They chat about how, the book declares, there is no enduring philosophy, disposition, or essence uniting the various positions associated with the “liberal” and “conservative” ideologies of today—there is nothing other than tribal loyalty holding together the many disparate positions that fly under the banners of "liberal" and "conservative." They also discuss how the political spectrum came to the United States from Europe in the 1920s, and how the left and right have evolved in so many unpredictable and contradictory ways.

Get the book here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-myth-of-left-and-right-9780197680629?lang=en&cc=us

Show Notes:

Acton Institute: Jonathan Leaf – “Getting Beyond Right-Wing and Left-Wing”

https://rlo.acton.org/archives/124983-getting-beyond-right-wing-and-left-wing.html

Deseret Magazine: Hyrum Lewis – “The myth of left and right”

https://www.deseret.com/2024/1/15/24002083/the-myth-of-left-and-right-politics/

The Public Discourse: Andrew Busch – “The Tribal, and Philosophical, Basis of the Left and Right in American Politics”

https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2023/05/88878/

Reason: Jesse Walker – “The Left-Right Spectrum Is Mostly Meaningless”

https://reason.com/2023/05/21/the-left-right-spectrum-is-mostly-meaningless/

The University Bookman: Lee Trepanier – “Essentially Lying About the Left and Right”

https://kirkcenter.org/reviews/essentially-lying-about-the-left-and-right/

Washington Examiner: Oliver Traldi – “Busting the myth of Left and Right”

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/2573215/busting-the-myth-of-left-and-right/

Ill Literacy, Episode 144: The Ecology of Nations (Guest: John M. Owen IV)

The Heartland Institute — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:00:10 -0500

In Episode 144 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with John M. Owen IV, author ofThe Ecology of Nations: American Democracy in a Fragile World Order.

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by John M. Owen IV, Ambassador Henry J. and Mrs. Marion R. Taylor Professor of Politics, and a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture and the Miller Center of Public Affairs, at the University of Virginia, to discuss his new book, The Ecology of Nations: American Democracy in a Fragile World Order. They chat about “ecosystem engineering”, how liberalism may have evolved in ways that are no longer conducive to its own survival, and the ways Owen believes liberalism should be reimagined to better confront the autocratic threat coming from China, Russia, and others.

Get the book here: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300260731/the-ecology-of-nations/

Show Notes:

American Enterprise Institute: “Discussing American Democracy and a Fragile World Order with John M. Owen IV” (VIDEO)

https://www.aei.org/events/discussing-american-democracy-and-a-fragile-world-order-with-john-m-owen-iv/

The Hedgehog Review: John M. Owen IV – “To Make the World Select for Democracy”

https://hedgehogreview.com/issues/america-on-the-brink/articles/to-make-the-world-select-for-democracy

Hurricane Season Begins: Bigger and Badder? - The Climate Realism Show #112

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 31 May 2024 16:53:00 -0500

Hurricane Season 2024 officially kicks off Saturday, June 1 and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts a more-active-than-normal season in the Atlantic. The agency is “85% certain” that we’ll have 17-25 named storms, 8-13 hurricanes, and 4-7 major hurricanes this year.

Episode #112 of The Climate Realism Show will feature two of America’s best hurricane experts — meteorologists Joe Bastardi and Stanley Goldenberg — to talk about these predictions, and what it will mean for the East and Gulf coasts of the United States.

Tune for our live-stream of the show at 1 p.m. ET (noon CT) to listen to these experts, and leave your own questions for them in the chat. The Climate Realism Show Host Anthony Watts and regular panelists H. Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken will also cover, as usual, the Crazy Climate News of the week.

Climate Alarmism Undermines The Future - In The Tank #451

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, Robert Bryce — Thu, 30 May 2024 14:00:32 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo are joined by energy expert Robert Bryce to present episode 451 of the In The Tank Podcast. The technologies and innovations of the future require cheap, reliable, and abundant energy. Climate alarmism hamstrings our society by restricting our use of fossil fuels, only allowing the use of expensive and unreliable energy sources like wind and solar. We talk with Robert Bryce to explore the future of energy in the United States.

PRIMARY TOPIC - CLIMATE ALARMISM UNDERMINES THE FUTURE

Robert Bryce Substack - The EPA’s Emissions Rule Will Strangle AI In The Crib

https://robertbryce.substack.com/p/epa-emissions-rule-will-strangle-ai-in-the-crib

PJ Media - How Big Tech Helped Bring on America's New Energy Crisis

https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2024/05/28/big-tech-low-energy-n4929375

Robert Bryce Substack - Shanghaied China's Stranglehold on Alt Energy

https://robertbryce.substack.com/p/shanghaied-chinas-stranglehold-on-alt-energy

The Atlantic - Nuclear Energy’s Bottom Line

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/05/nuclear-power-climate-change/678483/

Reuters - Exclusive: White House to support new nuclear power plants in the U.S.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-support-new-nuclear-power-plants-us-2024-05-29/

Pew Research - Growing share of Americans favor more nuclear power

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/18/growing-share-of-americans-favor-more-nuclear-power/

Climate at a Glance Videos Hit Social Media Near You: Linnea Lueken

The Heartland Institute — Wed, 29 May 2024 12:53:32 -0500

In the new Climate at a Glance video series various climate crisis claims are debunked by Linnea Lueken in an eminently watchable, short, fact filled format. The goal is to reach younger audiences, being mislead on social media about climate change, with quick climate facts. The video's readily accessible on The Heartland Institute's Youtube channel address topics ranging from the so called climate change consensus to the fact that increased CO2 is leading to a beneficial global greening.

Ill Literacy, Episode 143: The Middle Kingdoms (Guest: Martyn Rady)

The Heartland Institute — Tue, 28 May 2024 11:20:53 -0500

In Episode 143 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Martyn Rady, author ofThe Middle Kingdoms: A New History of Central Europe.

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Martyn Rady, Masaryk Professor Emeritus of Central European History at University College London, to discuss his new book, The Middle Kingdoms: A New History of Central Europe. They chat about how Central Europe has been more than just a fault line between the east and west and how the region developed its own cohesive identity and produced tremendous accomplishments in politics, society, and culture. They go on to discuss how Central Europeans launched the Reformation and Romanticism, developed the philosophy of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, and advanced some of the twentieth century’s most important artistic movements.

Get the book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/martyn-rady/the-middle-kingdoms/9781541619784/?lens=basic-books

Show Notes:

The Critic: Victor Sebestyen – “Why central Europe has always mattered”

https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/august-september-2023/why-central-europe-has-always-mattered/

Financial Times: Ivan Krastev – “Shadowlands of empire: central Europe’s nervous east-west gaze”

https://www.ft.com/content/bb9fbe29-00bc-47bf-946b-456ab77e3fa1

Literary Review: Tim Blanning – “Emperors, Mystics & Tomcats”

https://literaryreview.co.uk/emperors-mystics-tomcats

The New Criterion: Jeremy Black – “Middle march”

https://newcriterion.com/article/middle-march/

The Spectator: Peter Frankopan – “Central Europe has shaped our culture for centuries – yet we still find the region baffling”

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/central-europe-has-shaped-our-culture-for-centuries-yet-we-still-find-the-region-baffling/

The Telegraph: Noel Malcolm – “Fish, tobacco and bureaucrats: a mad, marvellous history of central Europe”

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/the-middle-kingdoms-by-martyn-rady-review-a-mad-marvellous/

Times Literary Supplement: Larry Wolff – “Among the dogmen”

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-middle-kingdoms-martyn-rady-book-review-larry-wolff/

The Wall Street Journal: Robert D. Kaplan – “‘The Middle Kingdoms’ Review: Europe’s Eternal Battlefield”

https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/the-middle-kingdoms-review-europes-eternal-battlefield-1a0d92a2

The Washington Free Beacon: Jakub Grygiel – “From World Wars to the Cold War to Ukraine: How Central Europe Survives”

https://freebeacon.com/culture/from-world-wars-to-the-cold-war-to-ukraine-how-central-europe-survives/

Scandinavia Was Never a Good Socialist Model for the US, or the World

Christopher Talgo — Mon, 27 May 2024 06:05:00 -0500

The other day, Heartland Institute Editorial Director Chris Talgo, who is also a research fellow at our Socialism Research Center, was a guest on the nationally syndicated Pelle Neroth Taylor Show. Pelle apparently got notice of a paper Chris and Heartland's Justin Haskins wrote back in 2019 titled "Debunking the Scandinavian Socialism Myth: An Evaluation of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Chris was on Pelle's program to talk about that paper. It's a fascinating conversation. Have a listen. And read the paper that got the attention of Pelle Neroth Taylor here: https://heartland.org/publications/policy-brief-debunking-the-scandinavian-socialism-myth-an-evaluation-of-denmark-norway-and-sweden/

Biden Climate Rules Onslaught: Coming to a Household Near You - The Climate Realism Show #111

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Jim Lakely — Fri, 24 May 2024 16:46:34 -0500

On episode 111 of The Climate Realism Show, we review many of the eco policies that amount to Biden's war on homeowners and the citizenry for the sake of "saving the planet" from climate change.We'll be discussing the Biden power plant rule, auto emissions rule, new ESA restrictions in Texas for a lizard, appliance rules, and more. The rules restricting gas stove and light bulbs and others supposedly to prevent so-called climate catastrophes affect our everyday choices and lives.

Joining us is Marlo Lewis, Jr. who is a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Lewis writes on global warming, energy policy, and public policy issues and will comment of the onslaught by Biden which appears geared to meet the 180 day deadline for such things before the November election.

Join host Anthony Watts, the Heartland Institute’s H. Sterling Burnett, and Marlo Lewis for the big list of FAIL. And, as always, we have the Crazy Climate News of the Week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) for the kind of climate realism you can’t find anywhere else, and join the chat to get your questions answered, too.

Klaus Schwab is Stepping Down - In The Tank #450

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, Chris Talgo — Thu, 23 May 2024 13:35:14 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 450 of the In The Tank Podcast. World Economic Forum's CEO Klaus Schwab just announced he will be stepping down from his role as "Davos Man." What does this mean for the organization? Who is likely to take over control of the WEF? Also, an anti-CBDC bill is gaining traction in Congress. Will this potential legislation possibly put an end to the quest to establish a central bank digital currency in the United States?

OPENING CHIT CHAT - KLAUS SCHWAB IS OUT

Bloomberg - World Economic Forum Founder Klaus Schwab Stepping Down by 2025

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-21/world-economic-forum-founder-klaus-schwab-stepping-down-semafor

Stopping Socialism - Klaus Schwab’s Time May Be Almost Up

https://stoppingsocialism.com/2023/01/klaus-schwabs-time-may-be-almost-up/

Reuters - Original Davos Man unveils half a succession plan

https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/original-davos-man-unveils-half-succession-plan-2024-05-22/

PRIMARY TOPIC - ANTI-CBDC BILL GAINS TRACTION IN CONGRESS

Heritage Action - CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act

https://heritageaction.com/scorecard/cosponsorships/hr5403-118

Ted Cruz - Sen. Cruz Introduces Legislation Prohibiting Unilateral Fed Control of a U.S. Digital Currency | U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas

https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-introduces-legislation-prohibiting-unilateral-fed-control-of-a-us-digital-currency

American Bankers Association - ABA Letter of Support to H.R. 5403 – the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act

https://www.aba.com/advocacy/policy-analysis/support-ltr-hr5403

America's Credit Unions - House, Senate bills introduced to bar Fed from issuing CBDC

https://www.americascreditunions.org/news/house-senate-bills-introduced-to-bar-fed-from-issuing-cbdc/

Atlantic Council - Don’t let the US become the only country to ban CBDCs

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/dont-let-the-us-become-the-only-country-to-ban-cbdcs/

FinTech Futures - US Federal Reserve “nowhere near recommending, let alone adopting” a CBDC, chairman tells Congress
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2024/03/us-federal-reserve-nowhere-near-cbdc-adoption-chairman-tells-congress/

Atlantic Council CBDC Tracker
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/cbdctracker/

Ill Literacy, Episode 142: To The End of the Earth (Guest: John C. McManus)

The Heartland Institute — Wed, 22 May 2024 10:48:13 -0500

In Episode 142 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with John C. McManus, author ofTo the End of the Earth: The US Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945.

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by John C. McManus, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of U.S. military history at Missouri University of Science and Technology, to discuss his new book, To the End of the Earth: The US Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945. They chat about the Philippines campaign, Okinawa, and the increasingly fanatical zeal and suicidal determination of the Japanese imperial forces. They also discuss major characters like MacArthur, Kreuger, Eichelberger, and Buckner as well as the incredible logistical hoops entailed in fielding a major army in the far-flung reaches of the Pacific.

Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/702467/to-the-end-of-the-earth-by-john-c-mcmanus/

Show Notes:

Wall Street Journal: Jonathan W. Jordan – “‘To the End of the Earth’ Review: Defeating Japan”

https://www.wsj.com/articles/to-the-end-of-the-earth-review-defeating-japan-1df44c74

The Lies Of Bidenomics And The Reality Of The Economy

The Heartland Institute — Wed, 22 May 2024 09:56:43 -0500

On May 16, Heartland Editorial Director Chris Talgo appeared on Steve Bannon's War Room to discuss his recent op-ed in The Hill detailing how President Biden's economic policies are harming the vast majority of Americans.

Climate and Energy-the Case for Realism: David Legates, Ph.D.

The Heartland Institute — Mon, 20 May 2024 09:12:50 -0500

In his new co-authored anthology, Climate and Energy: The Case for Realism, climatologist David Legates gathers assembles some of the best scientists, economists and analysts on climate change today to stake out a middle ground between extreme climate alarm, and the other extreme of people claiming climate change is a hoax. Climate change is happening, people are having localized effects, but it poses no existential threat to civilization of existence.

Defending Populism To Defeat The Elite? - In The Tank #449

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, Chris Talgo — Thu, 16 May 2024 14:27:34 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 449 of the In The Tank Podcast. Is Populism a threat to Democracy? U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi believes so. Pelosi recently took part in an Oxford Union debate on this very subject where she made the case that populism has become synonymous with ethnonationalism and right-wing extremism. Arguing against this position was Winston Marshall, a former member of the musical group, Mumford & Sons. What role does Populism play in American politics? Is it something that should be embraced or rejected by pro-liberty advocates?

OPENING CHIT CHAT - BIDEN V. TRUMP DEBATES SET

Politico - It’s on (for now): Biden and Trump agree to 2 debates

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/15/biden-proposes-2-debates-with-trump-ditching-bipartisan-commission-00158082

PRIMARY TOPIC - DEFENDING POPULISM TO DEFEAT THE ELITES?

NYP - Winston Marshall: I didn’t have to expose Nancy Pelosi — she did it herself

https://nypost.com/2024/05/14/opinion/winston-marshall-i-didnt-have-to-expose-nancy-pelosi-she-did-it-herself/

WSJ - Notable & Quotable: Pelosi on Populism

https://www.wsj.com/articles/notable-quotable-pelosi-on-populism-threat-democracy-culture-war-909afce8

(video) Oxford Union - Winston Marshall argues that populism is not a threat democracy, but rather is democracy itself 6/6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFmjgbdNNgw

(video) Politico - Obama: I'm the real populist, not Trump

https://www.politico.com/video/2016/06/obama-im-the-real-populist-not-trump-059801

(video) Tucker Carlson - About one in five mail-in ballots in the last election was fraudulent ...

https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1783979370811724167

Ill Literacy, Episode 141: Christendom (Guest: Peter Heather)

Tim Benson — Mon, 13 May 2024 05:35:00 -0500

In Episode 141 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Peter Heather, author ofChristendom: The Triumph of a Religion, AD 300-1300.

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Peter Heather, chair of medieval history at King's College, London, to discuss his new book, Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion, AD 300-1300. They chat about how a small sect of isolated and intensely committed congregations became a mass movement centrally directed from Rome, the Church’s chameleonlike capacity for self-reinvention, and how nothing was inevitable about Christianity’s rise and dominance in Europe.

Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/546307/christendom-by-peter-heather/

Show Notes:

City Journal: Edward Short – “Fair Triumph, or Foul?”

https://www.city-journal.org/article/fair-triumph-or-foul

Literary Review: Costica Bradatan – “Onward Christian Emperors”

https://literaryreview.co.uk/onward-christian-emperors

New York Times: Paul Elie – “Looking at Early Christianity Through a Different Lens”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/books/review/christendom-peter-heather.html

Public Discourse: Robert Wilken – “ The History behind the Formation of Christendom”

https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2023/07/89727/

The Spectator: Eleanor Myerson – “The rocky path to Christian dominance in Europe”

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-rocky-path-to-christian-dominance-in-europe/

The Telegraph: Peter Stanford – “How 4th-century Christianity radically reinvented itself from a marginal sect to a world power”

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/how-4th-century-christianity-radically-reinvented-marginal-sect/

Times Literary Supplement: Diarmid MacCulloch – “Kingdom of God”

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-formation-of-christendom-judith-herrin-christendom-peter-heather-book-review-diarmaid-macculloch/

Washington Examiner: Diane Scharper – “How Christianity Happened”

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine-life-arts/376645/how-christianity-happened/

CLIMATE CULT COLLAPSE - The People and the Market Speak Their Mind

H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Donald Kendal — Fri, 10 May 2024 15:24:03 -0500

On episode 109 of The Climate Realism Show, we look at two recent polls that show climate change opinion is sharply waning in its perception as a threat to the public. At the same time, ESG funds have essentially collapsed as investors pull their money.

Joining us to discuss these issues is Donald Kendal deputy director of Heartland’s Socialism Research Center, and video host of the In the Tank weekly podcast.

Plus, host Anthony Watts, The Heartland Institute’s H. Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken analyze this downturn. And, as always, we have the Crazy Climate News of the Week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) for the kind of climate realism you can’t find anywhere else, and join the chat to get your questions answered, too.

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Saving Whales from Wind Projects in the Atlantic

H. Sterling Burnett — Thu, 09 May 2024 15:00:06 -0500

The other day, H. Sterling Burnett, director of the Arthur B. Robinson Center for Climate and Environmental Policy at The Heartland Institute, was a guest on the Steve Gruber Show. He was invited back on the program to talk about the effort by The Heartland Institute and others to stop a massive wind project off the shore of Virginia to protect the criticially endangered right whale. Sterling also talked about plans to start putting wind turbines in Lake Michigan, too.

If you appreciate this podcast, and all the work we do at The Heartland Instiute, considering supporting us with a tax deductable donation. Just go to Heartland.org and hit the donate button on the top of the page. Now, on to the interview.

https://heartland.org/donate/

BlackRock CEO Trashes Wind and Solar - In The Tank #448

donald kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, Linnea Lueken — Thu, 09 May 2024 14:30:09 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and Linnea Lueken present episode 448 of the In The Tank Podcast. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink was featured at a recent World Economic Forum event where he spoke on the subject of future investments. Toward the end of the panel, Fink trashed wind and solar as viable options to meet our economy's growing appetite for cheap, reliable energy. Are these statements by Fink just an anomaly in the larger climate alarmist movement or do they signal a potential shift in global energy trends?

OPENING CHIT CHAT

Monmouth Poll - Younger adults express less urgency than in prior polls

https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/monmouthpoll_us_050624/

PRIMARY TOPIC - BLACKROCK CEO BURIES WIND AND SOLAR AT WEF EVENT?

(video) Larry Link at WEF Event

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoRVYFHNc6k&t=2787s

(Time stamp: 46:27 - 47:54)

(video) Zuckerberg: Energy, not compute, will be the #1 bottleneck to AI progress

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-o5YbNfmh0

(Time stamp: 0:00 - 1:00ish)

Bloomberg - Data Centers Now Need a Reactor's World of Power, Dominion Says

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-02/data-centers-now-need-a-reactor-s-worth-of-power-dominion-says?leadSource=reddit_wall

Reuters - OpenAI CEO Altman says at Davos future AI depends on energy breakthrough

https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-ceo-altman-says-davos-future-ai-depends-energy-breakthrough-2024-01-16/

NBC News - The AI industry is pushing a nuclear power revival — partly to fuel itself

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/nuclear-power-oklo-sam-altman-ai-energy-rcna139094

CNN - New-wave reactor technology could kick-start a nuclear renaissance — and the US is banking on it

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/01/climate/nuclear-small-modular-reactors-us-russia-china-climate-solution-intl/index.html

Why Did Larry Fink Just Dump on Renewable Energy at the WEF?

Donald Kendal — Tue, 07 May 2024 17:42:59 -0500

The other day, Donald Kendal, Deputy Director of Heartland Institute's Socialism Research Center, was a guest again on the Shaun Thompson Show on AM560 The Answer in Chicago. Donny tells Shaun what Blackrock CEO Larry Fink -- one of the most powerful men in the world, controlling trillions of dollars in funds -- has been up to, and what he revealed at a special meeting at the World Economic Forum special meeting in Saudi Arabia this week. You'll definitely be surprised. Have a listen.

And if you appreciate this podcast, consider supporting it and all the work we do at The Heartland Institute with a tax-deductable donation. Just go to Heartland.org and click the Donate Button. Now, on to the interview ...

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At Last, a Real Debate: The Duel of the Theories on Global Warming - The Climate Realism Show #108

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, James Taylor — Fri, 03 May 2024 16:10:13 -0500

On episode 108 of The Climate Realism Show, special guest James Taylor, president of The Heartland Institute and the founding director of Heartland’s Arthur B. Robinson Center for Climate and Environmental Policy, presents data refuting multiple climate change myths. James recently took part in a debate called "THE DUEL OF THE THEORIES ON GLOBAL WARMING" with Professor Harold R. Wanless, professor in the Department of Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of Miami.Taylor covers topics such as global temperatures, sea level rise, crop production, hurricanes, and tornadoes, citing data from peer-reviewed sources in the process.

Join host Anthony Watts, and The Heartland Institute’s H. Sterling Burnett as we do some play-by-play analysis. Plus, as always, the Crazy Climate News of the Week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET every Friday at Heartland's YouTube and Rumble channels for the kind of climate realism you can’t find anywhere else, and join the chat to get your questions answered, too.

https://www.youtube.com/theheartlandinstitute

https://rumble.com/account/content?type=all

The Folly of Wind and Solar to Power Pennsylvania

H. Sterling Burnett — Thu, 02 May 2024 17:58:31 -0500

The other day H. Sterling Burnett, director of The Heartland Institute's Arthur B. Robinson Center for Climate and Environmental Policy was a guest on The John Steigerwald Show on AM1250 The Answer in Pittsburgh. Sterling is a frequent guest on that excellent program, and was asked on to talk about Pennsylvania's plan to lean on solar and wind for future energy. As you might expect, Sterling explained how and why this is a bad idea, especially for resource-rich Pennsylvania.

Excellent links for more climate realist information from The Heartland Institute:

https://heartland.org/topics/environment-energy/

https://climaterealism.com/

https://climateataglance.com/

https://energyataglance.com/

Cultural Marxists Take Over College Campuses - In The Tank #447

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, Chris Talgo — Thu, 02 May 2024 13:26:43 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 447 of the In The Tank Podcast. Over the past week, student-led protest groups have essentially taken over college campuses across the United States, demonstrating on behalf of the pro-Palestine movement. The radical rhetoric, the disruption of classes, and the crack down by police has stirred up a lot of attention on this matter, but many important aspects are being ignored. Who is funding this movement? What are the true intentions of the protests? And how are these factors effected by the upcoming Presidential election?

OPENING CHIT CHAT

Reason - “Disinformation Czar” Jankowicz Returns as Head of New Project Before Election

https://reason.com/2024/04/25/nina-jankowicz-disinformation-czar-is-back-in-action/

PRIMARY TOPIC - Cultural Marxists Take Over College Campuses

The Federalist - Campus Radicals Go Bananas At The Colleges That Created Them

https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/30/campus-radicals-go-bananas-at-the-colleges-that-created-them/

New York Post - George Soros is paying student radicals who are fueling nationwide explosion of Israel-hating protests

https://nypost.com/2024/04/26/us-news/george-soros-maoist-fund-columbias-anti-israel-tent-city/

The Jerusalem Post - Pro-Palestine protests are generously funded by donors promoting radical Islam studies - analysis

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/pro-palestine-protests-are-generously-funded-by-donors-promoting-radical-islam-studies-analysis-799154

Reason - Texas Public Colleges Crack Down on Peaceful Anti-Israel Protests

https://reason.com/2024/04/25/texas-public-colleges-crack-down-on-peaceful-anti-israel-protests/

Ill Literacy, Episode 140: Founding Partisans (Guest: H.W. Brands)

Tim Benson — Wed, 01 May 2024 10:30:47 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by friend of the podcast H.W. Brands, the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin, to discuss his new book, Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics. They chat about how, while the Framers viewed political parties a fatal threat to republican virtues, parties emerged even before the ink on the Constitution was dry. They then discuss all things Federalist vs. Antifederalist/Republican, how contentious the political battles between them were, but yet how, despite all this, peaceful transfers of power continued.

Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/713058/founding-partisans-by-h-w-brands/

Show Notes:
Wall Street Journal: Adam Rowe – “‘Founding Partisans’ and ‘A Republic of Scoundrels’: Opportunists and Patriots”
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/founding-partisans-and-a-republic-of-scoundrels-opportunists-and-patriots-b61dbf2f

Washington Post: C.W. Goodyear – “American political discord is as old as America itself”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/12/06/founding-partisans-political-book-review/

Ill Literacy, Episode 140: The Collaborators (Guest: Ian Buruma)

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:35:10 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Tim Benson is joined by Ian Buruma, Paul W. Williams Professor of Human Rights and Journalism at Bard College, to discuss his new book, The Collaborators: Three Stories of Deception and Survival in World War II. They chat about the backstory behind the three subjects of the book—Felix Kersten, Yoshiko Kawashima, and Friedrich Weinreb—and why all three have been vilified and mythologized. They also discuss the three subjects’ varying levels of culpability for the crimes committed by the people and regimes they served.

Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/659322/the-collaborators-by-ian-buruma/

Show Notes:

The Guardian: Matthew Reisz – “The Collaborators by Ian Buruma review – intriguing study of the frenemy within”

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/mar/12/the-collaborators-three-stories-of-deception-survival-world-war-ii-by-ian-buruma-review-intriguing-study-of-the-frenemy-within

New York Times: Lesley M.M. Blume – “Amoral Traitors? War Heroes? Survivors? Depends Whom You Ask.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/11/books/review/the-collaborators-ian-buruma.html

The Times: Ben McIntyre – “The Collaborators by Ian Buruma review — three stories of deception and survival in the Second World War”

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-collaborators-by-ian-buruma-review-jljr2msmd

Times Literary Supplement: Josh Ireland – “Unholy compromises”

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-collaborators-ian-buruma-book-review-josh-ireland/

Wall Street Journal: Diane Cole – “‘The Collaborators’ Review: They Dealt With the Devil”

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-collaborators-book-review-world-war-ii-history-they-dealt-with-the-devil-8a1cad6b

Washington Post: Scott Martelle – “For three liars during WWII, deception proves to be both good and evil”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/05/03/world-war-ii-collaborators-book/

2024 State of Climate Alarmism - In The Tank #446

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, Linnea Lueken — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:36:23 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and Linnea Lueken present episode 446 of the In The Tank Podcast. In honor of Earth Day (Week? Month?), we are taking a look at the State of the Climate Alarmism agenda. How is climate change currently resonating with the general public? How successful are its advocates in getting climate action done? And what does the future look like for the climate alarmist movement?

PRIMARY TOPIC - 2024 STATE OF CLIMATE ALARMISM

Public perception

CBS News - CBS News poll finds big majority of Americans support U.S. taking steps to reduce climate change

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-reduce-climate-change-extreme-weather-04-21-2024/

IR Magazine - Earth Day poll finds waning global interest in climate change, but most still want businesses to act

https://www.irmagazine.com/esg/earth-day-poll-finds-waning-global-interest-climate-change-most-still-want-businesses-act

Pew Research - What the data says about Americans’ views of climate change

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/09/what-the-data-says-about-americans-views-of-climate-change/

Public outreach

Fox News - Climate activists have new target in mind for major summer protest: 'Make their lives miserable'

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/climate-activists-new-target-mind-major-summer-protest-make-lives-miserable

Washington Post - What John Kerry’s exit means for the global climate fight

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/03/04/john-kerry-climate-change-china/

The Guardian - 'Only the beginning': Greta Thunberg reacts to court ruling on Swiss climate inaction – video

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2024/apr/09/only-the-beginning-thunberg-reacts-to-court-ruling-on-state-climate-inaction-video

Success?

Energy Mix

https://ourworldindata.org/electricity-mix

The Hill - Biden administration plans to tee up offshore wind across the nation’s coastlines

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4616379-biden-administration-plans-to-tee-up-offshore-wind-across-the-nations-coastlines/

Tesla reports 55 % drop in profit as Chinese competitors dominate

https://www.semafor.com/article/04/23/2024/tesla-q1-report-sees-first-revenue-decline-in-years-for-ev-giant

2024 Election Mail-In Ballot Crisis & Election Interference - In The Tank #445

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:27:12 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 445 of the In The Tank Podcast. The Heartland Institute commissioned a new poll with Rasmussen Reports that once again highlights major election integrity issues that will effect the 2024 election. We asked likely voters if they would cheat to help their favored candidate win the presidency. The results are shocking. Also, are developments in Trump's court cases tantamount to election interference?

PRIMARY TOPIC - 2024 Mail-In Ballot Crisis and Election Interference

Heartland Institute - Heartland Institute Poll Shows Nearly Three in 10 Voters Would Vote Illegally in 2024 Presidential Election

https://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-institute-poll-shows-nearly-three-in-10-voters-would-vote-illegally-in-2024-presidential-election/

Townhall - New Poll: Nearly Three in 10 Voters Say They Would Vote Illegally in 2024 Election

https://townhall.com/columnists/christalgo/2024/04/17/new-poll-nearly-three-in-10-voters-say-they-would-vote-illegally-in-2024-election-n2637874

Newsmax - Rasmussen Poll: 28% Would Commit Voter Fraud

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/rasmussen-voters-fraud/2024/04/17/id/1161353/

The Federalist - Majority Of Voters Recognize Democrat Lawfare Against Trump Is Political Election Interference

https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/27/majority-of-voters-recognize-democrat-lawfare-against-trump-is-political-election-interference/

The Federalist - Trump Will Be In Court Instead Of Campaigning For 8 Weeks Thanks To Democrats’ New York Lawfare

https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/16/trump-will-be-in-court-instead-of-campaigning-for-8-weeks-thanks-to-democrats-new-york-lawfare/

The Federalist - Dragging Trump Into Court While Biden Campaigns Is Election Interference, Regardless Of Verdict

https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/15/dragging-trump-into-court-while-biden-campaigns-is-election-interference-regardless-of-verdict/

Ill Literacy, Episode 139: On Great Fields (Guest: Ronald C. White)

Tim Benson — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:18:23 -0500

In Episode 139 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Ronald C. White, author ofOn Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain.

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by return guest Ronald C. White, senior fellow at the Trinity Forum, to discuss his new book, On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. They chat about Chamberlain’s early days in Maine, his studying to become a minister, and a how a childhood stutterer ended up being fluent in nine languages. They also discuss his Civil War heroism, his turn as governor of Maine, and how he made a civilian life of meaning after having experienced the extreme highs and lows of war.

Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/566059/on-great-fields-by-ronald-c-white/

Show Notes:

C-SPAN: On Great Fields (VIDEO)

https://www.c-span.org/video/?531806-2/on-great-fields

HistoryNet: Dave Kindy – “This Son of Maine Was Much More Than a Civil War Hero”

https://www.historynet.com/interview-on-great-fields-chamberlain/

Wall Street Journal: Randall Fuller – “‘On Great Fields’: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Professor and Hero”

https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/on-great-fields-joshua-lawrence-chamberlain-professor-and-hero-af8c509c

Outro music: Aswad, Warrior Charge, War Ina Babylon: An Island Reggae Anthology, 2009

Climate and Energy: The Case for Realism – The Climate Realism Show #105

Jim Lakely, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:03:37 -0500

On episode 105 of The Climate Realism Show, we talk to E. Calvin Beisner, co-editor (along with David Legates) of the new book “Climate and Energy: The Case For Realism.” The book combines outstanding climate science, physics, economics, environmental science, political science, ethics, and theology to present a well-reasoned understanding of human-induced climate change and how to respond to it. The authors of the chapters in this book, all experts in their respective fields, conclude for a wide range of issues related to climate and energy, that “attempted cures for climate change are generally worse than the disease—especially for the poor.”

Beisner will join host Jim Lakely, and The Heartland Institute’s usual climate crew of H. Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken, to talk about this book and also the Crazy Climate News of the Week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) for the kind of climate realism you can’t find anywhere else, and join the chat to get your questions answered, too.

Get the book and more information on the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation here:

https://cornwallalliance.org/

Left vs. Right: We Are Living In Different Universes - In The Tank #444

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, Chris Talgo — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:30:42 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 444 of the In The Tank Podcast. Depending on what news sites you look at, you might be told the economy is doing great or its falling apart. Or you might be told climate change is a crisis or not an issue to be concerned about. It seems like we can't even agree on facts anymore. How is it possible that we are this bifurcated as a society? What is causing this and is it sustainable?

PRIMARY TOPIC - LIVING IN TWO DIFFERENT UNIVERSES

economy

CNN - With inflation back up, the long-predicted storm clouds in the economy may actually be forming

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/10/economy/economic-storm-clouds-as-inflation-stalls/index.html

CBS News - Is the U.S. in a "vibecession"? Here's why Americans are gloomy even as the economy improves.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cpi-report-inflation-economy-vibecession-cbs-explains/

WSJ - What’s Wrong With the Economy? It’s You, Not the Data

https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/whats-wrong-with-the-economy-its-you-not-the-data-cfa911e6

climate change

AP News - UN climate chief presses for faster action, says humans have 2 years left ‘to save the world’

https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-finance-un-elections-stiell-0b176237b1e4a78d28d5dbcbbf7809f0

Daily Signal - ‘AVOID FALSE BALANCE’: AP Style Guide Aims to Silence Dissent From Climate Alarmist Narrative

https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/07/thumb-scale-ap-style-guide-tries-exclude-climate-wrongthink-journalism/

Why?

The Free Press - I’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust.

https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust\

Washington Times - Survey finds Fox viewers better informed than CNN, MSNBC viewers

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/19/survey-fox-viewers-better-informed-cnn-msnbc-viewe/

The House of Dudley: A New History of Tudor England (Guest: Joanne Paul)

Tim Benson — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:29:13 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Joanne Paul, Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Sussex, to discuss her new book, The House of Dudley: A New History of Tudor England. They chat about who were the Dudleys, how they gained prominence, then lost it all, then gained prominence once again, and then finally lost it all again. They also discuss how the family’s fortunes seemed to mirror those of their Tudor benefactors, why the Dudley men would want to play such a dangerous game, and how the Dudley women kept the family together when family fortunes had fallen.

Get the book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-House-of-Dudley/Joanne-Paul/9781639366125

Show Notes:

Literary Review: Mathew Lyons – “They courted trouble”

https://literaryreview.co.uk/they-courted-trouble

The Spectator: Elizabeth Goldring – “The machinations of the Dudleys make Game of Thrones look tame”

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-machinations-of-the-dudleys-make-game-of-thrones-look-tame/

The Telegraph: Noel Malcolm – “How the Dudleys played Tudor snakes and ladders – and lost spectacularly”

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/dudleys-played-tudor-snakes-ladders-lost-spectacularly/

The Times: Gerard DeRoot – “The House of Dudley by Joanne Paul review — how to get ahead (or lose your head) in Tudor England”

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-house-of-dudley-by-joanne-paul-review-jg3rvf0zs

Wall Street Journal: Catherine Ostler – “‘The House of Dudley’ Review: Tudor Game of Thrones”

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-house-of-dudley-review-playing-the-tudor-game-of-thrones-8d74f2a6

Save the Whales, Kill the Turbines – The Climate Realism Show #104

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 17:52:49 -0500

On episode 104 of The Climate Realism Show, we explain that to save the whales we need to kill these growing large-scale offshore wind projects. These so-called “wind farms” are much larger and do much more environmental damage than most people realize. Covering an area the size of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined, one project off the Mid-Atlantic poses an existential risk to the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. That is just one of many ocean mammals harassed and killed by these projects that will, at best, provide unreliable and expensive energy. Remember when “save the whales” was the cry of the environmentalists? Now they are fine with a spike in dead whales washing up on our Atlantic beaches as long as the “green energy” agenda continues apace.

The Heartland Institute is part of a lawsuit to stop to a major wind project in the Atlantic and save the right whale. We will talk about that effort with Craig Rucker and Terry Johnson of CFACT, who are also part of the suit. Join them and host Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken to talk about that, plus the Crazy Climate News of the Week.

Socialism At A Glance, American Polarization - In The Tank #443

Donald Kendal, Chris Talgo, Linnea Lueken — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 13:56:04 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Chris Talgo, and Linnea Lueken present episode 443 of the In The Tank Podcast. Heartland's Socialism Research Center just released a new book, Socialism At A Glance. Socialism at a Glance attempts to fill that educational deficiency, providing a succinct summary of socialism's origins and rise in modern history while also giving detailed case studies of some of the most infamous socialist regimes that rose to power in the 20th century, including some that still exist to this day. Also, is the political rhetoric getting more polarized in America? Are the left and right getting further apart?

OPENING CHIT CHAT - CLIMATE AT A GLANCE

Climate At A Glance App

https://climateataglance.com/app/

PRIMARY TOPIC - SOCIALISM AT A GLANCE BOOK

New Book - Socialism At A Glance

https://a.co/d/awZWYKX

Tampa Bay Times - Florida lawmakers want communism lessons in all grades. The bill is headed to DeSantis

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2024/03/06/florida-lawmakers-want-communism-lessons-all-grades-bill-is-headed-desantis/

YAF - New YAF Poll: What is Socialism? More Than Half of Students Can’t Accurately Define It

https://yaf.org/news/new-yaf-poll-what-is-socialism-more-than-half-of-students-cant-accurately-define-it/

Axios - Exclusive poll: Young Americans are embracing socialism

https://www.axios.com/2019/03/10/exclusive-poll-young-americans-embracing-socialism

SECONDARY TOPIC - POLARIZATION IN AMERICA

NBC News - Here’s what’s driving America’s increasing political polarization

https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/s-s-driving-americas-increasing-political-polarization-rcna89559

ANES - THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR

https://electionstudies.org/data-tools/anes-guide/anes-guide.html?chart=affective_polarization_parties

Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical (Guest: Laurie Winer)

Tim Benson — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 18:30:06 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Laurie Winer, founding editor of the Los Angeles Review of Books, to discuss her new book, Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical. They chat about why Winer believes Hammerstein more than anyone else invented the musical. They also discuss his relationship with collaborators Jerome Kern and Richard Rodgers and how Hammerstein’s optimistic humor, openness to strangers, and rejection of bitterness contributed to a vision that orchestrated a collective reimagining of America.

Get the book here: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300223798/oscar-hammerstein-ii-and-the-invention-of-the-musical/

Show Notes:

Los Angeles Review of Books: Tim Riley – “A Poet of the Anticipation of Joy: On Laurie Winer’s ‘Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical’”
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/a-poet-of-the-anticipation-of-joy-on-laurie-winers-oscar-hammerstein-ii-and-the-invention-of-the-musical/

New York Times: Brad Leithauser – “A Cockeyed Optimist: Oscar Hammerstein Was No Stephen Sondheim”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/08/books/review/oscar-hammerstein-ii-and-the-invention-of-the-musical-laurie-winer.html

Renewable Power Costs More and Delivers Less

H. Sterling Burnett, Isaac Orr — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:23:46 -0500

In this enlightening episode, Isaac Orr from the Center of the American Experiment delves into the complexities of renewable energy and its impact on power grids across the United States. Orr argues for a reevaluation of what we consider 'renewable' energy, arguing the term 'renewable' might be misleading, suggesting a shift towards labeling these energy sources as 'unreliable.' He sheds light on the hidden costs and inefficiencies of renewable energy sources, pointing out that, despite significant subsidies, they prove to be more costly and less efficient than traditional energy sources.

Orr illustrates how states heavily invested in renewable energy—from California to Texas, traversing through Ohio to the Northeast—are experiencing increased instances of power emergencies, including blackouts and brownouts. This episode not only challenges the prevailing narrative around renewable energy but also explores the broader implications of these energy policies on our daily lives and the environment. Join us as we navigate through the controversial and often misunderstood realm of renewable power, its economic ramifications, and why speaking out on these issues might attract unwarranted attention, as experienced by the Center of the American Experiment.

BlackRock and ESG Divestment - In The Tank #442

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:02:45 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 442 of the In The Tank Podcast. This week, the In The Tank crew is discussing a number of different topics. The bridge collapse in Baltimore, Texas's divestment from BlackRock, and the media revolt against Ronna McDaniel all expose truths about some of the most important things going on in our country right now. Through their insightful commentary, Kendal, Lakely, and Talgo shed light on these pressing issues, offering valuable perspectives on the state of affairs in America.

OPENING CHIT CHAT - BRIDGE COLLAPSE

NYT - What We Know About the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse in Baltimore

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/us/key-bridge-collapse-baltimore-what-to-know.html

PRIMARY TOPIC(S)

BlackRock and ESG Divestment

NYP - Texas yanks $8.5B from Larry Fink’s BlackRock in ‘massive blow against the scam of ESG’

https://nypost.com/2024/03/19/business/texas-yanks-8-5b-from-larry-finks-blackrock-in-massive-blow-against-the-scam-of-esg/

American Thinker - Texas tells BlackRock to kick rocks

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/03/texas_tells_blackrock_to_kick_rocks_.html

Fox Business - Mississippi hits BlackRock with cease and desist, threatens massive fine over ESG policies

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/mississippi-hits-blackrock-with-cease-desist-threatens-massive-fine-over-esg-policies

NBC Ronna McDaniel

CNN - NBC cut ties with Ronna McDaniel after extraordinary pressure, but its problems aren’t over

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/27/media/nbc-ronna-mcdaniel-problems-are-not-over/index.html

Mail-in Voting Ensures Illegal Ballots Will Be Counted

Christopher Talgo — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:07:18 -0500

The other day, The Heartland Institute's Chris Talgo, Editorial Director and research fellow at our Socialism Research Center, was a guest on "Unleashed with Marc Morano" on TNT Radio. Chris was on to talk about the how regular election laws, designed to make it secure, were thrown out in the 2020 election.

He talked about the poll Heartland and Rasmussen Reports released late last year in which one in five of Americans who mailed in their ballots admitted to at least one form of illegal voting. We have to make sure election integrity is paramount in the 2024 election, and not let cheating and illegal balloting happen to the level it happened in 2020.

See the poll, as well as analysis and media coverage of that poll: https://heartland.org/who-really-won-the-2020-election/

Why Is George Soros Buying Up Radio Stations?

Donald Kendal — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0500

The other day, The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, deputy director of our Socialism Research Center, was a guest on the Shaun Thompson Show on AM560 in Chicago. He's a regular guest on that fantastic program and talked with Shaun about George Soros' purchase of a slew of conservative radio stations across America. Is he buying these stations because he wan't to suppress any speech that counters the leftist agenda and public narrative? Have a listen to find out.

The World That Wasn't: Henry Wallace and the Fate of the American Century (Guest: Benn Steil)

Tim Benson — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 10:45:54 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Benn Steil, senior fellow and director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, to discuss his new book, The World That Wasn't: Henry Wallace and the Fate of the American Century. They discuss Wallace’s brilliance as a geneticist, his odd obsession with mysticism, and his naivete toward the true nature of the Soviet Union and Soviet communism. They also chat about his collusion with Stalin during his run for the presidency in 1948 and how frequently he was manipulated by Soviet agents and assets during his entire tenure in government service.

Get the book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-World-That-Wasnt/Benn-Steil/9781982127824

Show Notes:

National Review: Amity Shlaes – “What if Henry Wallace Had Been President?”
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2024/04/what-if-henry-wallace-had-been-president/

Wall Street Journal: Michael Barone – “‘The World That Wasn’t’ Review: When FDR Dumped Wallace”
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/the-world-that-wasnt-review-when-fdr-dumped-wallace-9f93bb24

Washington Examiner: Mark Melton – “Henry Wallace: The man who was almost (an awful) president”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/2892932/henry-wallace-the-man-who-was-almost-an-awful-president/

Washington Free Beacon: Richard Norton Smith – “Midwest Mystic or Manchurian Candidate?”
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/midwest-mystic-or-manchurian-candidate/

Washington Post: George F. Will – “Roosevelt fixed his serious VP mistake. Will Biden?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/23/franklin-roosevelt-changed-running-mates/

Climate: The Movie - The Climate Realism Show #103

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 14:21:41 -0500

Climate Change Roundtable is now The Climate Realism Show. The same great climate news and analysis from The Heartland Institute’s world-class climate and energy experts, but a snazzy new name that gets right to the heart of what it is about.

On episode 103 of The Climate Realism Show, we welcome Tom Nelson, producer of the new film “Climate: The Movie.” The film exposes the climate alarm as an invented scare without any basis in science. It emphatically counters the claim that current temperatures and levels of atmospheric CO2 are unusually and worryingly high. In fact, we are currently in an ice age and there is no evidence that changing levels of CO2 (it has changed many times) has ever ‘driven’ climate change in the past.

The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts is host, H. Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken will break down the movie and it’s impact with Nelson.Plus, we will also have our regular weekly feature, Crazy Climate News - where we look at some of the most absurd climate alarmism stories of the week.

Visit the movie's website: https://www.climatethemovie.net/

SCOTUS Hears BIG First Amendment Case - In The Tank #441

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:43:20 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 441 of the In The Tank Podcast. For many years now, we have heard about big tech censorship and the role government may have played. Thanks to investigations like "The Twitter Files," we have gotten some insight into the coercive pressure put upon social media platforms to remove certain content. Well now, the Supreme Court is hearing a case on this very matter. At what point is the government overstepping the protections of the First Amendment in an effort to curb "misinformation?" Can we count on the Supreme Court to safeguard free speech? Just how important will the results of this case be?

OPENING CHIT CHAT - "BLOODBATH"

NYT - Trump Defends His Warning of a ‘Blood Bath for the Country’
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/18/us/politics/trump-blood-bath-auto-industry.html

PRIMARY TOPIC - GOVERNMENT CENSORSHIP CASE REACHES THE SUPREME COURT

WSJ - Government’s ‘Thinly Veiled’ Social-Media Censorship
https://www.wsj.com/articles/murthy-v-missouri-supreme-court-government-censorship-white-house-jen-psaki-9776eeb3

The Federalist - Justice Jackson’s Comment About Free Speech ‘Hamstringing’ The Government Wasn’t Her Worst

https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/20/justice-jacksons-comment-about-free-speech-hamstringing-the-government-wasnt-her-worst/

NYP - Will federal censorship be the pandemic’s biggest legacy?
https://nypost.com/2024/03/19/opinion/will-federal-censorship-be-the-pandemics-biggest-legacy/

PowerLine Blog - THE RIGHT TO SHOUT “BS” DURING A PANDEMIC
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/03/the-right-to-shout-bs-during-a-pandemic.php

SECONDARY TOPIC - UN'S RED ALERT... AGAIN

Washington Post - Biden imposes strongest-ever climate change rules for cars
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/03/20/biden-car-emissions-rules/

Yahoo Finance - UN sounds 'Red Alert' as world smashes heat records in 2023
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/un-sounds-red-alert-world-130000043.html

Climatosis, Fossil Feuds, & Missy's Twitch (Guest: Jon Pepper)

H. Sterling Burnett — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 15:48:48 -0500

Businessman and author Jon Pepper has written a series of books that explores the trials and tribulations of the energy industry in a highly politicized age, the newest of which, "Missy's Twitch," explores a young woman's passage from indoctrination and climate alarm induced spasms, to awareness of the lack of compelling evidence for climate alarm, and the toxic politics surrounding the issue.

The book is at turns hilarious and disturbing in the picture it paints of the current state of energy and climate politics, along the way presenting some caricatures of politicians and business interests who even the casual reader should be able to identify from real life, mocking them appropriately.

Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Missys-Twitch-Fossil-Feuds-Pepper-ebook/dp/B0CKM4VJFB

Ill Literacy, Episode 135: The Race to Zero (Guest: Paul H. Tice)

Tim Benson — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:00:01 -0500

In Episode 134 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Paul H. Tice, author of The Race to Zero: How ESG Investing Will Crater the Global Financial System.

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Paul H. Tice, retired Wall-Streeter and adjunct professor of finance at New York University’s Stern School of Business, to discuss his new book, The Race to Zero: How ESG Investing Will Crater the Global Financial System. They chat about why ESG and “sustainable investing” has swept across Wall Street, why it has received so little pushback so far, and what the consequences of this new scheme will mean for the global financial system. They also discuss what can be done to push back on this attempted ESG orthodoxy.

Get the book here: https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/the-race-to-zero/

DEBATE! Millennials, TikTok Ban, and AI Dangers - In The Tank #440

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:54:38 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 440 of the In The Tank Podcast. Debate is healthy. Conservatism is not a monolith of thought; disagreements are expected, especially on important topics. This week, we have gathers a few topics that should spark some debate amongst our panelists. These topics include: Millennials work ethic, the potential TikTok Ban, and the potential dangers posed by artificial intelligence. Join us as we discuss these issues and feel free to join in the conservation and voice your opinion.

PRIMARY TOPIC - DEBATE! Millennials, TikTok Ban, and AI Dangers

Millennial Work Ethic?

Yahoo - 'We Busted Our Behinds' — Boomer Whoopi Goldberg Bashes Millennial And Gen Z Work Ethics: 'I'm Sorry, If You Only Want To Work 4 Hours, It's Going To Be Harder For You To Get A House'

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/busted-behinds-boomer-whoopi-goldberg-184517385.html

Fox Business - Gen Z attitude toward 9-to-5 job sparking debate about the difference in generational work ethics

https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/gen-z-attitude-toward-9-5-job-sparking-debate-difference-generational-work-ethics

TikTok Ban?

NYT - House Passes Bill to Force TikTok Sale From Chinese Owner or Ban the App

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/technology/tiktok-ban-house-vote.html

NPR - Why the House voted to ban TikTok and what could come next

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/13/1237501725/house-vote-tiktok-ban

The Hill - These Republicans voted against the Trump-opposed TikTok bill

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4529220-these-republicans-voted-against-the-trump-opposed-tiktok-bill/

A.I. Dangers?

Time - Exclusive: U.S. Must Move ‘Decisively’ to Avert ‘Extinction-Level’ Threat From AI, Government-Commissioned Report Says

https://time.com/6898967/ai-extinction-national-security-risks-report/

CNN - AI could pose ‘extinction-level’ threat to humans and the US must intervene, State Dept.-commissioned report warns

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/12/business/artificial-intelligence-ai-report-extinction/index.html

Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon (Guest: Joel Selvin)

Tim Benson — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:08:06 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Joel Selvin, long-time rock critic at the San Francisco Chronicle, to discuss his new book, Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon. They chat about why Selvin thinks Gordon is the greatest rock drummer of all time, what makes Gordon so unique as a musician, the impact he’s had on American popular music, and his undiagnosed schizophrenia and the tragic second half of his life.

Get the book here: https://diversionbooks.com/books/drums-demons/

Electric Planes, Trains, and Automobiles - The Climate Realism Show #101

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 07:40:00 -0500

Climate Change Roundtable is now The Climate Realism Show. The same great climate news and analysis from The Heartland Institute's world-class climate and energy experts, but a snazzy new name that gets right to the heart of what it is about.

On episode 101 of The Climate Realism Show, we examine the folly of electrification of EVERYTHING that are chasing NetZero goals. It seems that not only is there a plethora of electric cars that fail regularly, but there are also battery powered trains and airplanes which also seem doomed to failure.

The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, and the always sharp Linnea Lueken, provide expert commentary on ELECTRIC Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

Plus, we will also have our regular weekly feature, Crazy Climate News - where we look at some of the most absurd climate alarmism stories of the week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) to get the latest news and join the chat to ask questions of your own.

Ill Literacy, Episode 133: Drums & Demons (Guest: Joel Selvin)

Tim Benson — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 17:51:33 -0500

In Episode 133 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Joel Selvin, author ofDrums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon.

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Joel Selvin, long-time rock critic at the San Francisco Chronicle, to discuss his new book, Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon. They chat about why Selvin thinks Gordon is the greatest rock drummer of all time, what makes Gordon so unique as a musician, the impact he’s had on American popular music, and his undiagnosed schizophrenia and the tragic second half of his life.

Get the book here: https://diversionbooks.com/books/drums-demons/

Electric Vehicles Worse For The Environment - In The Tank #439

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 13:32:07 -0600

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 439 of the In The Tank Podcast. The electric vehicle industry can not catch a break. There have been a number of stories coming out highlighting the "sluggish" sales of electric vehicles over the past few months. But now, a recent study is challenging the very idea that electric cars are better for the environment. Additionally, a massive Tesla plant in Germany was apparently the target of ecoterrorism.

OPENING CHIT CHAT = SUPER TUESDAY ELECTIONS/HALEY IS OUT

NYT - 5 Takeaways From Super Tuesday: Trump Wins and Haley Exits

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/us/politics/super-tuesday-trump-biden-takeaways.html

ABC News - Nikki Haley suspends 2024 campaign, doesn't endorse Donald Trump

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=107842396

Primary Topic = Electric Vehicles Are Worse For The Environment

WSJ - Electric Cars Emit More Particulate Pollution

https://www.wsj.com/articles/electric-cars-emit-more-soot-california-ban-gas-powered-vehicles-521b29e3

Daily Mail - Electric cars release more toxic emissions than petrol-powered vehicles and are worse for the environment

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13156803/Electric-cars-release-toxic-emissions-petrol-powered-vehicles-worse-environment.html

Emissions Analytics - Gaining traction, losing tread Pollution from tire wear now 1,850 times worse than exhaust emissions

https://www.emissionsanalytics.com/news/gaining-traction-losing-tread

Fox News - Stop Chinese EVs before they destroy our auto industry

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/stop-chinese-evs-before-they-destroy-our-auto-industry

CNN - How EVs became such a massive disappointment

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/25/cars/what-happened-with-electric-vehicle-sales-in-2023/index.html

Fortune - Elon Musk’s German Tesla plant suffers close to $1 billion in damages after attack by the ‘dumbest ecoterrorists on earth’

https://fortune.com/2024/03/06/elon-musk-tesla-germany-gigafactory-fire-volcano-group-damages/

Davos Watch = ESG Fails in Europe

Forbes - Vote On EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Law Falls Short, March 15 Deadline Looms

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmcgowan/2024/02/28/vote-on-eu-corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-law-falls-short-march-15-deadline-looms/?sh=2cef033b7de9

Euro News - Euroviews. CSDDD: A tale of corporations hijacking the EU's democratic process

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/03/05/csddd-a-tale-of-corporations-hijacking-the-eus-democratic-process

ESG On The Out?

Jim Lakely, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Don Harrison — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:23:17 -0600

On episode 100 of The Climate Realism Show, we look into the declining trends of the ESG. The Heartland Institute’s Jim Lakely, H. Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken, plus special guest, anti-ESG investment guru Don Harrison look at the madness behind ESG and why it is now failing to maintain momentum as investors back away.

Climate Science Is Being Subverted By Poor Metrics and the Pursuit of Consensus (Guest: Matthew Wielicki, Ph.D.)

H. Sterling Burnett — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:59:05 -0600

Dr. Matthew Wielicki has had a heck of a year, voluntarily leaving academia when he found the pursuit and promotion of knowledge was being subverted by an effort to enforce consensus on researchers. Nowhere is this more evident than in the field of climate change. He now refers to himself as "earth science professor in exile." Recently he has written about why "global average temperature," is a poor metric for climate change, and how poorly conducted, alarming climate research is being heralded by the media, and not being called out by scientists -- all in an effort to motivate climate action which will rob our children of their money, freedom, and mental health.

Beyond the Wall: A History of East Germany (Guest: Katja Hoyer)

Tim Benson — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 10:25:31 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Katja Hoyer, research fellow at King’s College London, to discuss her new book, Beyond the Wall: A History of East Germany. They chat about the political, social, and cultural landscape that existed in East Germany, the oppressions and hardships implemented and placed on the East German population by the communist regime, and why East Germans were so into blue jeans.

Get the book here: https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/katja-hoyer/beyond-the-wall/9781541602571/

Show Notes:
Commentary: Clare McHugh – “East of Eden”
https://www.commentary.org/articles/clare-mchugh/east-germany-katja-hoyer-matthew-longo/

The Critic: David Goodhart – “The country that went to the wall”
https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/may-2023/the-country-that-went-to-the-wall/

The Economist: “Beyond the Wall adds depth to caricatures of East Germany”
https://www.economist.com/culture/2023/03/23/beyond-the-wall-adds-depth-to-caricatures-of-east-germany

The European Conservative: Jonathon Van Maren – “The Personal Narratives of Hoyer’s Beyond the Wall”
https://europeanconservative.com/articles/reviews/the-personal-narratives-of-hoyers-beyond-the-wall/

Financial Times: Frederick Studemann – “Katja Hoyer: we need to hear ‘the whole story’ about East Germany”
https://www.ft.com/content/3f26324f-081c-47de-a168-4fdf03a1e4ed

Foreign Policy: Allison Meakem – “A Tale of Two Germanies”
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/10/01/germany-east-west-reunification-book-review-katja-hoyer-michael-kater/

The Guardian: Jacob Mikanowski – “Beyond the Wall by Katja Hoyer review – the human face of the socialist state”
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/02/beyond-the-wall-by-katja-hoyer-review-far-from-the-gdr-of-the-western-imagination-east-germany-1949-1990

Literary Review: John Kampfner – “Honecker’s Hidden Pleasures”
https://literaryreview.co.uk/honeckers-hidden-pleasures

Los Angeles Review of Books: Matthew Longo – “Ostalgie: Revisiting East Germany”
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/ostalgie-revisiting-east-germany/

The New Republic: Samuel Clowes Huneke – “The Lost History of East Germany”
https://newrepublic.com/article/175286/lost-history-east-germany-katya-hoyer-beyond-wall-book-review

New York Times: Kati Marton – “Life During Cold Wartime in East Berlin”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/05/books/review/beyond-the-wall-katja-hoyer.html

The Telegraph: Saul David – “Willkommen to the GDR! A warts-and-all history of East Germany”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/beyond-wall-katja-hoyer-review-brilliant-warts-and-all-history/

The Times: Dominic Sandbrook – “Beyond the Wall by Katja Hoyer review: real life in East Germany”
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/beyond-the-wall-by-katja-hoyer-review-real-life-in-east-germany-qjzx603rt

Times Literary Supplement: Karen Leeder – “Goodbye, GDR!”
https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/beyond-the-wall-katja-hoyer-book-review-karen-leeder/

States Have Granted Big Banks the Right to Seize Your Property

H. Sterling Burnett, Jack McPherrin — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 16:00:08 -0600

A recent study by Jack McPherrin from Heartland explores how state legislatures, in adopting provisions of the Universal Commercial Code, have enabled "too big to fail" banks to seize the private retirement accounts of both individuals and institutional investors during times of crisis.

Obamacare's Olympian Premiums – "I couldn’t afford it," says Mary Lou Retton (Guest: Kansas State Sen. Beverly Gossage)

AnneMarie Schieber — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:39:57 -0600

Olympian Mary Lou Retton made a stunning revelation when asked why she didn’t have health insurance while she was in intensive care fighting for her life. “I couldn’t afford it,” Retton told the Today Show on January 8 when she was faced with a life threating pneumonia recently. Retton’s daughter started a “Go Fund Me” page to help her mother pay for what was likely to be tens of thousands of dollars in hospital bills.

Health Care News managing editor AnneMarie Schieber talked to Kansas State Senator Beverly Gossage as to why Retton may have gone without health insurance. The likely answer is Obamacare, the only option for people without an employer health plan. Gossage discusses what Retton might have paid for an Obamacare plan without subsidies and why there are almost no other options today for middle income people. She also discusses what Congress needs to do about it.

PHOTO: ROBIN MARCHANT/GETTY IMAGES NEWS

Trump vs. The Deep State? - In The Tank #438

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:01:02 -0600

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 438 of the In The Tank Podcast. Every so often, the public gets a little more information about the role the intelligence community played in undermining Donald Trump at every turn. This week, we are going to attempt to organize as much of this information as possible to provide a sort of abridged history of the Trump vs. The Deep State saga. From spying on the campaign to the Mueller Report, we have a lot to cover.

PRIMARY TOPIC - TRUMP vs. THE DEEP STATE

#1 The “Five Eyes” Campaign

Substack - CIA Had Foreign Allies Spy On Trump Team, Triggering Russia Collusion Hoax, Sources Say
https://public.substack.com/p/cia-had-foreign-allies-spy-on-trump?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

NYP - CIA and foreign intelligence agencies illegally targeted 26 Trump associates before 2016 Russia collusion claims: report
https://nypost.com/2024/02/13/news/cia-and-foreign-intelligence-agencies-illegally-targeted-26-trump-associates-before-2016-russia-collusion-claims-report/

#2 Steele Dossier/Fusion GPS

AP - Trump dossier source shocked speculation portrayed as fact
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-donald-trump-presidential-elections-campaign-2016-41116202428688e1088829852505e144

CNN - The Steele dossier: A reckoning
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/18/politics/steele-dossier-reckoning/index.html

#3 Operation Crossfire Hurricane

Fox News - FBI opened Trump-Russia probe despite Papadopoulos' denial that said collusion would be 'treason': Durham
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-opened-trump-russia-probe-despite-papadopoulos-denial-collusion-treason-durham

#4 FISA Warrants

WSJ - How FISA Shields FBI Abuses
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fbi-surveillance-fisa-court-rudolph-contreras-a7f69cd6

#5 “The Insurance Plan”

Fox News - Lisa Page transcripts reveal details of anti-Trump ‘insurance policy,’ concerns over full-blown probe
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lisa-page-transcripts-reveal-details-of-anti-trump-insurance-policy-concerns-over-full-blown-probe

CBS News - FBI agent Peter Strzok's texts with Lisa Page disparage Trump throughout campaign
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-strzok-lisa-page-texts-trump-idiot/

#6 Michael Flynn Takedown

Fox News - DOJ drops case against Michael Flynn, in wake of internal memo release
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/drops-doj-case-against-michael-flynn-in-wake-of-internal-memo-release

Glenn Beck - CHALKBOARD: President Obama involved with ILLEGAL Trump, FBI investigation & Michael Flynn takedown
https://www.glennbeck.com/chalkboard/chalkboard-president-obama-involved-with-illegal-trump-fbi-investigation-michael-flynn-takedown

#7 Mueller Investigation

ABA - Mueller finds no collusion with Russia, leaves obstruction question open
https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2019/03/mueller-concludes-investigation/

The Hill - Mueller probe: A timeline from beginning to end
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/435547-mueller-probe-a-timeline-from-beginning-to-end/

#8 The Era Of Lawfare

NPR - How Trump's trials for 91 felony charges in 4 states could take over his campaign
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/22/1233132273/how-trumps-trials-for-91-felony-charges-in-4-states-could-take-over-his-campaign

Did Millions of Illegal Votes Swing the 2020 Election?

Christopher Talgo — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:32:47 -0600

The other day, Heartland Editorial Director Chris Talgo appeared on the Richard Syrett Show to discuss Heartland’s blockbuster poll revealing that at least one-in-four mail-in voters illegally cast mail-in ballots in the 2020 election. They also discuss how this might have impacted the outcome of the 2020 election as well as what states can do to prevent widespread illegal mail-in voting in 2024 and beyond. Have a listen.

Read the shocking report at Heartland's website.
https://heartland.org/who-really-won-the-2020-election/

Soros Seizing Control Over Radio - In The Tank #437

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 13:31:06 -0600

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Justin Haskins present episode 437 of the In The Tank Podcast. Left-wing billionaire George Soros is reportedly on the verge of taking a controlling interest of the second-largest radio broadcasting companies in America. This move is leaving many concerned that Soros is planning to exert substantial influence on important broadcast markets in the months before the 2024 election.

OPENING CHIT CHAT - Don't Believe Your Eyes

OpenAI - SORA

https://openai.com/sora

PRIMARY TOPIC - GEORGE SOROS SEIZING CONTROL OVER RADIO

NYP - George Soros fund poised to take control of nation’s second-largest chain of radio stations: ‘This is scary’

https://nypost.com/2024/02/14/business/george-soros-poised-to-control-audacy/

Washington Examiner - Did George Soros’s recent purchase just doom Republican radio media?

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2857898/did-george-soross-purchase-doom-republican-radio-media/

Market Watch - George Soros’ fund set to become largest shareholder in radio giant Audacy

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/george-soros-fund-set-to-become-largest-shareholder-in-radio-giant-audacy-0b4d6047

Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction (Guest: Fergus M. Bordewich)

Tim Benson, Fergus M. Bordewich — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 13:47:03 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Fergus M. Bordewich to discuss his new book, Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction. They chat about the formation of the Ku Klux Klan and the terroristic violence they committed against both new freed blacks and white Republicans, and how Grant and a Republican Congress went about destroying the Klan and protecting civil rights for newly freedmen in the postbellum South.

Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/647165/klan-war-by-fergus-m-bordewich/

Show Notes:

The Guardian: Rich Tenorio – “Klan War: how Ulysses S Grant took the fight to the extreme right”
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/oct/08/klan-war-ulysses-s-grant-book-fergus-bordewich

National Review: Kevin R. Kosar: “Ulysses S. Grant’s Final Battle”
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2024/01/ulysses-s-grants-final-battle/

New York Times: Jennifer Szalai – “The President vs. the Klan”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/11/books/review/klan-war-fergus-bordewich.html

Wall Street Journal: Roger Lowenstein – “‘Klan War’ Review: The Agony After Appomattox”
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/klan-war-review-the-agony-after-appomattox-957ed319

Will Biden Be Replaced In The 2024 Election? - In The Tank #436

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 13:41:02 -0600

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 436 of the In The Tank Podcast. Last week, a report by Special Counsel Robert Hur raised a lot of eyebrows. And not because it essentially let President Biden off the hook for mishandling of classified documents, but because the report described him as an "elderly man with a poor memory." The administration's response to this characterization: let's have Biden do a press conference where Biden can prove the report correct. This entire situation has spurred a lot of speculation that the Democratic Party may be angling to sideline Biden before the general election in November.

PRIMARY TOPIC - WILL BIDEN BE REPLACED IN 2024 ELECTION?

The Federalist - The Reasons To Impeach Biden Keep Stacking Up

https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/12/the-reasons-to-impeach-biden-keep-stacking-up/

The Federalist - 4 Lies Joe Biden Spouted Off In Angry Special Counsel Press Conference

https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/09/4-lies-joe-biden-spouted-off-in-angry-special-counsel-press-conference/

The Hill - Jill Biden asked why aides didn’t stop president’s press conference in 2022: Book

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4458057-jill-biden-asked-why-aides-didnt-stop-presidents-press-conference-in-2022-book/

Politico - Biden sits out Super Bowl interview for a second time

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/03/biden-super-bowl-interview-00139473

Politico - Democrats Might Need a Plan B. Here’s What It Looks Like.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/02/12/joe-biden-democrat-plan-b-nominee-00140790

SECONDARY TOPIC - CIA BEHIND RUSSIA COLLUSION HOAX?

Substack - CIA Had Foreign Allies Spy On Trump Team, Triggering Russia Collusion Hoax, Sources Say

https://public.substack.com/p/cia-had-foreign-allies-spy-on-trump?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

NYP - CIA and foreign intelligence agencies illegally targeted 26 Trump associates before 2016 Russia collusion claims: report

https://nypost.com/2024/02/13/news/cia-and-foreign-intelligence-agencies-illegally-targeted-26-trump-associates-before-2016-russia-collusion-claims-report/

Did Illegal Votes Rob Trump of the 2020 Election?

Christopher Talgo — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 17:47:44 -0600

The other day, Heartland Institute Editorial Director Chris Talgo was a guest on "The Absolute Truth with Emerald Robinson" on Lindell TV.

Chris was invited on the program to talk about our analysis of The Heartland Institute's blockbuster poll in December which found that one in four voters who used mail-in ballots in the 2020 presidential election admitted to submitting an illegal vote -- activities like voting in a state in which you are not a permanent resident, filling out a ballot that is not your own, or signing a ballot that was not your own. Whether or not those illegal activities were done with malice or by accident, those votes should have NOT been counted in the 2020 presidential election.

As a follow-up, Chris and others at Heartland analyzed this data to see how various levels of this illegal voting activity with mail-in ballots -- again, admitted to by Americans in our survey -- would have affected the 2020 Election in the six close swing states. Out of 29 scenarios in which we continually lowered the level of illegal votes cast, Donald Trump would have won, not Biden, in 26 of them. Have a listen, and be sure to visit Heartland.org to view the results of our poll and analysis for yourself.

The SEC Lacks Authority to Mandate Climate Concern (Guest: Stone Washington)

H. Sterling Burnett, Stone Washington — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 15:49:57 -0600

The Securities and Exchange Commission is trying to become a climate regulator. It has proposed forcing companies under its regulatory purview, and even those outside of its direct authority, to take climate change seriously. The proposals would force SEC regulated companies, and those in their supply chains, to report how climate change will effect their operations, their emissions, and how they are responding to shifts in weather.

Mann vs. Steyn: A Disgrace to the Profession – Climate Change Roundtable #97

H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Anthony Watts, Jim Lakely — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 15:41:47 -0600

The Climate Trial of the Century is over, and the result is an absolutely travesty of justice. A D.C. jury ruled yesterday that Mark Steyn must pay $1 in compensatory damages and an absurd $1 million in punitive damages to climate media star Michael Mann for his claimed defamation. His co-defendant, Rand Simberg, was socked with paying $1 in compensatory damages, but only $1,000 in punitive damages.

We followed the trial every day for nearly four weeks, and we can tell you that it was a disgrace to the professions in our legal system, the “profession” of juries to administer justice, and the professions in alarmist climate science. In short, the whole thing was a disgrace.

On episode 97 of Climate Change Roundtable, The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely break down what happened in the trial, how this criminally unjust jury decision came to be, and what this means for the First Amendment rights of anyone who questions alarmist dogma in public.

Who Really Won The 2020 Election - In The Tank #435

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, Jack McPherrin — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 14:01:24 -0600

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and Jack McPherrin present episode 435 of the In The Tank Podcast. In December, we released the shocking results of a poll we conducted with Rasmussen showing a staggering 1 in 5 mail-in voters admitted to committing at least one form of voter fraud. The results exposed a massive problem in our current voting laws. But a question remained: how did that fraud effect the outcome of the election? Well, we just released a new report that analyzes the findings of the poll and factors them into various election scenarios to show who would have won the election if you could have eliminated the fraud. Brace yourselves, because these results will blow your mind.

OPENING CHIT CHAT - MANN VS. STEYN

Heartland Institute - Mann vs. Steyn: Proxy Wars

https://heartland.org/opinion/mann-vs-steyn-proxy-wars/

PRIMARY TOPIC - WHO REALLY WON THE 2020 ELECTION?

Heartland Institute - Who Really Won The 2020 Election?

https://heartland.org/who-really-won-the-2020-election/

Heartland Institute - Report: Who Really Won The 2020 Election?

https://heartland.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Feb-24-2020-Election-Analysis-vWeb_Final.pdf

Heartland Institute - Poll Exposes Widespread Voter Fraud in the 2020 Election

https://heartland.org/opinion/media-coverage-of-heartlands-poll-on-fraud-in-the-2020-election/

The Epoch Times - A ‘Well-Funded Cabal’ Influenced the 2020 Election—What Lies Ahead in 2024?

https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/after-2020-election-efforts-by-well-funded-cabal-a-look-ahead-at-2024-post-5575531?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=ZeroHedge&src_src=partner&src_cmp=ZeroHedge

Are Hospitals Prematurely Ending Life for Organs? – Heidi Klessig, M.D.

The Heartland Institute — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 15:24:33 -0600

You see the reports in the news all the time, a patient on life support has given the “gift of life” by donating organs. Few people realize but organ donors needs to be alive to do this. Hospitals can legally declare people with a brain death diagnosis allowing them to take their vital organs for transplant. Dr. Heidi Klessig is author of The Brain Death Fallacy. She discusses whether brain death is irreversible and how the organ transplant business has grown since the decision in 1968 to include brain function in the legal definition of death.

Klessig: “People defined to be brain dead or dead by neurological criteria have beating hearts, digest food, excrete urine, and even gestate pregnancies and deliver healthy babies. These people are not biologically dead, and their spirits have not departed. Brain death is not death. Many people who were diagnosed as being brain dead have recovered. If brain death was real death, people should not recover even once.”

Klessig also discusses the Uniform Declaration of Death Act, and how New Jersey is the only state that allow families to demand treatment for patients declared “brain dead.” Patients and families can take measures before a crisis to make sure hospitals do not violate their wishes when it comes to life and death issues. For more information, see respectforhumanlife.org

My Day with Abe Lincoln (Guest: Jonathan W. White)

The Heartland Institute — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 17:42:33 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Jonathan W. White, professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University and winner of the 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize, to discuss his new children’s book, My Day with Abe Lincoln. They chat about why he wanted to write a children’s book, where he drew his inspiration from, and whether he has plans for any more books in the series.

Get the book here: https://www.reedypress.com/shop/my-day-with-abe-lincoln/

Mann vs. Steyn: Climate Trial of the Century Week 3 (Guest: Ann McElhinney)

Jim Lakely, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 13:43:57 -0600

In the third week of the defamation trial in which climate “hockey stick” inventor Michael Mann is suing Mark Steyn and Rand Simberg, Mann rested his case. And now the defense has begun to make its devastating case against the nasty serial litigator in the Climate Trial of the Century. The hockey stick itself is being broken into pieces in public.

On episode 96 of Climate Change Roundtable, special guest Ann McElhinney joins The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely to break down the latest bombshell moments of the trial. We are sure to mention the devastating testimony on Thursday of renowned statistician Abraham Wyner who exposed Mann’s hockey stick to be the fraud Steyn and Simberg (and many others) say it is.

SUBSCRIBE to the Climate Change On Trial podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/climate-change-on-trial/id1713827256

Visit Climate Change on Trial
https://climatechangeontrial.com/

Global Web Of Chinese Propaganda - In The Tank #434

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 16:05:24 -0600

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 434 of the In The Tank Podcast. Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was recently confronted outside her home by a number of Code Pink protesters accusing her of supporting genocide in Gaza. Pelosi, staying nice and level headed accused the protesters of being nothing more than paid shills for Communist China and Putin's Russia. After looking in to this accusation, it appears as though there is a well-established "global web of Chinese propaganda" that has infected media and liberal organizations around the world.

PRIMARY TOPIC - CHINESE PROPAGANDA MACHINE

Time Magazine - Nancy Pelosi Suggests Foreign Influence Behind U.S. Pro-Palestinian Activism: What to Know

https://time.com/6589923/nancy-pelosi-pro-palestinian-protests-foreign-influence-russia-china/

NYT - A Global Web of Chinese Propaganda Leads to a U.S. Tech Mogul

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/world/europe/neville-roy-singham-china-propaganda.html

NYT - When Covid Hit, China Was Ready to Tell Its Version of the Story

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/09/business/media/china-beijing-coronavirus-media.html

IFJ - China: The Covid-19 Story: Unmasking China’s Global Strategy

https://www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/detail/category/press-releases/article/china-the-covid-19-story-unmasking-chinas-global-strategy

NYT - How Beijing Influences the Influencers

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/13/technology/china-propaganda-youtube-influencers.html

Economist - Cat and mouse: How China makes sure its internet abides by the rules

https://www.economist.com/special-report/2013/04/06/cat-and-mouse

Mann vs. Steyn: Climate Trial of the Century Continues - Guest: Phelim McAleer on Climate Change Roundtable #95

Anthony Watts — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 13:56:09 -0600

In the second week of the defamation trial, where serial litigator and special climate snowflake Michael Mann sued Mark Steyn and others for libel, the proceedings featured notable developments and surprising revelations. To discuss, Phelim McAleer, a filmmaker and journalist who is attending the trial in a federal court in Washington, DC, joins episode 95 of Climate Change Roundtable.

Thursday afternoon marked a significant moment in the trial, featuring Steyn cross-examining Mann. McAleer will share his observations with host Anthony Watts and panelists H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely. The lawsuit stems from 2012 when Mann accused Steyn and others of libel for ridiculing his "hockey stick" graph, a key element in climate change discussions.

Steyn compared the cover-up of Mann’s shoddy science at his then-employer Penn State University to the way the school covered up the sexual abuse crimes conducted by disgraced football coach Jerry Sandusky. Penn State whitewashed the internal investigation. In addition to discussing the trial, the episode will cover some of the crazy climate news of the week. We also urge you to seek out a new daily podcast produce by our guest, Phelim, and his wife Ann McIlhenny called “Climate Change on Trial,” where professional actors are reenacting the Mann trial.

The Elite vs. All of Us - In The Tank #433

donald kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, Chris Talgo — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 13:56:27 -0600

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 433 of the In The Tank Podcast. A new analysis by the Committee to Unleash Prosperity compares the worldview's of those representing the upper 1% of the population (in terms of income and education) with those of the average United States citizen. Turns out, there is a large divide. One side is doing financially better in the past few years, thinks there is too much freedom in America, and believes in banning SUVs and gas stoves to save the planet. Care to guess which side I'm talking about? Hint: It won't surprise you.

OPENING CHIT CHAT - REVEALED: CISA Knew About Mail-in Voting Risks in 2020

AFL - BOMBSHELL DOCUMENTS – America First Legal Lawsuit Reveals CISA Knew About Mail-in Voting Risks in 2020 While Censoring Related Narratives as ‘Disinformation’

https://aflegal.org/bombshell-documents-america-first-legal-lawsuit-reveals-cisa-knew-about-mail-in-voting-risks-in-2020-while-censoring-related-narratives-as-disinformation/

The Federalist - Docs: CISA Knew Risks Of Mail-In Voting In 2020, But Got Posts About Them Censored Anyway

https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/23/docs-cisa-knew-risks-of-mail-in-voting-in-2020-but-got-posts-about-them-censored-anyway/

PRIMARY TOPIC - THE ELITE VS. ALL OF US

Committee to Unleash Prosperity - Two-Thirds of America’s Elites Want to Ban Gas Cars and Gas Stoves; Half Think There Is too Much Freedom in America; And 80% Are for Biden

https://committeetounleashprosperity.com/hotlines/two-thirds-of-americas-elites-want-to-ban-gas-cars-and-gas-stoves-half-think-there-is-too-much-freedom-in-america-and-80-are-for-biden/

WSJ - The Them-vs.-Us Election

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-them-vs-us-election-elites-and-the-divide-in-american-politics-trump-db01d9e8

DAVOS WATCH - Davos 2024 Wraps

WEF - Davos 2024

https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/

Climate Trial of the Century: Mann vs Steyn

Anthony Watts — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 15:34:11 -0600

After 12 years of delays, the defamation lawsuit brought by climate scientist Michael Mann and writer Mark Steyn finally began this week. Mann sued Steyn and others in 2012 claiming they libeled him when they mocked his infamous “hockey stick” graph that has been the lynchpin of climate alarmism for decades. Steyn compared the cover-up of Mann’s shoddy science at his then-employer Penn State University to the way the school covered up the horrible sexual abuse crimes conducted by disgraced football coach Jerry Sandusky and then whitewashed an internal investigation.

Steyn, who gave one of the greatest keynotes ever at a Heartland climate conference about this case a while back (see below for a link), has been itching for this trial to finally happen since Obama was just starting his second term. It was Mann who employed one delaying tactic after another in an attempt to scare Steyn off.

Steyn never backs down from a fight, and is putting Mann’s hockey stick itself on trial. And, in a twist that will be either brilliant or disastrous, Steyn is acting as his own attorney in this civil suit.

In episode 94 of Climate Change Roundtable, host Anthony Watts and panelists H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and (maybe) Jim Lakely will get you caught up on the Climate Trial of the Century. After opening statements on Thursday, the jury trial in the DC Superior Court is expected to last well into next week. Join us at noon CT (1 p.m. ET) for the kind of coverage of this trial you won’t find anywhere else.

New Report: Climate Realism = HATE SPEECH - In The Tank #432

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:08:50 -0600

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 432 of the In The Tank Podcast. A new report has been released by the Center for Countering Digital Hate which features The Heartland Institute. The report, titled "The New Climate Denial," accuses climate realists like The Heartland Institute of profiting off of the spread of disinformation and climate denial. The report's authors propose harsher restrictions be imposed by big tech companies to squash this supposed "disinformation." Also, Davos kicked off this week with a main theme of the WEF conference being "combatting disinformation."

PRIMARY TOPIC – NEW REPORT: CLIMATE REALISM = HATE SPEECH

CCDH – The New Climate Denial

https://counterhate.com/research/new-climate-denial/

Bloomberg - Attacks on Renewable Energy Are Proliferating on YouTube

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-16/youtube-s-climate-denial-problem-is-growing-and-evolving

MSN - How YouTube’s climate deniers turned into climate doomers

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/how-youtube-s-climate-deniers-turned-into-climate-doomers/ar-AA1n3rJp

WEF – The Global Risks Report 2024

https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_Global_Risks_Report_2024.pdf

Reuters - Davos 2024: Extreme weather and misinformation top global risks

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/davos-2024-extreme-weather-misinformation-top-global-risks-2024-01-10/

Davos Watch #1: The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal on the Shawn Thompson Show

Donald Kendal — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:01:32 -0600

The other day, Donald Kendal, Deputy Director of the Socialism Research Center at The Heartland Institute was a guest on the Shawn Thompson Show on AM560 The Answer in Chicago. Donald is a frequent guest, and has now started a monthly segment with Shawn Thompson called “Davos Watch.”

This week begins the annual meeting of the World Economic Form in Davos, Switzerland where global leaders -- far removed from the people -- plan out how the future will look. It seems we get very little say in these matters, but that doesn't have to be a permanent state of affairs. The first step is getting informed about the WEF, the Davos agenda, and what it will mean to our freedom. Spoiler alert: The WEF crowd is not interested in our freedom. In fact, they consider it a troublesome barrier to their aims.

Have a listen to Donald Kendal's first "Davos Watch" installment on this excellent radio program, the Shawn Thompson show, which you should definitely seek out and listen to regularly.

Learn more about Davos and the World Economic Forum at Heartland’s Stopping Socialism TV channel on YouTube, and our Stopping Socialism Center.

https://www.youtube.com/@StoppingSocialismTV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET-sm4l8CpM&list=PLgvlnDAQ0l48NLreakJAlJhg06ZKHTafo

https://heartland.org/topics/socialism/

The Beloved Vision: A History of Nineteenth Century Music

Tim Benson — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:23:24 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Stephen Walsh, Emeritus Professor of Music at Cardiff University, to discuss his book, The Beloved Vision: A History of Nineteenth Century Music. They chat about the music of the nineteenth century and the Romantic tradition and how it has moved generations of musicians and resonated with countless listeners. They also talk about the ideas that lay behind Romanticism and how Romantic music has become the mainstay of the twentieth and twenty-first century concert and operatic repertoire.

Get the book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Beloved-Vision/Stephen-Walsh/9781639362363

Show Notes:

Wall Street Journal: Barton Swaim – “‘The Beloved Vision’ Review: The Age of Musical Amateurs”

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-beloved-vision-book-review-the-age-of-musical-amateurs-11673629786

Is DEI On The Ropes? - In The Tank #430

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, Chris Talgo — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:19:43 -0600

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 431 of the In The Tank Podcast. Along with ESG, DEI has been a popular acronym amongst the woke and culturally enlightened Americans. DEI, of course, stands for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Lately, however, it seems like the shine is coming off this progressive ideal as some businesses and influential people like Elon Musk are challenging this program. Is this just part of a national conversation or is DEI really on the ropes?

OPENING CHIT CHAT - IOWA CAUCUS IS MONDAY!

Politico - Iowa GOP presidential election results

https://www.politico.com/2024-election/results/iowa/

538 - Iowa Caucus Polls

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-primary-r/2024/iowa/

PRIMARY TOPIC - IS DEI DOA?

CNBC - Tech companies like Google and Meta made cuts to DEI programs in 2023 after big promises in prior years

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/22/google-meta-other-tech-giants-cut-dei-programs-in-2023.html

Daily Caller - Businesses Ditch ‘Diversity’ Initiatives In Droves Amid Economic Uncertainty

https://dailycaller.com/2023/11/27/businesses-diversity-equity-inclusion-economic-uncertainty/

NYP - Elon Musk calls out Mark Cuban over DEI: ‘His hypocrisy convinces no one’

https://nypost.com/2024/01/05/business/elon-musk-hits-out-at-mark-cuban-over-dei-hypocrisy/

CNN - DEI efforts are under siege. Here’s what experts say is at stake

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/07/us/dei-attacks-experts-warn-of-consequences-reaj/index.html

The Guardian - Oklahoma governor signs order effectively banning diversity programs at public colleges

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/14/oklahoma-ban-diversity-dei-program-colleges

Variety - Daisy Ridley’s New ‘Star Wars’ Director Says ‘It’s About Time’ We Had a Female Filmmaker ‘Come Forward to Shape the Galaxy Far, Far Away’

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-famale-star-wars-director-overdue-daisy-ridley-1235859572/

DAVOS WATCH #11 - DAVOS 2024 STARTS MONDAY

WEF - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/

WEF - Davos 2024 Programme

https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/programme/

Biden Wants to Ban Your Favorite Appliances (Guest: Ben Lieberman)

H. Sterling Burnett — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:28:32 -0600

In its obsessive pursuit of carbon dioxide emission reductions without regard to costs or freedom of choice, the Biden administration has conducted a regulatory assault on appliances, limiting consumers choice of appliances in a doomed attempt to control future weather. CEI Senior Fellow Ben Lieberman discusses how the energy efficiency mandates that the Biden administration is applying to a larger than ever range of appliances and products are limiting consumers freedom of choice, increasing costs, and forcing the sale of products that don't have features that consumers want and that don't work as well and the products they are replacing.

Watch a Heartland Institute video on this topic at the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maJTNrkYWgU

Consumers Have Spent Billions on Decongestants that Don’t Work

AnneMarie Schieber, Jeffrey Singer, M.D. — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 15:07:21 -0600

In this episode of Health Care News, we delve into the recent revelation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that certain over-the-counter decongestants, specifically those labeled with "PE" (phenylephrine), are no more effective than a placebo. Our guest, Dr. Jeffrey Singer, a practicing surgeon from Phoenix, Arizona, and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, sheds light on how these medications found their way onto store shelves.

Dr. Singer traces the issue back to the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act (CMEA), enacted 18 years ago in response to the methamphetamine crisis. This legislation pushed pseudoephedrine, an effective decongestant, behind the counter, leading drug companies to modify their formulas to include PE for over-the-counter sales.

Throughout the episode, Dr. Singer discusses several key points:

The factors that led the FDA to reconsider its stance on over-the-counter decongestants.
An overview of different decongestant drugs and tips for consumers to differentiate them.
The process for purchasing pseudoephedrine, the effective decongestant.
An exploration of why the FDA initially overlooked the ineffectiveness of PE.
The sales strategies of drug manufacturers for OTC decongestants.
Evaluating the CMEA's impact on the Meth epidemic.
The potential for a class-action lawsuit against this misleading practice.
The future: Is there a possibility that Congress will repeal the CMEA?

For further insights, don't miss Dr. Singer’s op-ed in Health Care News, linked in the episode description.

Fighting For Freedom Against Climate Tyranny (Guest: Daren Bakst)

H. Sterling Burnett — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:13:19 -0600

In this insightful episode of "Environment and Climate News," host H. Sterling Burnett engages with Daren Bakst, the new Director of CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment. The discussion focuses on CEI's longstanding commitment to challenging government policies that encroach on property rights and individual freedom. The episode particularly examines how climate change is leveraged by proponents of expansive government control, with specific attention to international agreements like those established at COP 28. These agreements are scrutinized for their potential to limit personal freedom, including restrictions on travel and lifestyle choices. Under Bakst's leadership, CEI is actively opposing policies such as carbon tariffs and carbon taxes, while advocating for consumer freedom in vehicle and appliance selection. Tune in to explore how CEI confronts these issues, aiming to preserve individual liberties in the face of climate policy.

A Year of Climate Alarmism: Sliced, Diced, and Factually Impaled

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 17:48:06 -0600

In this new episode #92 of "Climate Change Roundtable," host Anthony Watts leads a thought-provoking discussion with Heartland experts H. Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken.

This past year has been an unrelenting year of climate alarmism, yet when you look at what has actually happened compared to what was predicted, there's a wide gap between the hype and the reality. From wildfires to record temperatures, when you examine the data, it isn't alarming at all. Plus we'll touch on the failures of Net-Zero and wind power, both of which took big hits this year.

And, like always, we’ll have Crazy Climate News of the week.Join us at Noon Central Time (1PM ET) Whether you're a climate enthusiast, a policy expert, or just someone curious about the different facets of climate change discourse, this episode will enlighten you.

2024 Is Going To Be A HUGE Year! - In The Tank #430

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, Jack McPherrin — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 10:59:27 -0600

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and Jack McPherrin present episode 430 of the In The Tank Podcast. 2023 is in the history books. On this first episode of the new year, we look at some of the stories that will surely define 2024. The upcoming presidential election, the impending Donald Trump trials, and growing economic instability are just a few of the stories that will surely grab serious headline space in the next twelve months. Also, the episode will end with a special Davos Watch segment as Davos 2024 approaches in the next few weeks.

PRIMARY TOPIC - 2024 IS GOING TO BE A HUGE YEAR!

NPR - 10 questions for 2024 and politics

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/02/1222252457/2024-presidential-election-questions-analysis-trump-biden

The Federalist - Trump Appeals Ruling To Keep Him Off Maine Ballot By Dem Who Was ‘Disappointed’ He Wasn’t Impeached

https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/03/trump-appeals-ruling-to-keep-him-off-maine-ballot-by-dem-who-was-disappointed-he-wasnt-impeached/

Fox Business - US national debt tops $34T for first time in history

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/us-national-debt-tops-34t-first-time-history

Washington Post - I surrender. A major economic and social crisis seems inevitable.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/02/crisis-looms-united-states/

DailyWire - Reporter Catherine Herridge Frets Over Prospect Of ‘Black Swan Event’ In 2024

https://www.dailywire.com/news/reporter-catherine-herridge-frets-over-prospect-of-black-swan-event-in-2024

WEF - Geopolitical Instability Raises Threat of ‘Catastrophic Cyberattack in Next Two Years’

https://www.weforum.org/press/2023/01/geopolitical-instability-raises-threat-of-catastrophic-cyberattack-in-next-two-years/

DAVOS WATCH #10 - YOUNG GLOBAL LEADERS

WEF - Davos 2024: Who's coming and what to expect

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/12/davos-2024-what-to-expect-and-whos-coming/

Ill Literacy, Episode 129: The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights (Guest: David T. Beito)

Tim Benson — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 13:44:47 -0600

In Episode 129 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with David T. Beito, author ofThe New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR’s Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance.

Heartland’s Tim Benson joined by David T. Beito, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and Professor Emeritus at the University of Alabama, to discuss his new book, The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR’s Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance. They chat about Roosevelt’s intellectual roots, his willingness to put the New Deal regulatory and welfare state apparatus at the service of big city machine bosses to quash civil liberties, and his and his allies’ attacks on the speech rights of newspaper publishers and radio stations. They also discuss FDR’s true role in the internment of Japanese Americans and whether the Second World War was a “good war” for free speech and civil liberties compared to the Great War.

Get the book here: https://www.independent.org/store/book.asp?id=142

Show Notes:

National Review: Timothy Sandefur – “FDR’s Campaign of Intimidation”

https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2023/10/16/fdrs-campaign-of-intimidation/

Reason: David T. Beito – “How FDR Emasculated the Black Press in World War II”

https://reason.com/2023/12/27/how-fdr-emasculated-the-black-press-in-world-war-ii/

Reason: David T. Beito – “When the Left and Right Came Together To Applaud Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”

https://reason.com/2023/09/23/when-the-left-and-right-came-together-to-applaud-mr-smith-goes-to-washington/

Hollywood Special: Death of a Franchise with Christian Toto - In The Tank #429

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 13:23:34 -0600

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal and Jim Lakely are joined by entertainment writer Christian Toto for our annual end-of-year look at movies, TV, and pop culture. This was, by even the accounts of the suck-up mainstream entertainment press, a disastrous year for Hollywood. Disney Studios set records for box office bombs, and delivered them one after the other in 2023: “Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantummania”; “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”; “The Little Mermaid”; “Elemental”; “Haunted Mansion”; and “Wish.” Those productions alone, predicted to make billions, instead racked up at least $1 billion in losses for the once-infallible studio. And then there is Warner Bros., whose DC Comics Cinematic Universe tried its best to keep up in the bomb department with “Shazam! Fury of the Gods”; “The Flash”, “Blue Beetle”, and “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.” Those movies combined to nearly wipe out the studio’s $1 billion profit from its smash hit “Barbie.”

Have we just witnessed the death of the “big franchise” movie? Was it “woke” that killed the beast? What about the effect of the writers’ and actors’ strikes on Hollywood? It sure looks like the events of 2023 created a perfect storm that will either force modern Hollywood to start putting entertainment above “The Message,” or become culturally irrelevant. Speaking of that, with the success of foreign products – namely, “Godzilla Minus One” – that aim to entertain its audience instead of lecture and berate them, is Hollywood truly vulnerable long-term from foreign and independent productions?

Finally, we will discuss the possibility that there is an emerging and growing generational creative gap in Hollywood. Do Gen Z and late Millennials “creatives” have the skills and acquired wisdom to create hit movies and run studios? Where is the Gen Z Kevin Smith, Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee, or Jon Favreau – Gen Xers who created unique and compelling movies with broad appeal?

We will talk all this, and more, with one of the best entertainment writers in the business, Christian Toto – who will also be able to offer some recommendations for good entertainment you might have missed. BTW: If you have not yet picked up his book, “Virtue Bombs: How Hollywood Got Woke and Lost Its Soul,” do so today!

Show notes:

Visit Hollywood in Toto

https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/

Visit Christian Toto’s YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/@HollywoodinToto

Christian’s book, “Virtue Bombs: How Hollywood Got Woke and Lost Its Soul”

https://www.amazon.com/Virtue-Bombs-Hollywood-Woke-Lost/dp/1637580991/

PRIMARY TOPIC

Hollywood in Toto – Disney’s Terrible, Awful, No Good, Very Bad 2023

https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/disney-2023-bombs/

Hollywood in Toto – Toto’s Worst Movies of 2023

https://hollywoodintoto.com/toto-worst-movies-2023/

Hollywood in Toto – Toto’s Best Movies of 2023

https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/best-movies-of-2023-holdovers-air/

Hollywood in Toto – 8 Pop Culture Miracles That Give Us Hope for 2024

https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/pop-culture-miracles-2024-sound-freedom-oliver-anthony/

Variety – Box Office Report Card: Grading Disney, Warner Bros. and Other Studios on 2023 Movies

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/2023-box-office-numbers-movie-studios-1235847399/

Variety – Disney’s 10 Biggest Moments of 2023: Layoffs, Box Office Bombs, Board Fight, DeSantis Feud and More

https://variety.com/lists/disney-biggest-moments-2023-iger/disney-lays-off-more-than-8000/

The Hollywood Reporter – The Biggest Hollywood Winners and Losers of 2023: From Margot Robbie to Marvel

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hollywood-winners-losers-2023-1235712279/

The Hollywood Reporter – See You in 2025? Box Office May Take $2B Hit Next Year Amid Delays

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-forecast-2024-2025-movies-1235757052/

The Hollywood Reporter – Why Japan Is on the Precipice of a Content Boom

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/japan-content-boom-1235753598/

The Hollywood Reporter – Marvel Studios Taking Stock of Strategy Amid ‘The Marvels’ Meltdown

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marvel-studios-rethinks-movie-strategy-marvels-1235645119/

Charlie Kirk Show: Host SHOCKED by Results of Heartland Institute Poll on Voter Fraud

Donald Kendal — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 09:03:00 -0600

The other day, Donald Kendal, deputy director of the Socialism Research Center at The Heartland Institute, was a guest on the nationally syndicated Charlie Kirk Show. Charlie was SHOCKED by the results of a poll by The Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports, released in December that showed one-in-five American likely voters who voted by mail-in ballot in the 2020 election committed some form or another of voter fraud. This is an excellent discussion of the findings of Heartland's poll. Have a listen.

Relevant links

The polls:

https://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-rasmussen-poll-one-in-five-mail-in-voters-admit-to-committing-at-least-one-kind-of-voter-fraud-during-2020-election/

https://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-rasmussen-poll-one-in-five-democrats-want-donald-trump-to-be-permanently-imprisoned-exiled-or-executed-if-convicted-over-election-fraud-claims/

More of the media coverage of The Heartland Institute/Rasmussen Reports poll:

https://heartland.org/opinion/media-coverage-of-heartlands-poll-on-fraud-in-the-2020-election/

Breaking the "Most Secure Election in History" Narrative for 2020

Jim Lakely — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 07:05:00 -0600

The other day, Heartland Institute Vice President Jim Lakely was asked to be on the Tony Katz Today show to talk about a new Heartland Institute/Rasmussen poll that caused a media earthquake. The poll asked people who mailed in their ballots in the 2020 presidential election if they signed ballots that weren't theirs, voted in a state that is not their permanent residence, and other acts of voter fraud. To our shock, one-in-five mail-in voters admitted to at least one form of criminal voter fraud. It was truly shocking.

Relevant links

The polls:

https://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-rasmussen-poll-one-in-five-mail-in-voters-admit-to-committing-at-least-one-kind-of-voter-fraud-during-2020-election/

https://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-rasmussen-poll-one-in-five-democrats-want-donald-trump-to-be-permanently-imprisoned-exiled-or-executed-if-convicted-over-election-fraud-claims/

More of the media coverage of The Heartland Institute/Rasmussen Reports poll:

https://heartland.org/opinion/media-coverage-of-heartlands-poll-on-fraud-in-the-2020-election/

Trump Removed from Ballot in Colorado - In The Tank #428

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 14:29:32 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and Jack McPherrin present episode 428 of the In The Tank Podcast. By a 4-3 vote, a Democrat dominated Colorado Supreme Court removed Donald Trump from the ballot in that state for being guilty of "insurrection" against the United States. This is the first time a clause of the 14th Amendment has ever been applied. Is it warranted? And is this just the start? The California Secretary of State is investigating doing the same, and rumors are Michigan, a genuine swing state, will follow. The ITT crew will also discuss a new poll we commissioned with Rasmussen about voter fraud in the 2020 election and what punishment Trump deserves for not accepting the results of that election.

Show notes:

OPENING BANTER - Christmas is coming, one more In the Tank this year.

PRIMARY TOPIC

Washington Free Beacon - Colorado Supreme Court Disqualifies Trump From State's 2024 Ballot
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/colorado-supreme-court-disqualifies-trump-from-states-2024-ballot/

The Babylon Bee - Colorado Saves Democracy By Not Allowing People To Vote For Preferred Candidate
https://babylonbee.com/news/colorado-saves-democracy-by-not-allowing-people-to-vote-for-preferred-candidate

ZeroHedge - Colorado GOP Unveils 'Caucus' Loophole After State Supremes Boot Trump From Ballot
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/colorado-gop-unveils-caucus-loophole-after-state-supremes-boot-trump-ballot

Power Line - Colorado Bars Trump From the Ballot
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/12/colorado-bars-trump-from-the-ballot.php

Legal Insurrection - Colorado Supreme Court Disqualifies Trump From 2024 Presidential Primary Ballot
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/colorado-supreme-court-disqualifies-trump-from-2024-presidential-primary-ballot/

FrontPageMag - After Colorado Ruling, Should GOP States Bar Biden From Ballot?
https://www.frontpagemag.com/after-colorado-ruling-should-gop-states-bar-biden-from-ballot/

National Review - California Lieutenant Governor Calls for Trump to Be Removed from State Ballot
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/california-lieutenant-governor-calls-for-trump-to-be-removed-from-state-ballot/

SECONDARY TOPIC

The Heartland Institute - Media Coverage of Heartland’s Poll on Fraud in the 2020 Election
https://heartland.org/opinion/media-coverage-of-heartlands-poll-on-fraud-in-the-2020-election/

The Heartland Institute - Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: One-in-Five Mail-In Voters Admit to Committing at Least One Kind of Voter Fraud During 2020 Election
https://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-rasmussen-poll-one-in-five-mail-in-voters-admit-to-committing-at-least-one-kind-of-voter-fraud-during-2020-election/

The Heartland Institute - Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: One-in-Five Democrats Want Donald Trump to Be Permanently Imprisoned, Exiled, or Executed if Convicted Over Election Fraud Claims
https://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-rasmussen-poll-one-in-five-democrats-want-donald-trump-to-be-permanently-imprisoned-exiled-or-executed-if-convicted-over-election-fraud-claims/

New Poll Says the 2020 Election Was Not on the Up-and-Up

Christopher Talgo — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 17:17:59 -0600

The Heartland Institute released a poll in December 2023 that caused a media earthquake. We commissioned Rasmussen to ask likely voters who mailed in their ballots in 2023 if they committed voter fraud. Well ... we didn't ask it in that way. We asked questions such as, "During the 2020 election, did you fill out a ballot, in part or in full, on behalf of a friend or family member, such as a spouse or child?" That is voter fraud. That is a crime. 21% of likely voters said "yes."

WE asked: "Did you cast a mail-in ballot in a state where you were no longer a permanent resident?" 17% of Likely Voters said "yes." That is clearly voter fraud. A crime.

We asked: "Did you sign a ballot or ballot envelope on behalf of a friend or family member, with or without his or her permission?" Again, that is about as clear as it gets when it comes to committing the crime of voter fraud. But 17% of likely voters polled by Heartland and Rasmussen said "yes." They did that.

You can see the full poll at Heartland.org to see all the questions and all the responses. They will shock you as much as they shocked us. Heartland got a TON of media attention for this blockbuster poll that changes the national conversation about the integrity of the 2020 election. It is no longer a conspiracy theory or misinformation when one-in-five voters in the 2020 election admit -- themselves -- to a pollster that they committed voter fraud. Even if they did it by accident, or didn't know those were illegal acts, those votes are not legitimate and should not have been counted.

Heartland Institute Editorial Director Chris Talgo was a guest on Breitbart News Daily with Mike Slater to talk about the poll. This is a fascinating discussion in which Slater tries, and fails, to poke holes in the results of the poll. Have a listen.

Relevant links:

https://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-rasmussen-poll-one-in-five-mail-in-voters-admit-to-committing-at-least-one-kind-of-voter-fraud-during-2020-election/

https://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-rasmussen-poll-one-in-five-democrats-want-donald-trump-to-be-permanently-imprisoned-exiled-or-executed-if-convicted-over-election-fraud-claims/

More of the media coverage of The Heartland Institute/Rasmussen Reports poll.

https://heartland.org/opinion/media-coverage-of-heartlands-poll-on-fraud-in-the-2020-election/

SHOCKING POLL: 1 in 5 Mail-In Voters Admit To Fraud - In The Tank #427

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, Chris Talgo — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 13:59:57 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 427 of the In The Tank Podcast. A new poll we commissioned through Rasmussen has gone viral! And for good reason. The poll results are stunning, revealing massive potential voter fraud in relation to mail-in ballots. Also, our poll asked respondents to weigh in on what punishments Donald Trump should endure if he is found guilty of election fraud crimes. I'll warn you right now, the results are outrageous.

PRIMARY TOPIC - NEW POLL: 1 In 5 Mail-In Voter Admits to Fraud

Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: One-in-Five Mail-In Voters Admit to Committing at Least One Kind of Voter Fraud During 2020 Election
https://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-rasmussen-poll-one-in-five-mail-in-voters-admit-to-committing-at-least-one-kind-of-voter-fraud-during-2020-election/

17% of mail-in voters admit that in 2020 they voted in a state where they are “no longer a permanent resident”
21% of mail-in voters admitted that they filled out a ballot for a friend or family member
17% of mail-in voters said they signed a ballot for a friend or family member “with or without his or her permission”
8% of likely voters say they were offered “pay” or a “reward” for voting in 2020

Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: One-in-Five Democrats Want Donald Trump to Be Permanently Imprisoned, Exiled, or Executed if Convicted Over Election Fraud Claims
https://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-rasmussen-poll-one-in-five-democrats-want-donald-trump-to-be-permanently-imprisoned-exiled-or-executed-if-convicted-over-election-fraud-claims/

47% of likely voters believe Trump guilty of alleged crimes to overturn the 2020 election, including 72% of Democrats and 20% of Republicans
18% of Democrat likely voters think Trump should be punished by “jail for life,” “permanent exile,” or “death,” if found guilty
77% of Democrat likely voters think Trump should be “banned from running” for public office again, if found guilty
48% of likely voters say media members who alleged election fraud should be criminally punished, if Trump found guilty
48% of Democrat likely voters believe media members who alleged election fraud should be “banned from public speaking,” receive prison time, or a combination of both

Truth Social - Donald Trump comments on the poll

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/111569300833712246

Final Resting Places: Reflections on the Meaning of Civil War Graves (Guest: Jonathan W. White)

Tim Benson — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:34:56 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Jonathan W. White, professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University and winner of the 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize, to discuss his new co-edited book, Final Resting Places: Reflections on the Meaning of Civil War Graves. They chat about how he and co-editor Brian Matthew Jordan thought up the project and how they went about gathering contributors. They also discuss how each gravesite tells a unique story of how someone lived, how they died, how they were mourned, and how they were remembered. They also delve into what death and memorialization meant to the Civil War generation and how those meanings still influence Americans today.

Get the book here: https://ugapress.org/book/9780820364551/final-resting-places/

Climate Change Rhetoric Becoming "More Militant" - In The Tank #426

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakley, Chris Talgo, Linnea Lueken — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 13:51:15 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 426 of the In The Tank Podcast. The COP28 Climate Summit begins its second week of events and there is a lot to talk about. UAE Sultan Al Jaber has stirred up a hornets nest by questioning the climate cult, Climate Czar John Kerry admits to becoming "more militant," and Al Gore is becoming increasingly unhinged. Is this climate narrative coming unglued? Or are we beginning to see an even more authoritarian push for climate action?

PRIMARY TOPIC – CLIMATE CHANGE RHETORIC BECOMING “MORE MILITANT”

Daily Mail - JOSH HAMMER: A climate summit to turn you green with nausea: Kamala and Kerry flew on SEPARATE jets... the host is a Sultan oil boss... and it's all held in Dubai - where they air condition the desert. What a net zero charade!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12824909/cop28-climate-summit-green-dubai-john-kerry-al-jaber-kamala-harris.html

Huffington Post - Record Number Of Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Attend COP28 Climate Summit

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cop28-climate-conference-fossil-fuel-lobbyists_n_656e6855e4b07b937ff5c85e

New York Times - Climate Summit Leader Tries to Calm Uproar Over a Remark on Fossil Fuels

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/climate/cop28-aljaber-fossil-fuels.html

The Hill - John Kerry says no coal plants should be ‘permitted anywhere in the world’

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4340428-john-kerry-says-no-coal-plants-should-be-permitted-anywhere-in-the-world/

DAVOS WATCH – KLAUS SCHWAB: WORLD CLASS INFLUENCE PEDDLER

Vanity Fair - “He Has an Incredible Knack to Smell the Next Fad”: How Klaus Schwab Built a Billionaire Circus at Davos

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/01/how-klaus-schwab-built-a-billionaire-circus-at-davos

Climate Change Roundtable: Cops & Robbers pt. II

Jim Lakely, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Steve Milloy — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 16:50:04 -0600

In the new episode of "Climate Change Roundtable," guest host Jim Lakely leads a thought-provoking discussion with experts Steve Milloy, H. Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken on the latest developments from the COP28 United Nations Climate Change Conference. Our panel delves into a critical analysis of the conference's many shortcomings, challenging the prevailing narratives pushed by the mainstream media, and explores alternative perspectives on climate change.

The episode aims to debunk common climate change myths, focusing on a comprehensive understanding of the conference's implications and strategies. Join us as we navigate through the complexities of global climate policies and their real-world impacts, offering our listeners a unique viewpoint that goes beyond conventional climate change alarmism. Whether you're a climate enthusiast, a policy expert, or just someone curious about the different facets of climate change discourse, this episode promises to provide a fresh and insightful take on the discussions from COP28.

WHO To Declare Climate Emergency? - In The Tank #425

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, Chris Talgo — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:33:57 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 425 of the In The Tank Podcast. With the global climate conference, COP28, starting this week, global warming rhetoric is being ramped up into high gear. Last week, over 200 medical journals called on the World Health Organization to declare an "immediate emergency" on the topic of climate change. Factor this rhetoric into the growing calls for the censorship of misinformation and you have yourself the recipe for overt authoritarianism.

PRIMARY TOPIC - MEDICAL JOURNALS CALL ON WHO TO DECLARE CLIMATE EMERGENCY

Reuters - COP28 summit: Future of fossil fuels center stage at climate talks

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/world-reckon-with-future-fossil-fuels-cop28-climate-summit-2023-11-29/

Yahoo - Over 200 medical journals call on WHO to declare immediate emergency: ‘We’ve got to act with thought … but also with haste’

https://news.yahoo.com/over-200-medical-journals-call-114534250.html

The Epoch Times - Climate Crisis Proponents Want to Criminalize Climate Change Doubts

https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/climate-crisis-proponents-want-to-criminalize-climate-change-doubts-5503123

SECONDARY TOPIC - CYBER THREAT INTELLIGENCE LEAGUE (CTIL) LEAK

Public - CTIL Files #1: US And UK Military Contractors Created Sweeping Plan For Global Censorship In 2018, New Documents Show

https://public.substack.com/p/ctil-files-1-us-and-uk-military-contractors?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=pn2lg

Shellenberger - The CTIL Files

https://twitter.com/shellenberger/status/1729537450752811097

DAVOS WATCH - EAT ZE BUGS!

Daily Mail - United Nations set to call on Americans to stop eating meat in an effort 'to tackle climate change' - despite only making up 1.4% of global emissions

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12800019/meat-consumption-climate-change-global-emissions.html

CNBC (Video) - Improving food distribution and insects as protein substitutes

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/01/18/improving-food-distribution-and-insects-as-protein-substitutes.html

UN Climate Conference Czars: You Need to Eat a Lot Less Meat

H. Sterling Burnett — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 17:54:08 -0600

The other day, H. Sterling Burnett, director of The Heartland Institute’s Arthur B. Robinson Center on Climate and Environmental Policy, was on the John Steigerwald Show on AM1250 The Answer in Pittsburgh. He was invited on to talk about how the agenda of the United Nations’ annual climate conference — COP28 in Dubai — includes demanding everyone in the world eat less meat. To save the planet, of course.

Sterling explains how all livestock in earth accounts for just 4 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, not 30 percent as Biden Climate “Czar” John Kerry claims. In fact, Sterling and Steigerwald talk about many of the dystopian proposals coming out of the UN Climate Regime. The climate elite enjoy a “high carbon lifestyle” — including flying thousands of private jets to oil-rich Dubai — while demanding the rest of us live poorer and more-miserable lives. But there is good news: People around the world are starting to throw their climate alarmist leaders out of power. More of that please.

It’s a great and informative interview, so have a listen.

Alarmists Continue to Hurt the Environment

H. Sterling Burnett — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 13:23:28 -0600

Back in 2010, Fracking wasn’t as prevalent as today. More, climate alarmists were pushing hard to prevent it from ever taking off. A decade later, fracking didn’t have the dire consequences that alarmists claimed it would have.

H. Sterling Burnett joins the Steve Gruber show to discuss the disproportionate response failed documentaries like Gasland get when compared to the very real threat the Right Atlantic Whale is facing due to offshore wind. Since sonar testing for offshore wind has begun, the Right whale has consistently shown up dead with no official explanation in sight.

Is EU Climate Madness and the Netherlands' War on Farmers Coming to America?

H. Sterling Burnett — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 15:45:19 -0600

Europe is much farther down the climate alarm rabbit hole than the United States is. Specifically, the Netherlands climate goals have come increasingly at the expense of farmers. The policies have ended generations of family farms in one of Europe's most vital breadbasket countries in the name of reducing CO2 and nitrogen emissions to meet EU climate goals. Could it happen in the U.S.? Yes, if we don't carefully rein in Marxism in our schools and growing bureaucracies.

Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade (Guest: Jonathan W. White)

Tim Benson — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 11:35:54 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Jonathan W. White, professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University and winner of the 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize, to discuss his book, Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade. They chat about Appleton Oaksmith, sea captain and probable slave trader, and how his life intersected with some of the most important moments, movements, and individuals of the mid-19th century. They also discuss the extraordinary lengths the Lincoln Administration went to destroy the illegal trans-Atlantic slave trade.

Get the book here: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538175019/Shipwrecked-A-True-Civil-War-Story-of-Mutinies-Jailbreaks-Blockade-Running-and-the-Slave-Trade

Show Notes:

Lincoln Presidential Foundation: “Four Score Speaker Series: Dr. Jonathan W. White” (VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzWiJYWTXpA

New York Times: Dorothy Wickenden – “The Sea Captain Who Ran From Abraham Lincoln”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/books/review/shipwrecked-jonathan-w-white.html

U.S. National Archives: “Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade” (VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQsTUdOFrC8

The Truth About Electric Vehicles and a High Carbon Lifestyle (Guest: The Hon. Jason Isaac)

H. Sterling Burnett, Jason Isaac — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 12:04:57 -0600

Electric vehicles cost much more than most people realize, with many costs borne by taxpayers and ratepayers hidden from public view. The true cost can be almost double the sticker prices when subsidies for electric charging and fuel economy credits are included. Despite this, they don't sell or function well. It's time to reembrace a high carbon lifestyle, says the Hon. Jason Isaac, the CEO of the American Energy Institute.

National Climate Report #5: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, James Taylor — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:12:38 -0600

This week on "Climate Change Roundtable," host Anthony Watts and panelist H. Sterling Burnett will delve into the big report issued by the Biden Administration - NCA5, or the National Climate Assessment #5. The media went ballistic over this report, with CNN claiming, "No place in the US is safe from the climate crisis, but a new report shows where it's most severe." Similar claims were echoed by other media outlets, yet when you scrutinize the data, these claims are unsupported.

Joining us will be James Taylor, president of The Heartland Institute and an expert in policy analysis, as we dissect this lunacy.

Tune into "Climate Change Roundtable #88." We'll be discussing National Climate Report #5, addressing The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Additionally, we'll cover the week's craziest climate news and answer your questions.

"Climate Change Roundtable" goes live every Friday at 12 PM CT/1 PM ET. Join the live show and submit your questions for our panelists. To ensure your question gets addressed, leave it as a super chat, and we'll guarantee it's covered.

U.S. Cities Becoming A Dystopian Hellscape - In The Tank #424

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 13:40:21 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 424 of the In The Tank Podcast. With world leaders descending on San Francisco, city officials have taken care to clean up the streets, hiding from the world the poverty, grime, and homelessness. Critics have mocked California Governor Gavin Newsom for taking this action only when the eyes of the world are upon him. This situation highlights a larger issue in our country. Our cities seem to be devolving into dystopian hellscapes, overrun by crime and general lawlessness. What is causing this and what can be done to fix it?

PRIMARY TOPIC - ARE AMERICAN CITIES DESCENDING INTO A DYSTOPIAN HELLSCAPE?

American Thinker - Misguided environmentalists have made our cities filthy

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/11/misguided_environmentalists_have_made_our_cities_filthy.html

Substack - All Eyes On What Gavin Newsom Will Do Next Now That Feds Cleaned Up San Francisco

https://public.substack.com/p/all-eyes-on-what-gavin-newsom-will

The Federalist - Why Are People In Denial That Urban America Is A Dystopian Hellscape?

https://thefederalist.com/2023/11/15/why-are-people-in-denial-that-urban-america-is-a-dystopian-hellscape/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-are-people-in-denial-that-urban-america-is-a-dystopian-hellscape&utm_term=2023-11-15

Fox Business - Democratic, 'big blue' cities seeing 'really distressing' economic trends: Stephen Moore

https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6341052242112

American Thinker - Chicago's crime crisis and the 'progressives'

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/06/chicagos_crime_crisis_and_the_progressives.html

DAVOS WATCH - WEF DOESN'T BELIEVE IN FREE WILL

The Domino Effect of Medicare Hospital Reimbursements on Soaring Health Costs

AnneMarie Schieber — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 11:43:13 -0600

For years, Medicare has paid hospitals and their affiliates more for services than it has to others. The reasons are complex, but this policy significantly incentivizes hospitals to absorb independent practices, creating “monopolies” that reduce competition and increase prices for everyone. Dr. Richard Kube, M.D., founder and CEO of the Prairie Spine and Pain Institute—an independent practice in Illinois—experiences first-hand how this policy and other top-down government regulations work against patients. Kube, an advocate for “site-neutral” payment, recently discussed this topic in Newsweek.

“Site-neutral payment would end the unfair policies promoting consolidation and encouraging higher prices,” Kube writes. “Such proposals have bipartisan support in Congress. Several congressional committees are currently debating a health reform package, including provisions to establish site neutrality under limited circumstances. This would be an essential first step, one that physicians nationwide hope will soon extend to other services. After all, reimbursing providers equally for the same service is only fair.”

In the podcast, Kube discusses:

- The reasons why Medicare pays more money to hospitals for the same service

- Examples of the differences in costs

- How this policy leads to increased consolidation in the healthcare industry and raises costs for everyone

- The track record of Congress and the administration, including under Trump and Biden, in promoting site-neutral payments

- The influence of the hospital lobby and the feasibility of implementing site-neutral payments

- Actions the public can take to support the advancement of more free-market policies

The Urban Heat Island Effect - Dramatic New Findings With Dr. Roy Spencer

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Roy Spencer — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 15:32:26 -0600

This week on "Climate Change Roundtable," host Anthony Watts and panelists Linnea Lueken and H. Sterling Burnett will discuss the the big white elephant in the climate room: urban heat islands (UHI), a significant but often overlooked topic in climate science. This phenomenon has been known for decades, yet climate advocates often dismiss it as either insignificant or claim to adjust for it when, in reality, they do not.

Joining us will be Dr. Roy Spencer from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He will talk about his new UHI dataset, which not only demonstrates the strong effect in the United States but also in other parts of the world. He has discovered some remarkable findings that we'll illustrate with maps.

Tune in to Climate Change Roundtable #87 for a discussion on URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT – Dramatic New Findings! We'll also cover the week's crazy climate news and take your questions.

"Climate Change Roundtable" is live every Friday at 12 PM CT/1 PM ET. Be sure to join the live show and leave your questions for our panelists. If you want to ensure your question is addressed, submit it as a super chat, and we guarantee we will cover it.

How the Green Agenda Hurts the Poor

Donald Kendal — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 13:29:20 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, deputy director of our Socialism Research Center, was recently a guest on the Shaun Thompson Show on AM560 The Answer in Chicago. Donald was invited on to talk about how the "green agenda" hurts the poor the most, how basic economics of solar and wind power just don't add up, and how the push for EVs are doing little for the American worker, but greatly benefitting the Communist Chinese, DEI initiatives, and a lot more.

Donald is becoming a bit of a regular on Shaun's hard-hitting and popular radio show -- especially when he wants to talk about socialism, ESG, or the senseless climate and energy policy under the Biden administration.

It's a fun interview. Have a listen.

Check out the episode on video: https://fb.watch/oibYP09VSs/

21st Century Fascism, Controlling Speech and Society - In The Tank #423

Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, Chris Talgo — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 00:16:10 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 423 of the In The Tank Podcast. The 21st-Century form of collectivism is one that melds the powers of private corporations and organizations with the force of government. This collusion, brought to light by the 2022 book The Great Reset, is threatening the very freedoms we hold dear as Americans. A new report was just released showing the extent at which this partnership went to stifle speech on topics ranging from Covid-19 to the 2020 elections. Also, emerging technologies are going to supercharge the power of this deadly alliance. And lastly, the ITT will break an exclusive bombshell report about RFK Jr.

PRIMARY TOPIC - 21st CENTURY FASCISM, CONTROLLING SPEECH AND SOCIETY

Real Clear Investigations - Documents Shed New Light on Feds' Collusion with Private Actors to Police Speech on Social Media

https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2023/11/06/documents_shed_new_light_on_feds_collusion_with_private_actors_to_police_speech_on_social_media_990672.html

The Federalist - Government Censorship Op Targeted The Federalist’s Mollie Hemingway, Sean Davis During 2020 Election

https://thefederalist.com/2023/11/07/government-censorship-op-targeted-the-federalists-mollie-hemingway-sean-davis-during-2020-election/

The Blaze - Secret reports show Homeland Security worked with universities to 'censor Americans' online speech' before 2020 election

https://www.theblaze.com/news/dhs-stanford-disinformation-campaign-bigtech

World Economic Forum (WEF) Launches AI Governance Alliance Focused on Responsible Generative AI

https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2023/06/208888-world-economic-forum-wef-launches-ai-governance-alliance-focused-on-responsible-generative-ai/

WH - Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights

https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/ai-bill-of-rights/

Four-Year-Old Child Trapped in Hospital Getting Against Parents' Will (Guest: Hope Schacter, Mother)

AnneMarie Schieber — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 17:25:47 -0600

For almost 4 weeks, four-year-old Autumn Schall has been virtually trapped at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, in Palo Alto, CA against the will of her parents. Today, mother Hope Schacter joins the program to discuss Autumn’s situation.

Autumn was admitted to the teaching hospital for an e-coli infection but within days, she became critically ill, receiving care in the ICU, being given intravenously a cocktail of risky drugs, and eventually put on a ventilator. When the parents questioned the treatment, the hospital reported them to Child Protective Services. They are working with advocates and a lawyer to have her moved to another hospital where their daughter won’t be viewed as a “case study,” and the family is treated like an ally not an adversary.

Autumn was referred to Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital for a diagnostic work to examine her bowel after a week-long case of diarrhea. Her bowel was normal, but the hospital diagnosed an e-coli condition and wanted to admit her. After the parents agreed, the hospital proceeded with an aggressive treatment plan including powerful drugs such as Lasix, Diarel, and Aminophalen.

“Their protocol was very aggressive. My daughter was never on Tylenol before. She was never really sick and when they’re throwing all these diuretics at you, and given the side effects these can produce, I just thought it was a lot for her constitution,” said Hope Schacter.

The family has been working with Remnant Nursing advocacy services which has identified multiple ethical and clinical lapses.

Schacter believes the hospital is trying to cover up clinical errors at the beginning of care that damaged her daughter’s kidneys and caused her to have a seizure. They complied with all treatment recommendations, even an MRI, which required intubation. Autumn has also had to undergo a blood transfusion. There was a hearing involving the CPS complaint. The hospital is trying to get the parents to sign off on all intervention deemed “emergency,” but the parents say it has been vaguely defined.

Related Health Care News articles on patient advocacy in hospitals:

Minnesota Legislature Considers ‘Trusted Doctor’ Bill, May 3, 2023

Down Syndrome Patient’s Family Sues Hospital for Do Not Resuscitate Order, June 20, 2023

Judge Plans Three Week Jury Trial in Do Not Resuscitate Case, August 1, 2023

Patient Takes Hospital to Court for Life-Saving COVID -19 Treatment, Feb. 12, 2021

Ivermectin obstacles during COVID

Debunking Persistent Myths About Hydraulic Fracturing

Linnea Lueken — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 07:16:00 -0600

The other day, Heartland Institute Research Fellow for Environment and Energy Policy Linnea Lueken was a guest on the Ron Arquette Show on KRNS radio in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was invited on to talk about a new paper she wrote with Heartland's Tim Benson titled "Debunking Four Persistent Myths About Hydraulic Fracturing." As Linnea explains, "fracking," as it's commonly called, is the process of extracting natural gas and oil from several miles deep beneath the surface of the Earth. This revolutionary technique -- combined with horizontal drilling -- has made America a global energy leader again and created thousands of good-paying jobs. But opponents of fracking peddle myths about damage the process does to drinking water, causing air pollution, health problems, and even earthquakes.

Heartland was happy to be able to bust these myths on Rod Arquette's show. Have a listen to this brief interview and learn more.

Read the paper by Linnea Lueken and Tim Benson here: https://heartland.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Oct-23-FrackingMyths.pdf

Removing Medicaid Loopholes to Improve Long-Term Health Care

AnneMarie Schieber — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 12:46:14 -0600

Stephen Moses, one of the leading experts on long-term care in the U.S., says the nation can dramatically improve the quality of our health care system if we could get rid of the loopholes that allow nearly everyone to qualify for Medicaid coverage. The current system encourages few people save for long-term care because it is widely accepted that the government will pick up the tab. While this may be true, government control limits innovation and leads to worsening health outcomes.

Moses, and the Paragon Institute released their latest report on the problems with long term care in the U.S., called Long-Term Care: The Solution. In October 2022, Moses and Paragon outlined the problems in Long-Term Care: The Problem.

People prefer to live out their final years in the comfort of their own home but surprisingly, many of the elderly end up in institutional care. That is no accident. Medicaid is the largest payer of long-term care, and one reason is because you don’t have to be impoverished to qualify. This has put a huge strain on the federal budget, on Medicaid reimbursements and significantly compromised the quality and supply of care. Few innovations exist because there is little presence of a free market. As a result, institutional care has become the “go-to.”

This podcast begins with a discussion on Medicaid loopholes, the response from Congress, whether a solution is workable immediately, and how special interests might respond to closing off loopholes. The conversation then turns to why the public needs to be better educated on long-term care. The idea that it must be debilitatingly expensive isn’t true.

The Coming Collapse of Green Energy (and why EVs will never catch on) – In the Tank #422

Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, Linnea Lueken, Jason Isaac — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 15:50:47 -0600

The Heartland Institute’s Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, Linnea Lueken, and special guest Jason Isaac of the Texas Public Policy Foundation present episode 422 of The In the Tank podcast. The Biden administration is continuing to mandate the electrification of everything while at the same time pulling offline the reliable and affordable power generation and transmission that would make it remotely possible. And this is a global delusion, not just a growing problem in the United States. Energy prices are skyrocketing and the “green energy” industry is now demanding even more government handouts – and permission to hike prices even more – to keep the scam going. But are we seeing signs that a rapid collapse of the scam is near?

Investments in “alternative energy” companies took off in 2020, but all those gains are now gone. General Electric announced that it will post $1 billion in losses in its wind division. The S&P Global Clean Energy Index is down more than 30 percent this year and still dropping. Siemens, one of the premier German manufacturers of wind turbines, saw its stock price crash by nearly 40 percent in one day last week and now wants a 15-billion-euros handout from the German government. It also appears that “Big Oil” is giving up on pretending to be a part of the “green energy” future and is consolidating to produce even more oil and gas in the future.

And in signs that the EV bubble is collapsing, Ford announced that it lost $1.3 billion in its EV division during the third quarter of 2023 – which translates into a loss of $62,016 for each of the 20,962 EVs it sold during the period. The CEO of Mercedes Benz said of the glut of EVs on the market that the public doesn’t want: “I can hardly imagine the current status quo is fully sustainable for everybody.” Even Elon Musk is warning that demand is just not there for this massive, government-driven push for EVs.

Joining us to talk about all this is Jason Isaac, senior fellow of Life:Powered, a national initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation and co-author of the brand new report: “Overcharged Expectations: Unmasking the True Cost of Electric Vehicles.” With government so invested with OUR MONEY in these schemes, is it inevitable that a massive financial bailout for these boondoggles is coming?

Show Notes:

PRIMARY TOPIC – The Coming Collapse of Green Energy and EVs

Powerline - The Daily Chart: More Red Ink for Green Energy
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/10/the-daily-chart-more-red-ink-for-green-energy.php

Powerline - Green Dreams Going Up in Smoke
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/10/green-dreams-going-up-in-smoke.php

Reuters - Siemens Energy shares slide 39% after company seeks state guarantees
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/siemens-energy-seeking-billions-euros-state-guarantees-wiwo-2023-10-26/

Plan to Hike Electric Bills 29% Sparks Fury in Wyoming
https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/electricity-prices-renewable-power-wyoming-b863bf8

JunkScience on X – China controls most of the clean tech processing supply chain
https://twitter.com/JunkScience/status/1719184775867404708

EVS ARE NOT SUSTAINABLE

Texas Public Policy Foundation – Overcharged Expectations: Unmasking the True Cost of Electric Vehicles
https://www.texaspolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-TrueCostofEVs-BennettIsaac.pdf

Daily Signal – Biden Poised to Bail Out Wind Energy Industry, Experts Predict
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/10/30/bailout-for-offshore-wind-energy-may-be-right-around-corner-experts-say/

Wall Street Journal – Brace for the Wind and Electric-Vehicle Bailouts
https://www.wsj.com/articles/brace-for-the-wind-and-electric-vehicle-bailouts-506383a8?mod=opinion_lead_pos6

Reuters - Ford again warns on EV results, withdraws 2023 forecast
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ford-withdraws-2023-forecast-warns-ev-results-2023-10-26/

GM Authority – GM Delays Launch Of Chevy Equinox EV, Silverado EV RST and GMC Sierra EV
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/10/gm-delays-launch-of-chevy-equinox-ev-silverado-ev-rst-and-gmc-sierra-ev/

CNBC – GM, Honda scrap plans to co-develop ‘affordable’ sub-$30,000 EVs
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/25/gm-honda-scrap-plans-to-co-develop-affordable-sub-30000-evs.html

Hertz pulls back on EV plans citing Tesla price cuts, high repair costs
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/26/hertz-pulls-back-on-ev-plans-citing-tesla-price-cuts-repair-costs.html

Biden climate czar quietly met with flailing EV company dependent on taxpayer handouts
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-climate-czar-quietly-met-flailing-ev-company-dependent-taxpayer-handouts

COPs and Robbers: Follow the Money

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Craig Rucker — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 14:40:02 -0500

This week on "Climate Change Roundtable," our trio of host Anthony Watts and panelists Linnea Lueken and H. Sterling Burnett turn their attention to the COP28 Climate Conference set to commence in Dubai on November 30th.

To shed further insight into the conference is Craig Rucker from CFACT, who is set to attend COP28. Rucker will share his expectations of the conference, highlight the special interests at play, and predict how the event will unfold.

In Episode #86, "COPs and Robbers," we'll take a critical look at these international gatherings, examining who benefits from them and exploring the broader implications for global climate policy. And unless you're a politically connected global elite, don't expect to benefit.

Additionally, we'll touch on the latest and craziest climate news of the week.

The Folly of Electric Vehicles: Heartland's Jim Lakely on the Cut Jib Newsletter Podcast

Jim Lakely — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 07:10:00 -0500

The other day Heartland Institute Vice President Jim Lakely (that's me) was a guest on the Cut Jib Newsletter Podcast, part of the excellent and must-read Ace of Spades blog. I was invited on by hosts JJ Sefton and CBD, bloggers at the site, to talk about the folly of electric vehicles. It's a favorite subject of mine, and also of another great blogger at Ace of Spades, Buck Throckmorton.

I was on for about an hour, but this is the first 20 minutes or so of our conversation. Perhaps we'll post more of this conversation at a later date. But for now, enjoy.

The full original episode of the Cut Jib Newsletter Podcast is here:

https://cutjibnewsletter.com/podcast/cutjibnewsletter-speaks-season-5-episode-7/

Check out the Ace of Spades blog:

http://www.ace.mu.nu/

Creators & Guests

Jim Lakely - Guest

Private Choices & Public Hypocrisy: The Teachers Union President Controversy

S.T. Karnick — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:33:48 -0500

The executive president of one of the nation’s largest teachers unions is under fire for the revelation that her eldest son attends a private school. Teachers unions universally oppose school choice programs that include private schools, and in doing so they deny education opportunities to children whose parents cannot afford to pay for them to leave the deteriorating public schools. This is an especially troubling problem in nearly all the nation’s big cities, where the public schools are plagued by poor student achievement, disorderly behavior in classrooms and other facilities, disastrous teaching methods based on ridiculous fads, and politicized curricula. Denisha Allen, a senior fellow at the American Federation for Children and founder of Black Minds Matter, joins School Reform News to discuss this problem.

Debunking Way-out Climate Alarmism Videos

Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, H. Sterling Burnett — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:47:39 -0500

This week on Climate Change Roundtable, host Anthony Watts and panelists Linnea Lueken and H. Sterling Burnett debunk a video taking the corporate position on climate change. The video, titled “Climate Change” from the Sci Show channel on YouTube features the host on screen alternating between ill-informed science takes and ad hominem attacks.

Join us on Climate Change Roundtable while we dismantle the video thoroughly. We’ll also have time for this week’s crazy climate news of the week.

Climate Change Roundtable is live every Friday at 12pm CT. Make sure to join the live show and leave your questions for our panelists. And if you want to be sure your question is answered, leave your question as a super chat and we’ll guarantee we will cover your question.

Media Lies & a Fracturing Society - In The Tank #421

Donald Kendal — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 13:34:46 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 421 of the In The Tank Podcast. The New York Times' recent admission that they "relied too heavily on claims by Hamas" in regards to the Gaza hospital bombing is telling. It further reveals how broken our media system is. Worse, however, is the effect our media is having on social cohesion, leading to a fragmentation of society. This is contributing to a reality where the left and right are living in increasingly distant universes where common ground is exceedingly hard to find. What does this mean for our country and are there any solutions to the problem?

PRIMARY TOPIC – Media Lies and a Fracturing Society

Townhall - Americans’ Trust in Mass Media Sinks to Record Low

https://townhall.com/columnists/christalgo/2023/10/20/americans-trust-in-mass-media-sinks-to-record-low-n2630110

Politico - NYT admits error in Gaza hospital report

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/23/gaza-hospital-new-york-times-00122986

New York Times - How Covid Affects the Heart

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/07/well/live/covids-heart-health.html

Carnegie - Polarization, Democracy, and Political Violence in the United States: What the Research Says

https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/09/05/polarization-democracy-and-political-violence-in-united-states-what-research-says-pub-90457

The Last Campaign: Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America (Guest: H.W. Brands)

Tim Benson — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:48:34 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by H.W. Brands, Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin, to discuss his book, The Last Campaign: Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America. They chat about what made both Sherman and Geronimo keen strategists and bold soldiers and how, over the course of the 1870s and 1880s, these two war chiefs would confront each other in the final battle for what the American West would be.

Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/677161/the-last-campaign-by-h-w-brands/

Show Notes:

The Economist: “’The Last Campaign’ chronicles the final American frontier wars”
https://www.economist.com/culture/2022/11/22/the-last-campaign-chronicles-the-final-american-frontier-wars

Law & Liberty: Ralph L. DeFalco III – “The Last War for America”
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/the-last-war-for-america/

Literary Hub: H.W. Brands – “How Grief and Revenge Made Geronimo Into a Legendary War Chief”
https://lithub.com/how-grief-and-revenge-made-geronimo-into-a-legendary-war-chief/

Wall Street Journal: Andrew R. Graybill – “‘The Last Campaign’ Review: Battles of Sherman and Geronimo”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-last-campaign-review-the-battles-of-sherman-and-geronimo-433f814e

Hottest Summer Ever? NOT!

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Jim Lakely, Marc Morano — Sat, 21 Oct 2023 13:12:08 -0500

On Climate Change Roundtable, we take a stand against selective information portrayal, examining the contexts often omitted in mainstream climate discussions. This week, we’re covering the go-to media hottest ever narrative parroted after every summer. And, we'll have special guest Marc Morano on to discuss Mann's court appearance in the decade old Mann vs Steyn case this week.

The media has been quick to dub this the 'hottest summer on record', but what does that truly mean in the vast timeline of Earth's climatic history? The referenced record composes the last 150 years, a misleading statement outright. And during this time, Earth is recovering from the Little Ice Age, further skewing the data. When you look at the Earth’s entire history, temperatures are well within norms. We discuss issues with the temperature record, misleading language, and highlight objective data.

An Unexpected Ally in Michael Mann When figures like Michael Mann, known for the hockey stick chart, begin to voice concerns about the media's alarmist take on climate change, it's an indicator that the discourse might be veering off course. We'll discuss his recent tweet that underscores the exaggerated stance of corporate media on climate-related issues.

Who Is Best Equipped to Fight The Great Reset? - In The Tank #420

Donald Kendal — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 13:28:27 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 420 of the In The Tank Podcast. ESG is the backbone of The Great Reset. And while we have made significant progress in the fight against ESG, it still remains an existential threat to liberty and free markets. With the presidential primaries approaching, The Socialism Research Center team produced a report card grading the candidates on their positions against ESG. The ITT crew discusses this report and talks about which candidate is best equipped to fight the Great Reset.

PRIMARY TOPIC – WHO IS BEST EQUIPPED TO FIGHT THE GREAT RESET?

Heartland Institute – Anti-ESG Report Card: 2024 Presidential Candidates

https://heartland.org/publications/anti-esg-report-card-2024-presidential-candidates/

Politico - Treasury outlines guidance for net-zero financing

https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2023/09/treasury-outlines-guidance-for-net-zero-financing-00116673

1792 Exchange – Proxy Voting Overview

https://1792exchange.com/spotlight-reports/proxy-voting/

Bloomberg - Banks Told to Review Clients Amid Historic ESG Crackdown in EU

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-16/banks-told-to-review-clients-amid-historic-esg-crackdown-in-eu#xj4y7vzkg

Woke Lawsuits Target Affordable Healthcare (Guest: Hal Frampton)

AnneMarie Schieber — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:46:11 -0500

Join us as Hal Frampton, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, delves into a pivotal legal case in Michigan's Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. He's representing Christian Healthcare Centers (CHC) and Sacred Heart Academy as they navigate the expanded civil rights protections in Michigan, which now encompass "gender" and "sexual preference." Both institutions could potentially be compelled to hire individuals who don't align with their religious principles.

Established in 2018, the Grand Rapids-based Christian Healthcare Centers offers a unique, direct-pay primary care model that also caters to patients' spiritual well-being. While they serve all patients irrespective of sexual preference and identity, their hiring process requires employees to resonate with their religious beliefs and confirm this with a signed statement. Potentially, CHC could be sued for not hiring someone who does align with its mission.

In this episode, Frampton addresses:

1. If there has been no fine or penalty yet against CHC, why is it being sued?

2. The significance of faith in CHC's practice model.

3. The quagmire that can be presented by expanding civil rights protections to include “gender” and “sexual preference.”

4. The potential of this case reaching the U.S. Supreme Court.

Christian Healthcare Centers, Inc. v. Dana Nessel et. al., U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan Southern Division, August 29, 2023: https://adfmedialegalfiles.blob.core.windows.net/files/ChristianHealthcareCentersComplaint.pdf

(appellate briefs will be submitted mid-October)

Health Care News articles on Christian Healthcare Centers

Health Care News articles on Alliance Defending Freedom

Anti-ESG Report Card for Presidential Candidates

Donald Kendal — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:46:02 -0500

The other day, Donald Kendal, Deputy Director of The Heartland Institute's Center on Socialism Research, was on the Shaun Thompson Show on AM 560 The Answer in Chicago. Donny was on the program to talk about Heartland's new "Anti-ESG Report Card," which gives a letter grade to every presidential candidate -- including Joe Biden and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. -- on how strongly they are opposed to imposing Environment, Social, and Governance standards in government and on private corporations. Joe Biden, as you might expect, earned an F. But what about the Republican contenders? What grade did they earn? Listen to find out, and visit Heartland.org/ESG to read the whole report for yourself.

This is a fun and interesting interview. Have a listen.

See the report card at this link: https://heartland.org/publications/anti-esg-report-card-2024-presidential-candidates/

This New Film Challenges the Climate Orthodoxy

H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:27:45 -0500

Newsmax will soon air a prime time documentary titled "A Climate Conversation," produced with the help of The Heartland Institute. Scheduled for Sunday, October 15th at 8 PM Central Time, this documentary cuts through the alarmist rhetoric and propaganda to address straightforward scientific questions. The film serves as a vital tool for reaching individuals who are skeptical of the climate alarmist narrative but have not yet heard the counter argument. While it is persuasive, it remains neither confrontational nor exaggerated. The data is enough.

Narrated by Colorado radio personality Kim Monson, the documentary adopts a balanced and scientific approach challenging the man-made climate change and its perceived implications for life on Earth. Within, viewers will recognize familiar faces, as well as long-time Heartland advisers and collaborators.

In episode 83 of "Climate Change Roundtable," we will review the film with the producers and narrator. Our regular panel, consisting of Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and host Anthony Watts, will also join in the discussion.

VISIT THE FILM'S WEBSITE: https://www.aclimateconversation.com/

Civilization vs Savagery — In the Tank Podcast #419

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 18:31:56 -0500

The unfathomable evil of Hamas’ attack on Israel last week was a reminder that the eternal human struggle between civilization and savagery never ends. This is going to be a tough podcast to get through, but it is important to not look away from the hate and the horrors inflicted by the enemies of civilization. Some say this barbarous act changes the Middle East forever. Maybe. But what does the fight in Israel say about the future of global liberty, which we’ve always assumed would remain ascendant forever? And what are we to make of the overtly pro-Hamas sentiment found in American streets, the halls of Congress, the heights of academia, and other redoubts of the ruling class?

Global Food Production vs. "Climate Catastrophe"

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 17:06:47 -0500

This week we look at agriculture, which seems to be constantly under attack as either being a contributor to climate change, or will suffer from predicted climate change catastrophic effects.

But, the reality is far different. Despite a modest warming over the past century, agricultural yields continue to grow, setting several new record highs in the past decade. Further, despite media claims of effects from drought and heatwaves, crops continue to flourish.

What Will it Take to Destroy the Climate Narrative? - In The Tank #418

Donald Kendal — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 13:29:34 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo are joined by Linnea Lueken for episode 418 of the In The Tank Podcast. It seems like every day there is a new story that blows a hole in the climate narrative - a new study showing the impracticality of a 100% renewable grid, or an electric vehicle battery plant that requires coal power to function. We are told constantly by the media, politicians, and now even the Pope that we must change our lifestyle in an effort to combat climate change. Yet, most people don't care. These facts leave the ITT crew wondering: What would it take to finally destroy the climate narrative?

OPENING CHIT CHAT

AP News - Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. Here’s what’s next

https://apnews.com/article/mccarthy-gaetz-speaker-motion-to-vacate-congress-3542dd134dccf35bc67db3463baec53b

PRIMARY TOPIC - WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO DESTROY THE CLIMATE NARRATIVE?

Pope Francis on climate: ‘irresponsible’ Western lifestyle must change

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/04/pope-francis-environment-climate/

Electric Grid

The Hill - A new study zaps Biden’s plan to transform the electrical grid

https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4230591-a-new-study-has-zapped-bidens-plan-to-transform-the-electrical-grid/

Transportation

Electric buses purchased from bankrupt company no longer running

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/infrastructure/electric-buses-jackson-wyoming-no-longer-running

Massive EV battery factory may have to rely on coal plant for it to function

https://dailycaller.com/2023/10/02/kansas-electric-vehicle-battery-coal-rates-panasonic/

Twitter - GM sold 18 Silverado EVs in Q3!

https://twitter.com/anasalhajji/status/1709429442441867428?s=46&t=EdV2geoHcqt4zDMbG3cZaw

Was Obamacare Designed to Fail?

AnneMarie Schieber, Devon Herrick — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 17:22:34 -0500

Is it possible that Obamacare was intentionally set up to falter, leading frustrated Americans to implore the federal government to assume control of health care? Devon Herrick posits this theory, having recently explored the topic on the Goodman Health Blog. He highlights that without the crutch of subsidies, Obamacare is destined to collapse — a prediction echoed by many during the 2009-2010 debates surrounding the inception of the Affordable Care Act.

Herrick delves into various topics, including the expansion of Medicaid, and the concept of Medicare for All — or as he terms it, “Medicaid for All.” Since the enactment of the ACA, 21 states have contemplated bills advocating for single-payer systems. However, the majority of these proposals were thwarted due to their exorbitant costs. For instance, Vermont terminated its program, while California’s initiative never came to fruition. Colorado’s electorate decisively rejected a similar proposition. Currently, Michigan is weighing the adoption of a single-payer system, prompting Herrick to pose crucial questions that demand consideration. These include whether employers will participate, if employees will face surcharges for the state plan, and if the state will request the federal government to allocate all Medicaid and Medicare funds directly to the state’s program.

Moreover, the “Medicare for All” concept continues to persist, with a bill garnering the support of 100 legislators introduced this past May. Herrick and Schieber engage in a discussion about the public’s susceptibility to the false promise of efficient government-managed health care as opposed to a free-market approach. They ponder why the public readily embraces the free market in sectors like retail and technology — which have witnessed significant innovation and competitive pricing — yet hesitates to do the same for health care.

Green Breakdown: The Coming Renewable Energy Failure

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Steve Goreham — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:19:33 -0500

Think wind, solar, and batteries can replace the hydrocarbon fuels that power our modern industrialized society? Green Breakdown shows why the Net Zero agenda―a forced transition to renewable energy―is costly, dangerous, and destined for failure. Using science, economics, and in-depth analysis, author Steve Goreham exposes the weaknesses in the planned green energy transition and predicts a coming renewable energy failure.

Join our host, Anthony Watts, and weekly panelists, Dr. Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken, and author Steve Goreham as we look at the pitfalls.

What Happens If Trump Wins? - In The Tank #417

Donald Kendal — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:44:02 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, Chris Talgo are joined by Samantha Fillmore for episode 417 of the In The Tank Podcast. A recent ABC/Washington Post poll shows Donald Trump holding a nine point lead over President Biden if the general election were held today. What would happen if he wins in November of 2024? How would the media react? How would the government react? Would Trump be barred from claiming office? The ITT crew gets deep in to speculation territory.

OPENING CHIT CHAT – WEDNESDAY’S DEBATE

CNN - Stage set for second GOP debate. Here’s who’s on it

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/25/politics/second-republican-debate-line-up/index.html

SPECIAL SEGMENT – COLORADO TABOR

Center Square - Proposition HH is wolf in sheep’s clothing for Colorado TABOR

https://www.thecentersquare.com/colorado/article_99d26726-5cb9-11ee-950a-abd312e12c01.html

PRIMARY TOPIC – WHAT HAPPENS IF TRUMP WINS?

ABC News - Trump edges out Biden 51-42 in head-to-head matchup: POLL

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/troubles-biden-age-reelection-campaign-poll/story?id=103436611

NYT - Polls Show Low Approval Ratings for Biden, and Trump Coasting in Primary

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/24/us/politics/polls-biden-trump.html

Vanity Fair - Hillary Clinton Urges Joe Biden Not to Sleep on Third-Party Spoilers: Report

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/09/hillary-clinton-urges-joe-biden-not-to-sleep-on-third-party-spoilers

The Atlantic - The Constitution Prohibits Trump From Ever Being President Again

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/donald-trump-constitutionally-prohibited-presidency/675048/

TNR - It’s Time to Take Trump’s Disqualification From the Presidency Seriously

https://newrepublic.com/article/175448/trump-disqualification-14th-amendment-clause

The Miseducation of Science Teachers

H. Sterling Burnett — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:48:21 -0500

Recently a prominent science educator, Stanford's Jonathan Osborne, opined that the goal of science is consensus. Science is a process whose goal is the discovery of knowledge, a process which often overturn's consensus.

Recently a prominent science educator, Stanford's Jonathan Osborne, opined that the goal of science is consensus. Science is a process whose purpose is the pursuit of knowledge, a process which often overturns consensus. Osborne’s statements dismiss the scientific method, and critical thinking as a whole. This view of science would leave us in towards a dark age, with progress suddenly slowing to a halt. Osborne's view seems to be that knowledge is socially constructed, not based on evidence and measurements, with scientific discovery being reduced to the counting of hands.

Marching Toward a Technological Tyranny - In The Tank #416

Donald Kendal — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 13:31:37 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo are joined by author Michael Ashley for episode 416 of the In The Tank Podcast. Michael Ashley, author of the new book Neuromined: Triumphing Over Technological Tyranny, joins ITT to talk about the potential future we seem to be headed toward. What does liberty look like in a world of AI, data collection, social credit scores, self-driving cars, CBDCs, and other developing technologies?

OPENING CHIT CHAT - WOULD YOU VOLUNTEER?

Daily Star - Elon Musk's Neuralink looking for people to trial its brain-computer chip

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/elon-musks-neuralink-looking-people-30983996

PRIMARY TOPIC - MARCHING TOWARD A TECHNOLOGICAL TYRANNY

Neuromined: Triumphing Over Technological Tyranny
https://www.amazon.com/Neuromined-Triumphing-over-Technological-Tyranny-ebook/dp/B0CCK6MNM6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Z6M4K4V9IPAB&keywords=neuromined&qid=1695229204&sprefix=neuromined%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-1

NYT - I.R.S. Deploys Artificial Intelligence to Catch Tax Evasion
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/us/politics/irs-deploys-artificial-intelligence-to-target-rich-partnerships.html

The Blaze - Amazon confirms it shut down man’s smart home after delivery driver wrongly accused him of making racist remark
https://www.theblaze.com/news/amazon-confirms-it-shut-down-mans-smart-home-after-delivery-driver-wrongly-accused-him-of-making-racist-remark

G20 Calls for Global Regulation for AI, Including Regulations that Will Force AI to Advance UN SDGs
https://www.g20.org/content/dam/gtwenty/gtwenty_new/document/G20-New-Delhi-Leaders-Declaration.pdf

DAVOS WATCH - G20'S PROPOSED DIGITAL ID

The Epoch Times - G20 Announces Plan to Impose Digital Currencies and IDs Worldwide
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/g20-announces-plan-to-impose-digital-currencies-and-ids-worldwide-5489947?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport

The Blaze - G20 proposes digital ID similar to COVID-19 passport system to 'further financial inclusion'

https://www.theblaze.com/news/g20-proposed-policy-digital-id

Canadian Bankers Assocation - Canada's Digital ID Future - A Federated Approach

https://cba.ca/Assets/CBA/Documents/Files/Article%20Category/PDF/paper-2018-embracing-digital-id-in-canada-en.pdf

World Economic Forum - A Blueprint for Digital Identity

https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_A_Blueprint_for_Digital_Identity.pdf

Obamacare’s Dirty Little Secret (Guest: John C. Goodman, Ph.D.)

AnneMarie Schieber, John C. Goodman — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:35:29 -0500

Hidden within the intricacies of Obamacare lies an unsettling truth that many are unaware of. Dive deep with us as we uncover how this renowned health care reform might not be the safety net for the genuinely ill as it's often portrayed. Join Host AnneMarie Schieber and guest John C. Goodman, Ph.D., co-publisher of Health Care News and founder of the Goodman Institute for Public Policy Research, to learn the layers behind this revelation.

Goodman shed light on the problems with Obamacare in his recent article for the Wall Street Journal. He delves into the financial burdens faced by families with severe health challenges who, without an employer plan, turn to Obamacare exchanges. For these families, Obamacare effectively becomes a staggering 182% "tax." Even with insurance subsidies, they face the pitfalls of Obamacare's limited networks. Alarmingly, both Democrats and Republicans remain silent on this issue, and Goodman sheds light on their reticence.

Despite the U.S. pouring billions into health care across both private and public sectors, glaring coverage gaps persist, leading to mounting medical debts for many. Goodman believes there's a viable solution: the Health Care Fairness for All Act, proposed by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX). He also explores the potential of a "Medicare Advantage" style program to revolutionize public health care and insurance exchanges. Goodman contends that insurers should vie to support those with health issues, rather than shying away.

The Lincoln Miracle: Inside the Republican Convention That Changed History (Guest: Edward Achorn)

Tim Benson — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:16:28 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Edward Achorn to discuss his book, The Lincoln Miracle: Inside the Republican Convention That Changed History. They chat about what the scene looked like in Chicago at the GOP convention in 1860, Lincoln’s quiet strategy as a dark horse and the team that maneuvered him to the nomination, and the broader political landscape in America that fateful year.

Get the book here: https://groveatlantic.com/book/the-lincoln-miracle/

Show Notes:

The Epoch Times: Anita L. Sherman – “Book Review: ‘The Lincoln Miracle: Inside the Republican Convention That Changed History’”
https://www.theepochtimes.com/bright/book-review-the-lincoln-miracle-inside-the-republican-convention-that-changed-history-5202713

Literary Hub: Edward Achorn – “How One Week in Chicago Changed Abraham Lincoln’s Life—and the Fate of the United States”
https://lithub.com/how-one-week-in-chicago-changed-abraham-lincolns-life-and-the-fate-of-the-united-states/

Wall Street Journal: Roger Lowenstein – “‘The Lincoln Miracle’ Review: How a Longshot Won”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lincoln-miracle-book-review-how-a-longshot-won-1c3b0574

CCP’s Infiltration into U.S. Institutions

Chris Talgo — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 10:14:51 -0500

The Chinese Communist Party is waging a multi-pronged war on America, at least in terms of winning our hearts and minds. The CCP is influencing the curriculum from elementary schools through graduate programs. The CCP is supportive of radical groups such as Black Lives Matter and Antifa. CCP operatives have gained extremely close access to Democrat office holders such as Congressman Eric Swalwell and Senator Diane Feinstein.

How Cancer Exposes Obamacare’s Flaws (Guest: Robert Fioretti)

AnneMarie Schieber — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:48:57 -0500

On this episode of "Health Care News," former Chicago and Illinois politician Robert "Bob" Fioretti shares his experience as a cancer survivor and highlights the challenges he faced navigating the healthcare system, even with "Cadillac" health care coverage.

Fioretti discusses his cancer diagnosis and how he was never formally informed of it. He also shares the difficulties he faced in making treatment decisions and how rising costs impacted his mental health. His book, My Cancer Journey, documents his experiences and offers insights into how the healthcare system could be improved, including the use of "center of excellence" insurance plans tailored for cancer care.

To stay in the know, follow Robert Fioretti's on Twitter.

The Failure of Peer Review in Climate Science

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 14:58:30 -0500

This episode of Climate Change Roundtable titled, "The failure of peer review: Climate is Beholden to Bullying and Bad Decisions" delves into the shadowy and competitive world of climate journal publications.

In this episode, our host, Anthony Watts, and weekly panelists, Dr. Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken, will delve into the not-so-scientific ways that science gets published (or retracted) that have come to light in the past two weeks.

We’ll discuss Dr. Robert T. Brown’s stunning admission that he held back certain data and analysis in order to ensure his climate paper got published by Nature. We’ll also look at the “climategate gang” and how they have bullied another journal to retract a paper they don’t like, which had already passed peer review. Now, new evidence has emerged of even more bullying.

Biden Impeachment Incoming? - In The Tank #415

Donald Kendal — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:43:23 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 415 of the In The Tank Podcast. There has been a steady stream of stories coming out over the past several months relating to potential corruption involving President Biden and his son Hunter. It appears as though we might be reaching a tipping point as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy opened an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. How likely is this to go anywhere? Will this dredge out even more information? Will this have an impact on the election? The ITT crew discusses these topics and more.

OPENING CHIT CHAT - SOCIALISM 2023 CONFERENCE

Washington Stand - ‘Public Education Needs to be a Site of Socialist Organizing’: ALA President

https://washingtonstand.com/news/public-education-needs-to-be-a-site-of-socialist-organizing-ala-president

Socialism 2023 Conference panels

https://socialismconference.org/2023-schedule/

Panels include:

- "Family Abolition Today"

- "Kids as Comrades"

- "Radical Drag Show"

PRIMARY TOPIC - BIDEN IMPEACHMENT INCOMING?

AP News - What’s ahead now that Republicans are opening an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden

https://apnews.com/article/hunter-biden-congress-oversight-republicans-impeachment-57c5b1b40d19ede4ecf7fde08c027cee

National Review - White House Sending Letter to News Outlets Urging Them to ‘Ramp Up’ Scrutiny of GOP over Impeachment Inquiry

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/white-house-sending-letter-to-news-outlets-urging-them-to-ramp-up-scrutiny-of-gop-over-impeachment-inquiry/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=breaking&utm_campaign=newstrack&utm_term=32695645

The Federalist - Impeaching Biden Is The Right Call, But Don’t Stop With Him

https://thefederalist.com/2023/09/13/impeaching-biden-is-the-right-call-but-dont-stop-with-him/

DailyMail - Chuck Schumer echos well-known Donald Trump talking point characterizing the Republicans' impeachment of Biden as a WITCH HUNT as other Democrats slam the inquiry as illegitimate

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12510647/Chuck-Schumer-echos-known-Donald-Trump-talking-point-characterizing-Republicans-impeachment-Biden-WITCH-HUNT-Democrats-slam-inquiry-illegitimate.htm

DAVOS WATCH - G20 SUMMIT REVEALS ECONOMIC BATTLE WITH CHINA

White House (Sep 9, 2023) - FACT SHEET: President Biden and Prime Minister Modi Host Leaders on the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/09/09/fact-sheet-president-biden-and-prime-minister-modi-host-leaders-on-the-partnership-for-global-infrastructure-and-investment/

NPR - Biden said the G-7 would counter Chinese influence. This year, he'll try again
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/24/1106979380/g7-summit-2022-germany-global-infrastructure

CNBC - G-7′s infrastructure plan offers an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative in a ‘deliberate way’
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/28/new-g-7-infrastructure-plan-offers-alternative-to-china-belt-road-.html

Personalized Care Act Could Open the Door for Direct Care

AnneMarie Schieber — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 17:02:47 -0500

Direct primary care (DPC) gets rave reviews from patients and doctors. So why aren’t more people gravitating to this affordable, no-hassle care that provides care outside that of the health insurance maze? Dr. Lee Gross, a direct primary care physician in southwest Florida, discusses how the Personalized Care Act can open the market for more choice, including better access to DPC. Dr. Gross describes how small business were the ones who encouraged him into opening a DPC practice for their employees, and he has not looked back.

The Personalized Care Act, reintroduced in Congress by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), and the U.S. Senate by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) will address one of the biggest obstacles to DPC: freedom. The government restricts health savings accounts to high deductible health insurance plans, which removes options for people who don’t have employer health care and don’t want government plans or be confined to Medicaid. The bills also give workers without employer health insurance the same tax advantages to pay for health care that are now only given to employers.

Useful links:

DPC Action: https://dpcaction.com/personalized-care-act-for-healthcare-transformation/

How Four Pages Could Transform Health Care, January 1, 2020, Townhall

Congress has a Prescription for Health Care’s Sickly Status Quo, January 27. 202, Real Clear Policy

State of the Schools: Unpacking Donald P. Nielsen's Roadmap for Educational Transformation

Tim Benson — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 17:29:40 -0500

In this edition of the Heartland Daily Podcast, Tim Benson talks to successful entrepreneur and Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute Donald P. Nielsen about the updated version of his book Every School: One Citizen’s Guide to Transforming Education. Nielsen draws on his business career and two decades as a school activist to offer innovative solutions to the educational challenges facing our public school system. He argues that lasting change in American public education will only come at the state level, through state legislative action that empowers school administrators to make choices in the interests of their students.

Get the book here: https://www.discovery.org/store/product/every-school-2019/

COVID Strikes Back - In The Tank #414

Donald Kendal — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:50:49 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 414 of the In The Tank Podcast. It appears more and more that we are venturing into a new era of COVID restrictions. President Biden stated his intention to seek additional funding to develop a new COVID vaccine. Fauci was recently on CNN promoting masking up. And more schools and venues are imposing COVID mandates. Also, there are many signs the government is willing to use new tools and strategies to enforce harsher COVID lockdowns. The ITT crew discusses these topics and more.

OPENING CHIT CHAT – ADMISSION: NARRATIVE OVER CLIMATE SCIENCE

The Free Press - I Left Out the Full Truth to Get My Climate Change Paper Published

https://www.thefp.com/p/i-overhyped-climate-change-to-get-published

PRIMARY TOPIC – COVID STRIKES BACK

Fox News - Biden plans to ask Congress for funding to develop new COVID vaccine, may recommend shot for all

https://www.foxnews.com/health/biden-plans-ask-congress-funding-develop-covid-vaccine-require-shot

Fox News - Maryland public elementary school reinstates COVID mask requirements, orders some kids to wear N95 masks

https://www.foxnews.com/us/maryland-public-elementary-school-reinstates-covid-mask-requirements-orders-some-kids-wear-n95-masks

NYP - Fauci roasted as ‘fraud’ and ‘liar’ after being confronted with damning study on masks

https://nypost.com/2023/09/03/dr-fauci-gets-roasted-after-being-confronted-with-damning-study-on-masks/

The Hill - America desperately needs a bipartisan pandemic post-mortem

https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/3882707-america-desperately-needs-a-bipartisan-pandemic-post-mortem/

NYT - N.Y.P.D. Will Use Drones to Monitor Labor Day Celebrations

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/01/nyregion/drones-labor-day-nypd.html

Bloomberg - Church Sues California County Over Alleged Covid-19 Geofencing

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/church-sues-california-county-over-alleged-covid-19-geofencing

DAVOS WATCH #3 – IN THE FUTURE, YOU’LL OWN NOTHING (HOUSING)

Axios - The problem with America’s high homeownership rate

https://www.axios.com/2023/08/26/housing-crisis-homeownership-nimby-mortgage-rates

Bloomberg - U.S. Moves Toward Home ‘Rentership Society,’ Morgan Stanley Says

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-07-20/u-s-moves-to-rentership-society-as-owning-tumbles-morgan-stanley-says

Benzinga - Institutions Set To Own 40% Of Single-Family Rental Homes — How Can You Get Your Share?

https://www.benzinga.com/real-estate/22/08/28584067/institutions-set-to-own-40-of-single-family-rental-homes-how-can-you-get-your-share

Bloomberg - America Should Become a Nation of Renters

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-17/america-should-become-a-nation-of-renters

Challenging the Net-Zero Narrative: Steve Goreham on the Perils of Green Energy

H. Sterling Burnett, Steve Goreham — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 10:20:38 -0500

This week on Environment & Climate News. Steve Goreham, author of “Green Breakdown,” joins the show. Steve discusses how efforts to fight climate change by going to net-zero carbon dioxide emissions are unnecessary and doomed to fail. The process of transitioning to an energy grid from intermittent renewables will cause further breakdowns of our energy system. Mandates on cars have safety concerns, but more, rob us of our rights. And the energy mandates will leave our homes dark.

Climate Action 'Requires Global Cooperation (China)' - In The Tank #413

Donald Kendal — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:51:49 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and Linnea Lueken present episode 413 of the In The Tank Podcast. Climate Czar John Kerry recently discussed the importance of China's cooperation in the fight against climate change. Kerry is not wrong, but how far is the U.S. willing to go in order to keep China happy? Rumors are swirling that China is building a super dam near the border of India, potentially igniting a geopolitical fire between the two countries. Also, what role is BlackRock, the corporate face of climate action, playing in China when it comes to energy production and finance? The ITT crew discusses these topics and more.

OPENING CHIT CHAT - CHICAGO MAYOR BLAMES KIA FOR CRIME WAVE

Red State - Mayor of Chicago Sues Automakers for Making Cars Too Easy to Steal

https://redstate.com/heartlandinstitute/2023/08/30/mayor-of-chicago-sues-automakers-for-making-cars-too-easy-to-steal-n2163225

Fox 32 - Mayor Johnson mocked for suing automakers for car thefts: 'The numbers speak for themselves'

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/brandon-johnson-kia-lawsuit-car-thefts

PRIMARY TOPIC - CLIMATE ACTION REQUIRES GLOBAL COOPERATION

NPR - John Kerry says U.S. can't reach climate goals without global cooperation

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/27/1196251259/john-kerry-says-u-s-cant-reach-climate-goals-without-global-cooperation

Asia Nikkei - China can't just keep building the world's biggest dam in secret

https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/China-can-t-just-keep-building-the-world-s-biggest-dam-in-secret

NYT - After Covid, China’s Leaders Face New Challenges From Flooding

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/21/world/asia/china-flooding-sichuan-chongqing.html

Select Committee on the CCP - "Unconscionable to Profit From Fueling China's Military" - Select Committee Launches Investigation Into BlackRock & MSCI

https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/media/press-releases/unconscionable-profit-fueling-chinas-military-select-committee-launches

DAVOS WATCH - 21st CENTURY COLLECTIVIZED AGRICULTURE

Fox News - Two dozen Republicans call on Biden to disavow John Kerry's remarks targeting food production
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/two-dozen-republicans-call-biden-disavow-john-kerrys-remarks-targeting-food-production

Reuters - EU okays $1.61 billion for Dutch government to buy out farmers, reduce nitrogen
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-okays-161-bln-dutch-govt-buy-out-farmers-reduce-nitrogen-2023-05-02/

WEF - Food Innovation Hubs
https://www.weforum.org/communities/food-innovation-hubs-partners-group

IIH - The Netherlands and the World Economic Forum Launch Food Innovation Hubs Initiative (2021)
https://investinholland.com/news/the-netherlands-and-the-world-economic-forum-launch-food-innovation-hubs-initiative/

WEF - Green Returns: Unleashing the Power of Finance for Sustainable Food Systems
https://www.weforum.org/whitepapers/green-returns-unleashing-the-power-of-finance-for-sustainable-food-systems

Third Parties: The Silent Movers of American Politics (Guest: Dr. Merrill Mathews, Jr.)

The Heartland Institute — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 16:58:14 -0500

In this special episode of The Heartland Daily Podcast, Sterling Burnett sits down with Dr. Merrill Mathews, Jr., a resident scholar at the Institute for Policy Innovation and a policy advisor to The Heartland Institute. They delve into the often-overlooked but crucial role that third-party candidates have played in shaping American elections. From historical impacts to the upcoming elections, this episode offers a comprehensive look at how third parties can be game-changers in the political landscape. Also, get insights into the Senate race involving Krystin Sinema and what's at stake. Don't miss this enlightening conversation that steps outside the usual climate and environmental topics to explore the intricacies of U.S. politics.

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Talking About Our 'Dark Future' on The Schilling Show Unleashed

Donald Kendal — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 14:45:55 -0500

The other day, Donald Kendal, Research Fellow for the Socialism Research Center at The Heartland Institute, and a contributor to Glenn Beck's latest book, Dark Future: Uncovering the Great Reset's Terrifying Next Phase, was a guest on the Schilling Show Unleashed Podcast. Donald discussed the coming impacts of artificial intelligence technologies on humanity, the dark figures behind the Great Reset, and a spark of hope for the future.

Learn more about this topic and how Heartland is fighting back against the rise of socialism at our Socialism Research Center page.

https://heartland.org/topics/socialism/

COVID 2023: The Election Variant? - In The Tank #412

Donald Kendal — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 13:43:57 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 412 of the In The Tank Podcast. There has been a wave of stories coming out sounding the alarm on yet another dreaded COVID variant. In light of this news, we are already seeing the return of some mask mandates and other restrictions. Additionally, there are supposed TSA whistleblowers claiming we will soon be entering another era of full-fledged COVID prevention policy. How likely is this? Have we not learned anything from our last go-around? What are the political implications of a return to COVID lockdowns? The ITT crew discusses this and more.

OPENING CHIT CHAT – DEBATES AND TRUMP

The Hill - Trump, Tucker Carlson to release interview as debate begins on Fox News

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4166135-trump-tucker-carlson-interview-debate-begins-fox-news/

PRIMARY TOPIC – COVID 2023: THE ELECTION VARIANT?

CNN - Scientists race to understand highly mutated coronavirus variant spotted in four countries, including the US

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/18/health/coronavirus-variant/index.html

Reuters - US CDC says new COVID lineage could cause infections in vaccinated individuals

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-cdc-says-ba286-covid-variant-could-cause-infections-vaccinated-individuals-2023-08-23/

The Gateway Pundit - Biden Regime to Reinstate COVID-19 Restrictions Beginning with Mask Mandate as “COVID Cases Rise”, Say TSA and Border Patrol Whistleblowers

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/08/just-time-election-biden-regime-reinstate-covid-19/?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral

Newsweek - Did Face Masks Help Fight COVID? Scientists Want You To Wear Yours Again

https://www.newsweek.com/face-masks-work-covdi-19-1820510

NYP - Georgetown University mandates masks for students during in-class instruction

https://nypost.com/2022/08/25/georgetown-university-mandates-masks-for-students-during-in-class-instruction-amid-covid-19-cases/

DAVOS WATCH – THE FUTURE OF URBAN CONSUMPTION

The Federalist - These 14 American Cities Have A ‘Target’ Of Banning Meat, Dairy, And Private Vehicles By 2030

https://thefederalist.com/2023/08/19/these-14-american-cities-have-a-target-of-banning-meat-dairy-and-private-vehicles-by-2030/

C40 Cities – The Future of Urban Consumption in a 1.5C World

https://expose-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Arup-C40-The-Future-of-Urban-Consumption-in-a-1-5C-World.pdf

Is Biden Going to Declare a Climate Emergency?

H. Sterling Burnett — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 07:00:00 -0500

The other day, H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D., the director of The Heartland Institute's Arthur B. Robinson Center on Climate and Environmental Policy, was a guest on the Cardle & Woolley program on Talk Radio 1370 AM in Austin, Texas. Sterling was asked to be on to talk about how President Biden "kind of" declared a climate emergency, or at least said as much in a recent interview with The Weather Channel. If an "official" climate emergency is declared, what would that look like? How much power could Biden seize? Burnett explores those questions, and more, on this radio appearance.

Woke Proof Your Life (Guest: Teresa Mull)

Tim Benson, Teresa Mull — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 09:59:44 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Teresa Mull, assistant editor of the Spectator World, to discuss her book, Woke-Proof Your Life: A Handbook on Escaping Modern, Political Madness and Shielding Yourself and Your Family by Living a More Self-Sufficient, Fulfilling Life. They chat about how what exactly “woke” means, how to avoid “toxic empathy”, and how to cultivate community and grow faith. They also discuss the three tenants to focus on when you feel trapped in a maze of woke culture.

Get the book here: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/how-to-woke-proof-your-life/

Show Notes:

Fox News: Christine Rousselle – “To 'woke-proof' your life, join a church, drop the tech and talk to people, says Pennsylvania writer”
https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/woke-proof-life-join-church-drop-tech-talk-people-pennsylvania-writer

Biden, Montana, Maui - 'Climate Emergency' Madness Continues With Special Guest Dr. Judith Curry

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Judith Curry — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 03:27:15 -0500

It has been a crazy week in the climo-sphere. Fires in Maui were blamed on “climate change” by the media, only for them to find out that this wasn’t the case at all!

President Joe Biden, after having a disastrous week of optics sitting on the beach while Maui burned, decided to fly there Monday. With the perfect setting for “disaster porn” from the burned city of Lahaina, he may finally declare an “official” global climate emergency next week.

The Biden White House loves their optics!

Also, a bunch of kids in Montana (well, actually their handlers) filed a climate lawsuit against the state citing the Montana constitution provision for a clean environment. They just won, arguing with exaggerations and cherry-picked data. Special guest, Climatologist Dr. Judith Curry will discuss her role in defending that lawsuit and her observations.

Climate Emergency Declaration Incoming? - In The Tank #411

Donald Kendal — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:35:38 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and Linnea Lueken present episode 411 of the In The Tank Podcast. After the supposed hottest days, weeks, and month ever recorded and the unfolding disaster in Hawaii, many climate activists are lining up to pressure the Biden Administration to declare a "climate emergency." How likely is this declaration? When might it happen? What would it mean for America if such an emergency is declared? Also, the ITT crew takes a look at a new Institute for Energy Research paper that examines the potential of achieving "Net-Zero."

OPENING CHIT CHAT – TRUMP INDICTMENTS #4

NYT – Trump Indictment, Part IV: A Spectacle That Has Become Surreally Routine

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/14/us/politics/trump-indictments-georgia-criminal-charges.html

The Federalist - The Purpose Of The Trump Indictments Is To Demonstrate The Left’s Power

https://thefederalist.com/2023/08/16/the-purpose-of-the-trump-indictments-is-to-demonstrate-the-lefts-power/

PRIMARY TOPIC – CLIMATE EMERGENCY DECLARATION INCOMING?

Bloomberg - How Did the Maui Fire Start? Why Hawaii’s Power Lines Are Suspect

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-14/how-did-the-maui-fire-start-why-hawaii-s-power-lines-are-suspect

The Hill - Progressive calls for climate emergency swell after Biden says he ‘practically’ declared one

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4154387-progressive-calls-for-climate-emergency-swell-after-biden-says-he-practically-declared-one/

Grist - What it might look like if President Biden really declared a climate emergency

https://grist.org/climate-energy/what-it-might-look-like-if-president-biden-really-declared-a-climate-emergency/

IER - The Challenges and Costs of Net-Zero and the Future of Energy

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/the-challenges-and-costs-of-net-zero-and-the-future-of-energy/

National Review - Biden Says ‘In Practice’ He’s Declared a National Climate Emergency

https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/08/biden-says-in-practice-hes-declared-a-national-climate-emergency/

Shellenberger – Why This Documentary May Save The Whales

https://public.substack.com/p/why-this-documentary-may-save-the?r=lwnt6&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

IEA - Will solar PV and wind costs finally begin to fall again in 2023 and 2024?

https://www.iea.org/reports/renewable-energy-market-update-june-2023/will-solar-pv-and-wind-costs-finally-begin-to-fall-again-in-2023-and-2024

Humans to Blame for Hawaii Fires, but Not How You Think

H. Sterling Burnett — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 11:15:37 -0500

The other day, Heartland's H. Sterling Burnett was a guest on the John Steigerwald Show on AM1250 The Answer in Pittsburgh. Sterling was on at the top of the program to talk about how climate alarmists are blaming the devastating fires in Hawaii on man-made global warming. Sterling explains how humans are the most to blame for the devastation, but not for the reasons being spun by corporate media. Have a listen.

The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink (Guest: William Inboden)

Tim Benson — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 11:29:48 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by William Inboden, executive director of the Clements Center for National Security and associate professor of public policy and history at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, both at the University of Texas at Austin, to discuss his book, The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink. They chat about how Reagan waged the Cold War while also managing multiple crises around the globe, how and why Reagan remade the four-decade-old policy of containment to challenge the Soviets in an arms race that pushed them toward economic and political collapse, all while extending an olive branch of diplomacy as he sought a peaceful end to the conflict.

Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/617503/the-peacemaker-by-william-inboden/

Show Notes:

City Journal: Tevi Troy – “The Last Great President”
https://www.city-journal.org/article/the-last-great-president

The Critic: Angus Reilly – “The man who tamed the Russian bear”
https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/march-2023/the-man-who-tamed-the-russian-bear/

National Review: Alvin S. Felzenberg – “The Strategic Vision behind Reagan’s Cold War Victory”
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2023/05/15/the-strategic-vision-behind-reagans-cold-war-victory/

Wall Street Journal: Matthew Continetti – “‘The Peacemaker’ Review: Ronald Reagan’s Cold War”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-peacemaker-book-review-ronald-reagans-cold-war-11669396368

Washington Free Beacon: Steven F. Hayward – “The Clear-Headed Ronald Reagan”
https://freebeacon.com/culture/the-clear-headed-ronald-reagan/

Washington Post: Geoffrey Kabaservice – “‘The Peacemaker’ holds up Ronald Reagan as the Cold War’s victor”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/02/24/reagan-cold-war-book-inboden/

Climate Emergency Declaration? Here Come Climate Lockdowns - Climate Change Roundtable #75

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Donald Kendal — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 14:37:08 -0500

President Joe Biden and the UN are likely to declare an “official” global climate emergency next week. All the signs are there. The chatter, and the behind the scenes maneuvering. The UN’s website now has a climate emergency page. Biden the other day stopped short, but when the new temperature numbers are issued on August 15by NOAA, that may be all the justification Biden needs. The “melting in Antarctica and the supposed subsequent sea level rise” will be another, and Lahaina in Maui burning to the ground will be cited as yet another.

If Biden declares a climate emergency, will climate lockdowns follow? History suggests “yes.” In a plausible scenario, we could see gas rationing, restrictions on electricity use, and limits on air travel. Enjoy steaks? Well, you can forget those.

But what is the truth about Antarctica ice and Maui fires? Tune in LIVE at noon CT on Friday, August 11 to find out. Host Anthony Watts and Heartland’s H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Donald Kendal will discuss it all, and more.

Bidenomics: Terrific or Terrible!? - In The Tank #410

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 13:32:22 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo episode 410 of the In The Tank Podcast. According to Vice President Kamala Harris, "Bidenomics" is a wild success. And she is not the only one suggesting this. Lately, there has been a rash of articles and rhetoric promoting this narrative. Is this the case? The ITT crew looks under the hood of Bidenomics to see what is really going on.

OPENING CHIT CHAT – BIDEN CRIME FAMILY

National Review - Biden Family Received Millions from Foreign Oligarchs Who Had Dinners with Then-VP Joe Biden

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-family-received-millions-from-foreign-oligarchs-who-had-dinners-with-then-vp-joe-biden/

Fox News - House GOP release bank records on Hunter Biden payments from Russian, Kazakh oligarchs, total clears $20M

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republicans-release-bank-records-hunter-biden-payments-russian-kazakh-oligarchs-total-clears-20m

PRIMARY TOPIC – BIDENOMICS: TERRIFIC OR TERRIBLE?

(Video) Kamala Harris declares “Bidenomics is working!!”

https://twitter.com/theblaze/status/1688971563310190599

NYT - Everything’s Coming Up Soft Landing

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/opinion/paul-krugman-soft-landing-inflation.html

The Hill - Bank of America now expecting ‘soft landing’ instead of recession

https://thehill.com/business/economy/4138171-bank-of-america-now-expecting-soft-landing-instead-of-recession/

Newsweek - 'Bidenomics' Is Heading Toward a Crash. The Latest Housing Data Could Not Make It Clearer

https://www.newsweek.com/latest-housing-data-are-clear-bidenomics-heading-toward-crash-opinion-1816749

The Federalist - ‘Bidenomics’ Has Been A Disaster

https://thefederalist.com/2023/08/08/bidenomics-has-been-a-disaster/

CNBC - 61% of Americans say they are living paycheck to paycheck even as inflation cools

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/31/61percent-of-americans-live-paycheck-to-paycheck-even-as-inflation-cools.html

CNN - Americans are pulling money out of their 401(k) plans at an alarming rate

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/08/economy/401k-hardship-withdrawals/index.html

Independent vs Corporate Medicine (Guest: Dr. Hal Scherz)

Anne Marie Schieber — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 13:13:30 -0500

It's not hard to find someone not complaining about healthcare these days, but it's not because we lack talented health professionals, it's the delivery system. There is an ongoing battle going on in healthcare that many patients might not realize, and that battle is independent practice versus corporate medicine.

Dr. Hal Scherz, Fonder of Docs for Patient Care Foundation and a doctor at Georgia Urology, where 24 physicians were ranked "best" by Atlanta Magazine joins Health Care News Podcast to discuss the difference between small independent private practice and large corporate health care.

Climate Lockdowns: The British Change Their Stance

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 19:32:12 -0500

In this episode of Climate Change Roundtable, we head across the pond to the UK to look at the results of a joint poll conducted by YouGov, CAR26, and The Heartland Institute. According to the most recent results, there has been a 20% decrease in the number of Brits who strongly supported the idea of climate lockdowns back in October 2021.

Special guest Lois Perry of CAR26 joins todays show to discuss what she observes going on with the climate policies in Britain. Perry founded CAR26 in Oct 2021 as a counter to the net-zero carbon emissions message she saw sweeping the nation. Since founding the organization, Perry has been featured in panel discussions, hosts and appears on weekly TV programs, and gets her message out across printed publications and social media.

We’ll also have our usual fun poking holes in the craziest climate news of the week!

So, join us for discussion on Climate Change Roundtable. Be part of this robust conversation and engage with us during the live chat. Together, let's explore the climate dialogue with discernment and objectivity.

Trump Indictment & Climate Authoritarianism - In The Tank #409

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 14:15:49 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Linnea Lueken episode 409 of the In The Tank Podcast. President Donald Trump has been indicted.... again. But this time, he's being indicted for his role in the dreaded and infamous January 6 (2021) riots at the Capitol Building. The ITT crew talks about this new development and what it means for the state of the justice system in America. Also, the climate alarmists are getting desperate. UN's Antonia Guterres declared recently that we are now in the era of "global boiling." What new authoritarian policies with this extreme rhetoric justify?

PRIMARY TOPIC #1 – TRUMP INDICTMENT

AP News - Trump indicted for efforts to overturn 2020 election and block transfer of power

https://apnews.com/article/trump-indicted-jan-6-investigation-special-counsel-debb59bb7a4d9f93f7e2dace01feccdc

The Federalist - DOJ Indictment Of Trump Is A Declaration Of War Against American Voters

https://thefederalist.com/2023/08/02/doj-indictment-of-trump-is-a-declaration-of-war-against-american-voters/

(Remember this?) Dems Pre-election “war games”

https://twitter.com/mikebenzcyber/status/1681492097680175105?s=12&t=36pTJ1w1fvn4b0A-iFBbqg

(Remember this?) Anti-Trump forces launch attack on Electoral College

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/donald-trump-electoral-college-231980

(Remember this?) In 2016, Democrats, Hollywood celebrities, and corporate news outlets urged electors to vote against President-elect Donald Trump

https://twitter.com/kanekoathegreat/status/1681458308358737920?s=12&t=36pTJ1w1fvn4b0A-iFBbqg

PRIMARY TOPIC #2 – CLIMATE AUTHORITARIANISM

(Video) UN’s Antonio Guterres – “The era of global boiling has arrived”

https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1684571229301395462

CNN - Davos conspiracy theories used to live on fringe corners of the internet. Now they've gone mainstream

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/18/tech/davos-conspiracy-theories/index.html

Ace of Spades HQ - NPR: The Claim That the Progressive WEF Left Is Pushing People to Eat Zee Bugs Is Just a, Wait for It, Conspiracy Theory

https://ace.mu.nu/archives/405472.php

E&E News - How urban planning turned into a climate conspiracy theory

https://www.eenews.net/articles/how-urban-planning-turned-into-a-climate-conspiracy-theory/

WEF - Green Returns: Unleashing the Power of Finance for Sustainable Food Systems

https://www.weforum.org/whitepapers/green-returns-unleashing-the-power-of-finance-for-sustainable-food-systems

If You’re Incapacitated, Will the Hospital Save You? (Guest: Dr. Heidi Klessig)

AnneMarie Schieber — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:25:22 -0500

Starting July 21, the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) will be meeting to consider two options that would expand the legal definition of death. The first option is what currently exists in the Uniform Determination of Death Act and includes loss of total brain function, not just the brain stem. Dr. Heidi Klessig, a retired anesthesiologist and authority on clinical death, explains what the options are and how families and patients can best prepare themselves.

The American Academy of Neurology has petitioned the ULC to revise the legal definition of death. Option one uses the word “irreversible,” and Option 2 uses the word “permanent.” Klessig says Option 2 will give hospitals and doctors huge discretion in whether to give or continue life-sustaining treatment. Klessig will discuss cases of patients, such as Zack Dunlap, who survived sustained unresponsiveness and went on to describe their level of consciousness during that time.

Canada has now adopted provisions similar to “Option 2.” Two factors may be driving the change in the U.S.: the live donor organ transplants where patients need to be alive for their organs to be harvested and given to others (i.e., heart, lung) and legal liability, where an expanded definition of death might potentially protect hospital defendants in wrongful death actions.

Key links for patients and families:

Respectforhumanlife.org

Halovoice.org

Declared Brain Dead – the story of Zack Dunlap

Uniform law commission: determination of Death Committee

Redefining Definition of Clinical Death Under Consideration, Kevin Stone, Health Care News, February 24, 2023

Procedure to Harvest Live Organs Raises Red Flags, Kevin Stone, Health Care News, January 6, 2023

Would I Receive a Transplant, Heidi Klessig, M.D., American Thinker, April 22, 2023

Canada Updates Death Determination Standards. Is America Next?, Heidi Klessig, M.D., Health Care News, July 24, 2023

Climate Uncertainty and Risk: Rethinking Our Response: (Guest: Judith Curry, Ph.D.)

H. Sterling Burnett — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 13:30:39 -0500

In her book, Climate Uncertainty and Risk, Dr. Judith Curry describes how the climate science community has been captured by certain points of view concerning society and the desire for consensus, undermining its pursuit of objective facts. Climate change claims are fraught with uncertainty, only to be shrouded in secrecy for those who seek real-world data. The result is a society that bases it’s policy decisions of improper, and often incorrect, scientific assertions, rather than advancing human wellbeing.

The Future of ESG - In The Tank #408

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 15:43:57 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo and joined by Competitive Enterprise Institute Research Fellow Stone Washington for episode 408 of the In The Tank Podcast. As "anti-ESG month" wraps up on Capitol Hill, the ITT crew talks about updates on this important topic. Also, they look at the future of ESG, how emerging technology is primed to supercharge ESG, and how it may be weaponized against different industries.

OPENING CHIT CHAT – BIDEN/HUNTER DAM BREAKING?

NYP - Devon Archer’s testimony proves it: Hunter’s a grifter — and Joe’s a damn liar

https://nypost.com/2023/07/24/joe-bidens-a-liar-hunters-a-grifter-devon-archer-testimony-proves-it/

NYP - Hunter Biden sold $1.3M in art — and one buyer was a Dem donor ‘friend’ Joe appointed to a prestigious commission: report

https://nypost.com/2023/07/24/hunter-biden-sold-1-3m-in-art-and-buyers-include-dads-appointee/

PRIMARY TOPIC – THE FUTURE OF ESG

Aspen Times - ESG Summit explores secret sauce for ethical and profitable economic future
https://www.aspentimes.com/news/esg-summit-explores-secret-sauce-for-ethical-and-profitable-economic-future/

It's not just Larry Fink. C-suite ESG mentions drop as political heat rises.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/its-not-just-larry-fink-c-suite-esg-mentions-drop-as-political-heat-rises-115147862.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMe3w_AUCveQWsrWQgLpUuEkpCmcDVVucFIgqbFyknwEc97eXMPtVxhQEh9Jp93hbMCKVY_XvoCjnXqDKh5MC2VcrrI0MMGFzF7d_YvawwCwFwwCGPvxKqqCNCVP371NrT0tUHdcPFdFomgF5uXSdNnnB4KblWQicy-6LVFUf0Yd

Republican Working Group issues first critical report against ESG

https://cei.org/blog/republican-working-group-issues-first-critical-report-against-esg/

American Banker - What banks need to watch from the House GOP's anti-ESG month
https://www.americanbanker.com/list/what-banks-need-to-watch-from-the-house-gops-anti-esg-month

Bloomberg - Big Food Should Be ESG’s Next Target
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-07-24/big-food-should-be-esg-s-next-target#xj4y7vzkg

Kearney - Kearney partners with Climate TRACE: revamping supply chains to reduce GHG emission

https://www.kearney.com/service/operations-performance/article/-/insights/kearney-partners-with-climate-trace-revamping-supply-chains-to-reduce-ghg-emissions

Napoleon at Peace: How to End a Revolution (Guest: William Doyle)

Tim Benson — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 15:04:26 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by William Doyle, professor emeritus of history and a senior research fellow at the University of Bristol, to discuss his book, Napoleon at Peace: How to End a Revolution. They chat about how Napoleon ended the French Revolution by winning peace on the battlefield, repairing relations with the Catholic Church, and making himself monarch. This also discuss Bonaparte’s attempts to restore France’s colonial empire.

Get the book here: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/N/bo184798345.html

Show Notes:

The Critic: Ruth Scurr – “The regal rise of le petit caporal”
https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/november-2022/the-regal-rise-of-le-petit-caporal/

Engelsberg Ideas: Katherine Bayford – “Napoleon: the revolutionary who made himself an emperor”
https://engelsbergideas.com/reviews/napoleon-the-revolutionary-who-made-himself-an-emperor/

Literary Review: John Adamson – “His Majesty the First Consul”
https://literaryreview.co.uk/his-majesty-the-first-consul

Times Literary Supplement: Alan Forrest – “The road to St Helena”
https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/napoleon-michael-broers-napoleon-at-peace-william-doyle-book-review-alan-forrest/

Hottest Day in 120,000 Years? That's a Joke, Right?

The Heartland Institute, Anthony Watts — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 13:21:05 -0500

Is a day this July the hottest day in 120,000 years? Of course not. Heartland Institute Senior Fellow Anthony Watts was a guest this week on KTRH Radio, Houston's Morning News with Sharon and Jim to debunk that ridiculous claim. Anthony also talks about how and why alarmists have changed the term "global warming" to "climate change," which means you can blame every bit of extreme weather on human activity. That's also a claim not backed up by science.

Population Control: History Of This Anti-Human Agenda - In The Tank #407

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 13:37:14 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 407 of the In The Tank Podcast. Kamala Harris' most recent gaff of suggesting the need to "reduce population" inspired the ITT crew to dedicate the entire episode to the legacy of population control. From the Eugenics movement of the 1940s-60s, to China's one child policy of the 80s and 90s, to modern day calls to save the planet, the authoritarian left has a long history of promoting this anti-human agenda.

PRIMARY TOPIC - POPULATION CONTROL: AN ANTI-HUMAN AGENDA

NYP - Kamala Harris says US must ‘reduce population’ to fight climate change in latest gaffe

https://nypost.com/2023/07/15/kamala-harris-says-us-must-reduce-population-to-fight-climate-change-in-latest-gaffe/

1940s - 1960s: Eugenics Movement

Journal of Economic Perspectives - Retrospectives: Eugenics and Economics in the Progressive Era

https://www.princeton.edu/~tleonard/papers/retrospectives.pdf

UoM - Charles Darwin's Descent of Man

https://library.missouri.edu/specialcollections/exhibits/show/controlling-heredity/origins/darwin#:~:text=In%20The%20Descent%20of%20Man,a%20vigorous%20state%20of%20health.

1970s - 1990s: China's One-Child Policy

Smithsonian Magazine - The Book That Incited a Worldwide Fear of Overpopulation

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/book-incited-worldwide-fear-overpopulation-180967499/

(Documentary) One Child Nation

https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/one-child-nation/

Britannica - one-child policy

https://www.britannica.com/topic/one-child-policy

(Tweet) Paul Ehrlich - lamenting the end of China's one-child policy

https://twitter.com/PaulREhrlich/status/659814941633986560

Environmental Movement - Zero Population Growth

Time Magazine - Here's When Americans Really Started to Panic About Overpopulation

https://time.com/4388565/zero-population-growth-world-population-day-2016/

(Report) Population Engineering and the Fight against Climate Change

https://www.jstor.org/stable/24870306

The Guardian - Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez right to ask if the climate means we should have fewer children?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/shortcuts/2019/feb/27/is-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-right-to-ask-if-the-climate-means-we-should-have-fewer-children

(letter) World Scientists' Warning of a Climate Emergency

https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/70/1/8/5610806

Talking about our "Dark Future" and The Great Reset on the Shaun Thompson Show

The Heartland Institute, Donald Kendal — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 11:38:42 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal was on the Shaun Thompson Show in Chicago to talk about his contributions to the new best-selling book by Glenn Beck and Justin Haskins Dark Future: Uncovering the Great Reset's Terrifying Next Phase. Donald and Shaun talk about what the powerful global elites at the World Economic Forum and the United Nations have planned for society. They don't plan on the people being able to oppose it.

Get the book at this link: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Future-Uncovering-Resets-Terrifying/dp/1637632118/

The Frozen Climate Views of the IPCC (Guest: Andy May)

H. Sterling Burnett — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 14:40:26 -0500

In its new critical review, the Climate Intelligence Foundation (CLINTEL) found many problems with the IPCC's AR6 report on climate change. The IPCC made numerous false assumptions and flawed assessments, all the while ignoring key facts. The IPCC erred in its comparisons of present data with proxy data for past climate conditions, made flawed assumptions about climate sensitivity and emissions, and unjustifiably assumed nature plays almost no role in climate change. In addition, the IPCC ignored or downplayed the tremendous benefits to human life of present climate change.

Is the Government Changing HIPAA to Block State Law Enforcement?

AnneMarie Schieber — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 14:39:50 -0500

The Biden administration recently proposed a new rule to change health care privacy protections under the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). The rule would limit access to medical records if inquired in the interest of “reproductive health.” The proposed rule has created huge blowback because it is seen as a way to get around state laws regulating abortion and transgender procedures. Twila Brase says the change reveals what a myth HIPAA is in protecting health data and only now in the interest of protecting abortion and child transgender treatments, does it decide to beef up HIPAA.

Topics discussed:

1. Is the proposed HIPAA rule a tacit admission that privacy under HIPAA is a myth?

2. What is the proposed rule? Will it block states from investigating providers who violate their laws?

3. What is the “personal representative” as mentioned in Biden’s proposed rule?

4. What about protecting minors who flee to other states for “reproductive health” services - will this rule encourage that?

5. Does HIPAA protect any medical information?

6. Do you expect Biden to eventually sign this legislation into law?

Big Win for Free Speech, But Will It Last? - In The Tank #406

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:27:41 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 406 of the In The Tank Podcast. A few different court rulings has put a stop to the government in its role of working with social media companies to "stop misinformation." This has been a topic of the podcast for a while now, and it is great to finally see some progress in limiting the government's ability to censor citizens' speech. Also, the ITT crew starts the show talking about the recent release of Glenn Beck's book Dark Future: Uncovering the Great Reset's Terrifying Next Phase - a book co-authored by ITT regular Justin Haskins.

OPENING CHIT CHAT – DARK FUTURE BOOK RELEASE

Glenn Beck – Dark Future: Uncovering The Great Reset’s Terrifying Next Phase

https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Future-Uncovering-Resets-Terrifying/dp/1637632118

PRIMARY TOPIC – BIG WIN FOR FREE SPEECH! BUT WILL IT LAST?

Red State - Federal Judge Destroys the Government's Argument in Favor of Censorship and Educates Them on the First Amendment

https://redstate.com/streiff/2023/07/05/federal-judge-destroys-the-governments-argument-in-favor-of-censorship-and-educates-them-on-the-first-amendment-n771497

The Federalist - Federal Judge Who Awarded Big Free Speech Win In Missouri v. Biden Denies Biden Regime’s Motion To Stay

https://thefederalist.com/2023/07/10/federal-judge-who-awarded-big-free-speech-win-in-missouri-v-biden-denies-biden-regimes-motion-to-stay/

(Twitter) Memorandum ruling on Motion to Stay Injunction in Missouri v. Biden.

https://twitter.com/tracybeanz/status/1678473956674641941?s=46&t=36pTJ1w1fvn4b0A-iFBbqg

The Hill - State Department cancels Facebook meetings after court order: report

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4083426-state-department-cancels-facebook-meetings-after-court-order-report/

The Federalist - The Censorship Empire Strikes Back After Missouri v. Biden Free Speech Victory

https://thefederalist.com/2023/07/12/the-censorship-empire-strikes-back-after-missouri-v-biden-free-speech-victory/

Washington Examiner - Zuckerberg is betting on partisan censorship to make Threads superior to Twitter

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/zuckerberg-is-betting-on-partisan-censorship-to-make-threads-superior-to-twitter

UN – Common Agenda

https://www.un.org/en/content/common-agenda-report/summary.shtml

Did the FDA Sabotage a Non-Addictive Pain Killer? (Guest: Charles L. Hooper)

AnneMarie Schieber — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:43:46 -0500

Did the FDA destroy what could have been a non-addictive pain killer that might have staved off the opioid crisis before it ever stood a chance? Several decades ago, the agency approved the drug Toradol, the first non-addictive pain killer that had pain killing effects of morphine without the addictive potential. However, the FDA set the desired peak dosage, known as the loading dose, far higher than manufacturer Syntex desired. The company reluctantly complied. 97 people prescribed Toradol dies within the first few years as a result.

With their drug no longer used in it’s original form, pharmaceutical company Syntex tried to introduce the drug in an oral form. However, the FDA overcompensated for their initial error, restricting dosage to levels not useful for medicinal applications

Today’s guest, Charles L. Hooper worked at Syntex when Toradol was coming onto the market as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. This was a time of excitement for the company says Hooper. They were eager to cooperate with the FDA for a successful launch.

What went wrong? Hooper discusses how a decision on something like the “loading dose” can come down to a single person, and people are fallible. The FDA’s position of final the final say had disastrous consequences, leading credence to the position that they should act as a “guiding agency. Even with all the FDA’s power and authority, nothing is a certainty.

On April 19, 2023, when asked about the opioid crisis, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf told the Senate Appropriations subcommittee it would help if pharma could develop a “non-addictive” pain medicine. “It is a tough job, but we are not successful in having nonaddictive pain medicines coming through the pipeline. We need to do everything we can do to push industry and make this happen.”

Learn more here: FDA Commissioner Called Out for Remark on Non-Addictive Painkillers

Read Charles Hooper’s article in the Wall Street Journal for more: How the FDA Helped Fuel the Opioid Epidemic

UN Plans 'Climate Power Grab' Over U.S.

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 10:40:10 -0500

This week we learned from Heartland's Justin Haskins that the U.N. is planning to seize global ‘emergency’ powers with Biden’s support.

In the article, Haskins makes it clear that a so-called "climate emergency" or "climate crisis" will be one of the possible triggers for this, and with the upcoming El Niño likely to spike global temperatures, irrational panic will likely enable a power grab by the UN.

Just this week, when there was supposedly the "hottest day ever" on the planet (it wasn't, even NOAA couldn't confirm it), U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the latest numbers help prove “that climate change is out of control.”

Tune in to the show for a review of this madness.

The U.N. Is Planning To Seize Global 'Emergency' Powers - In The Tank #405

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:44:40 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 405 of the In The Tank Podcast. In an effort to strengthen its relevance and consolidate its influence on global affairs, the United Nations (UN) has embarked on a transformative journey with the release of its groundbreaking initiative, "Our Common Agenda." Part of this new "agenda" lays out the new "emergency powers" the organization should have in case of a disruptive global event. The ITT crew takes a good look at the plan and the U.N.'s upcoming "Summit of the Future" conference in 2024."

PRIMARY TOPIC – U.N. PLANNING TO SEIZE GLOBAL ‘EMERGENCY’ POWERS?

The Federalist - The U.N. Is Planning To Seize Global ‘Emergency’ Powers With Biden’s Support

https://thefederalist.com/2023/07/04/the-u-n-is-planning-to-seize-global-emergency-powers-with-bidens-support/

UN – Summit of the Future

https://www.un.org/en/common-agenda/summit-of-the-future

UN – Our Common Agenda

https://www.un.org/en/common-agenda

The Hill - Will the ambitious UN Summit of the Future just be a rehash of the past?

https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4079751-will-the-ambitious-un-summit-of-the-future-just-be-a-rehash-of-the-past/

Oliver Stone's Film-Flam: The Demagogue of Dealey Plaza (Guest: Fred Litwin)

Tim Benson — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 16:53:07 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Fred Litwin to discuss his book Oliver Stone's Film-Flam: The Demagogue of Dealey Plaza. They chat about what Oliver Stone has been up to on the JFK assassination conspiracy beat since his blockbuster 1991 film. They also chat about how much we should trust the Warren Commission report, what happened with Kennedy’s autopsy, the chain of custody of the bullet found at Parkland Hospital, and how the unsuccessful prosecution of Clay Shaw for Kennedy’s murder by New Orleans DA Jim Garrison was little more than homophobic persecution.

Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Oliver-Stones-Film-Flam-Demagogue-Dealey/dp/0994863063

CLIMATE UNCERTAINTY and RISK: An Interview With Climatologist Dr. Judith Curry

Anthony Watts, Judith Curry, Linnea Lueken, Andy Singer — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 12:03:54 -0500

Recently, respected climatologist Dr. Judith Curry published a new book, "Climate Uncertainty and Risk: Rethinking Our Response." This book helps us rethink the climate change problem, the risks we are facing, and how we can respond to these challenges. Understanding the deep uncertainty surrounding the climate change problem helps us to better assess what the proper course of action our society should take. This book shows how uncertainty and disagreement can be part of the decision-making process. It provides a road map for formulating pragmatic solutions.

Tune in to the show for a review by the Dr. Curry herself. We'll also take a look at some of the silliest climate news of the week!

On a Knife Edge: How Germany Lost the First World War (Guest: Holger Afflerbach)

Tim Benson — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 14:51:41 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Holger Afflerbach, Professor of Modern European History at the University of Leeds, to discuss his book, On a Knife Edge: How Germany Lost the First World War. They chat about how Sly changed the face of black music, the impact and influence his music had on his peers, and the symbolism of the interracial and intergender Family Stone. They also discuss Sly’s prolific drug use and increasing paranoia and how everything came crashing down.

Get the book here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691165400/kennan

Show Notes:

The Critic: Ruth Scurr – “The regal rise of le petit caporal”
https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/november-2022/the-regal-rise-of-le-petit-caporal/

Engelsberg Ideas: Katherine Bayford – “Napoleon: the revolutionary who made himself an emperor”
https://engelsbergideas.com/reviews/napoleon-the-revolutionary-who-made-himself-an-emperor/

Literary Review: John Adamson – “His Majesty the First Consul”
https://literaryreview.co.uk/his-majesty-the-first-consul

Times Literary Supplement: Alan Forrest – “The road to St Helena”
https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/napoleon-michael-broers-napoleon-at-peace-william-doyle-book-review-alan-forrest/

BlackRock's Stealthy Global Ambitions - In The Tank #404

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 13:29:47 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 404 of the In The Tank Podcast. BlackRock has been in the news a lot recently. CEO Larry Fink says he is going to stop using the term "ESG." BlackRock is setting itself up to be an intermediary to help "rebuild" the Ukrainian economy. Also, James O'Keefe recently exposed an employee of BlackRock saying some really frightening things. The ITT crew discusses these stories and more.

PRIMARY TOPIC – BLACKROCK’S STEALTHY GLOBAL AMBITIONS

Reuters - BlackRock's Fink says he's stopped using 'weaponised' term ESG

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/blackrocks-fink-says-hes-stopped-using-weaponised-term-esg-2023-06-26/

The Hill - A lawsuit waiting to happen: ESG violates fiduciary duty

https://thehill.com/opinion/4059114-a-lawsuit-waiting-to-happen-esg-violates-fiduciary-duty-to-investors/

Breitbart – Wall Street Windfall: BlackRock Tapped to Rebuild Ukraine’s Economy

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/06/21/wall-street-windfall-blackrock-tapped-to-rebuild-ukraines-economy/

OMG – BREAKING: BlackRock Recruiter Who ‘Decides People’s Fat’ Says ‘War is Good for Business’ While Spilling Info on Asset Giant

https://okeefemediagroup.com/breaking-blackrock-recruiter-who-decides-peoples-fate-says-war-is-good-for-business-while-spilling-info-on-asset-giant/

Killing “Certificate of Need” Laws (Guest: Marcello Hochman, M.D.)

AnneMarie Schieber — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 13:41:47 -0500

This episode of Health Care News focuses on the recent repeal of the Certificate of Need and financial credentialing in the healthcare industry by Governor Henry McMaster on May 17. Dr. Marcello Hochman, a surgeon in Charleston and president of the organization "IndeDoc," has been advocating for healthcare market reforms since 2019. In an interview, Hochman explains the process of passing the bill and how it will enhance competition in the healthcare market, ultimately leading to reduced prices.

The discussion covers various topics such as:

1. The need for patience in passing healthcare reforms, as it sometimes takes multiple attempts.

2. The concept of "financial credentialing" by hospitals and its negative impact on consumers.

3. How the Certificate of Need hinders competition and increases costs.

4. The events leading up to the bill's passing in 2023.

5. Non-compete clauses that hospitals require healthcare professionals to sign and how it affects market competition.

6. The role of "Indy Docs" in advocating for healthcare market reforms.

7. The challenges physicians face in remaining independent and having ownership in their practice.

Sticking It to the Mann - A Pushback on Climate "Scientist" Dr. Michael Mann

Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Andy Singer — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 15:32:54 -0500

Recently, hockey stick creator Dr. Michael Mann went on CBC to try linking wildfires and climate change, and the result was laughable. We'll give Mann the attention he craves with a thorough look into the decades of misdirection, ad-hominem attacks, and gaslighting few can reasonably call a scientific career.

Tune in for a look into the infamous "hockey stick" chart, the media's portrayal of Mann at the time, videos of congressional hearings, charts Mann has defended, and more on Climate Change Roundtable.

New CDC Director is a Fauci Sycophant - In The Tank #403

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:10:10 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 403 of the In The Tank Podcast. The ITT crew looks into Mandy Cohen - the former North Carolina Health Secretary who was recently selected by President Joe Biden to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All of these so-called experts say they "follow the science," but how true is that really?

OPENING CHIT CHAT - HUNTER BIDEN

Fox News - Hunter Biden agrees to plead guilty to federal tax charges

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hunter-biden-agrees-plead-guilty-federal-tax-gun-case

PRIMARY TOPIC - NEW CDC DIRECTOR IS A FAUCI SYCOPHANT

NYP - Biden’s pick for new CDC czar Mandy Cohen embodies the worst of pandemic policy

https://nypost.com/2023/06/04/bidens-pick-for-new-cdc-czar-mandy-cohen-embodies-the-worst-of-pandemic-policy/

American Spectator - Meet Mandy Cohen, the Fauci fangirl Biden wants to head the CDC

https://thespectator.com/topic/mandy-cohen-cdc-biden-covid-fauci-fangirl/

(video) Mandy Cohen explains how she decides on health policy

https://twitter.com/michaelpsenger/status/1664652835269799936?t=x5WnARTmheWQURjD4PChag&s=19

(video) Mandy Cohen on the "definitive data" showing the vaccine stops transmission and spread of COVID

https://twitter.com/LauraPowellEsq/status/1664418162312613888?t=k5B16UXIN8Ap0ay4SeUBZg&s=19

Houston Public Media - Houston experts agree annual COVID-19 shot best way to keep people protected

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/coronavirus/2023/01/27/442481/houston-experts-agree-annual-covid-19-shot-best-way-to-keep-people-protected/

The Federalist - RFK Jr. Critics Think They’re Too Good For Vaccine Debate

https://thefederalist.com/2023/06/20/rfk-jr-s-critics-think-theyre-too-good-to-debate-vaccines/

(video) Hotez vaccine compilation

https://twitter.com/RubinReport/status/1671187542018867200?t=HzbL_clqn-mWq4r2OhHTmw&s=19

Kennan: A Life Between Worlds (Guest: Frank Costigliola)

Tim Benson — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 17:30:42 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Frank Costigliola, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Connecticut, to discuss his new book, Kennan: A Life between Worlds. They chat about why George Kennan was one of the most important, and complex, figures in the history of American foreign policy, his diplomatic career in the Soviet Union, his rise to fame and preeminence, and his swift fall from power and influence. They also discuss how Kennan was impossible to classify and whether his diplomatic vision holds any lessons for today.

Get the book here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691165400/kennan

Show Notes:

Financial Times: Anatol Lieven – “Kennan: A Life Between Worlds — lessons for the containment of Russia”
https://www.ft.com/content/76231e54-063a-4366-acd1-cecd314c470e

First Things: Patrick Porter – “Cold War Contradictions”
https://www.firstthings.com/article/2023/04/cold-war-contradictions

Foreign Affairs: Fredrik Logevall – “The Ghosts of Kennan”
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/ghosts-george-kennan-lessons-cold-war

Foreign Policy: Michael Hirsh – “Is Cold War Inevitable?”
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/23/cold-war-george-kennan-diplomacy-containment-united-states-china-soviet-union/

The New Republic: Patrick Iber – “George Kennan’s False Moves”
https://newrepublic.com/article/169557/george-kennans-false-moves

Times Literary Supplement: Harold James – “Kissing Stalin on the mouth”
https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/kennan-frank-costigliola-book-review-harold-james/

Washington Examiner: Damir Marusic – “The divided George Kennan”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-divided-george-kennan

El Niño and the Coming Climate Madness

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 13:50:06 -0500

By making the official proclamation that El Niño has begun, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) just sent the corporate media into a flurry of doomsday predictions. Who’s fault is it? Ours of course. We blew past the so called 1.5°C limit set by the Paris accord.

On today’s show, we'll hold up these apocalyptic claims to actual science, looking at historical data as a gauge for the “severity” of modern times. The true story here is that these pundits are fear mongering about a natural event that has happened for millennia.

Join host Anthony Watts as well as expert panelists H. Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken for episode 67 of Climate Change Roundtable.

Biden Scandal vs. Trump Scandal - In The Tank #402

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:29:52 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 402 of the In The Tank Podcast. President Donald Trump was indicted again this week, and this time, at the federal level. This story has grabbed headlines for obvious reasons. On the other side of the coin, President Joe Biden may be in hot water after Senator Grassley reported the FBI has information that might incriminate Hunter and the "big guy" on a bribery scheme.

PRIMARY TOPIC - BIDEN SCANDAL VS. TRUMP SCANDAL

NY Post - Trump faces a maximum of 400 years in prison and a $9M fine over federal indictment

https://nypost.com/2023/06/09/trump-faces-a-maximum-of-400-years-in-prison-and-a-9m-fine/

CNN - June 13, 2023 Trump pleads not guilty in historic federal indictment

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/donald-trump-indictment-court-appearance-06-13-23/index.html

CBS News - Trump addresses supporters in NJ, after historic Miami arraignment

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/former-president-donald-trump-arraigned-miami-federal-court/

The Federalist - Grassley’s ‘17 Recordings’ Bombshell Brings Bidens And Burisma Back Into The Spotlight

https://thefederalist.com/2023/06/13/grassleys-17-recordings-bombshell-brings-bidens-and-burisma-back-into-the-spotlight/

The Federalist - Grassley: Burisma Exec Behind Biden Bribery Scandal Allegedly Kept 17 Recordings Of Talks With Joe, Hunter

https://thefederalist.com/2023/06/12/grassley-burisma-exec-behind-biden-bribery-scandal-allegedly-kept-17-recordings-of-talks-with-joe-hunter/

NY Post - Biden grins, chuckles when asked about alleged tapes of him getting bribed

https://nypost.com/2023/06/13/biden-grins-chuckles-when-asked-about-alleged-tapes-of-him-getting-bribed/

SECONDARY TOPIC - DEEPFAKES IN POLITICS

CNN - DeSantis campaign posts fake images of Trump hugging Fauci in social media video

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/08/politics/desantis-campaign-video-fake-ai-image/index.htm

CBS News - Vallas campaign condemns deepfake video posted to Twitter

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/vallas-campaign-deepfake-video/

(video) https://twitter.com/jake____lewis/status/1630036971388108806

WSJ - These Campaigns Hope ‘Deepfake’ Candidates Help Get Out the Vote

https://www.wsj.com/articles/these-campaigns-hope-deepfake-candidates-help-get-out-the-vote-11646756345

(video) https://twitter.com/80Level/status/1494204973432950785

Did This Hospital Intend to Kill Grace Schara?

AnneMarie Schieber — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 12:11:20 -0500

In early spring of 2021, the family of Grace Schara, a 19-year-old young woman with Down’s Syndrome, brought their daughter to an emergency room at the direction of an urgent care clinic due to wavering blood oxygen levels from COVID-19. According to her father Scott Schara, this was a grave mistake.

Schara claims the hospital, St. Elizabeth’s in Appleton, Wisconsin, became an adversary, not an ally, in treating Grace. The relationship broke down when the Schara's were not convinced Grace needed to be put on a ventilator, a treatment encouraged by the federal government with financial incentives. Within a matter of days, Grace was dead. Her family discovered the physician put a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order in place and infused a combination of powerful anesthesia drugs into her system. As a result, they've filed a lawsuit claiming the hospital engaged in euthanasia.

Schara insists that this lawsuit extends beyond mere malpractice. He says his family initiated the legal battle to highlight concerning issues related to hospital care, COVID-19 treatment policies, financial incentives, DNR orders, and the rights of the disabled. Supporting his argument, Scott shared three documents: Section 1553 of the Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148, March 28, 2010), which tackles the "prohibition against discrimination on Assisted Suicide," a letter from Jennifer Garrett of the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services which refers to Chapter 154 of WS Statutes indicating there was no action against the physician who implemented the DNR order against Grace, and policy guidance from the Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin outlining how medical professionals should treat individuals with Down Syndrome. To learn more about Grace and her case, click here.

Scott also addressed his removal from the hospital by a security guard due to his stance of being "against medical advice."

The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe (Guest: Kevin R.C. Gutzman)

Tim Benson — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:42:39 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Kevin R.C. Gutzman, Professor of History at Western Connecticut State University, to discuss his new book, The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. They discuss the foreign policy, domestic, and constitutional agenda of the Virginia Dynasty, their successes and failures, and what the presidential administrations of these three Founders meant for the history of the country.

Get the book here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250135452/thejeffersonians

Show Notes:

Law & Liberty (AUDIO): “The Jeffersonian Republic” (AUDIO)
https://lawliberty.org/podcast/the-jeffersonian-republic/

U.S. National Archives: “The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe” (VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrUBnbZaZGY

Wall Street Journal: David O. Stewart – “‘The Jeffersonians’ Review: Virginia Dynasty
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-jeffersonians-review-virginia-dynasty-11671057455

Washington Free Beacon: Luke Thompson – “Reality Mugs a Founder”
https://freebeacon.com/culture/reality-mugs-a-founder/

Wildfire... Is Climate Change to Blame?

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 15:57:48 -0500

During the past week, both the mainstream media and politicians chose to push a false narrative in response to the presence of smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketing New York City. In a predictable manner, they attributed this event to climate change without any factual basis. However, it is crucial to recognize that climate change was not the actual catalyst behind this occurrence.

In today’s episode of Climate Change Roundtable, we scrutinize these assertions using the lens of scientific inquiry and historical analysis. Tune in to host, Anthony Watts, alongside expert panelists Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken, for the latest episode of our weekly dissection of climate change fallacies.

The Green New Deal Is Back! - In The Tank #401

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 13:26:06 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo are joined by the Center of the American Experiment's Isaac Orr for episode 401 of the In The Tank Podcast. After making waves years ago with the outrageous and outlandish Green New Deal proposal, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez is resurrecting the legislation. What is the significance of this move? Will the Green New Deal have stronger legs this time around? Is this just a last-gasp attempt at driving this agenda down the throats of Americans? The ITT crew will discuss these questions and more.

PRIMARY TOPIC - The Green New Deal Is Back

Fox News - The Green New Deal is back, and it’s more radical than ever

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/green-new-deal-back-more-radical-than-ever

AOC - DELIVERING A GREEN NEW DEAL

https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/ocasio-cortez.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/delivering_a_green_new_deal-sm.pdf

The Hill - UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/un-climate-chief-calls-fossil-fuel-phase-out-key-to-curbing-warming-but-may-not-be-on-talks-agenda/

AP News - US Army Corps revokes permit for Minnesota mine, cites threat to downstream tribe’s water standards

https://apnews.com/article/new-range-mine-tribe-water-pollution-minnesota-075463042956fa4e89d576c5cae8f663

WDIO - U.S. Army Corp of Engineers revokes permit for NewRange Copper Nickel project

https://www.wdio.com/mining-news/u-s-army-corp-of-engineers-revokes-permit-for-newrange-copper-nickel-project/

Mother Jones - The Next Big Thing in Recycling: Expired Solar Panels

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/04/recycling-solar-panels-silver-copper-waste-landfill/

Milton Friedman's Vision: A ‘Plan for America’ and the Future of Entitlements

AnneMarie Schieber — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 12:22:22 -0500

Milton Friedman was a staunch advocate for privatizing Medicaid and Social Security, relying on the free market to regulate healthcare. The 'Plan for America' (PFA) is a proposal to bring this vision to life. Terry Nager, one of the co-authors of this plan, aimed to fortify the nation's entitlement programs, alleviate the country's deficits, debts, and unfunded liabilities, and provide Americans with personal accounts that they could grow using compound interest. These accounts would grant individuals the freedom and resources to purchase private lifetime health insurance.

Nager provides an in-depth discussion on how the PFA would operate, the origins of the plan, why attempts to privatize entitlement programs failed under President George W. Bush, why the plan would appeal to younger generations, and how it could guarantee the same benefits currently associated with Social Security and Medicare. He also addresses the prospect of most people accruing sufficient funds in their accounts to bequeath a financial legacy to their families.

The PFA has recently held its inaugural major conference and is in the midst of updating its future projections.

To learn more, click these links:

‘Plan for America’ Pushes Private Accounts to Fix Entitlement Programs, Health Care News, May 16. 2023 (includes links to the first PFA conference, April 28, 2023, Principia College)

Plan for America, A Public-Private Partnership: https://www.theplanforamerica.us

Terry Nager, CFP, CHFC, CLU, Eric Nager, CRPS, Kyre Lahtinen, Ph.D.

The Plan for America: How to Place the American Dream on a Sure Foundation Forever, (2020),

Amazon, $9.95

Rights Reclaimed: The Sackett v. EPA Triumph for Property Rights & Small Government

H. Sterling Burnett, Bonner Cohen — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 15:27:12 -0500

The Supreme Court ruling in the United States' case of Sackett v. EPA has emerged as a pivotal decision, significantly impacting individual liberty, the constitutional balance of power, and the containment of the regulatory state for the first time in decades. The verdict mandates that wetlands must be categorically "wet" and directly connected to navigable waters. As a result, landowners, developers, farmers, and other property holders now have clearer guidelines about whether they need to seek approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency before using their properties for routine purposes.

Your Coming Summer of Blackouts - In The Tank #400

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 13:44:38 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Justin Haskins are joined by the Center of the American Experiment's Isaac Orr for episode 400 of the In The Tank Podcast. A new batch of regulations imposed by the Biden Administration are going to result in more strain on the already taxed energy grid. With the summer heat coming, should we brace ourselves for waves of black and brownouts? How crippling to our energy grid will these new regulations be?

PRIMARY TOPIC - Your Coming Summer of Blackouts

WSJ - Your Coming Summer of Blackouts

https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-american-electric-reliability-corporation-nerc-summer-assessment-power-blackouts-green-energy-2ddc6510?

Fox News - Biden's radical green energy policies strain our electric grids. Here's how bad it will get if they continue

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/bidens-radical-green-energy-policies-strain-electric-grids

IER - EPA’s “Good Neighbor” Rule Increases the Cost of Electricity for Consumers

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/epas-good-neighbor-rule-increases-the-cost-of-electricity-for-consumers/

CAE - Biden Blackouts: EPA’s mercury rules could mean lights out for Minnesota, MISO, for no measurable environmental benefits

https://www.americanexperiment.org/biden-blackouts-epas-mercury-rules-could-mean-lights-out-for-minnesota-miso-for-no-measurable-environmental-benefits/

NERC - Two-thirds of North America Faces Reliability Challenges in the Event of Widespread Heatwaves

https://www.nerc.com/news/Pages/Two-thirds-of-North-America-Faces-Reliability-Challenges-in-the-Event-of-Widespread-Heatwaves.aspx#:~:text=%E2%80%8BATLANTA%20%E2%80%93%20NERC's%202023%20Summer,at%20elevated%20risk%20has%20increased.

The Many Threats of ESG (Guest: Jack McPherrin)

H. Sterling Burnett, Jack McPherrin — Wed, 31 May 2023 15:35:46 -0500

Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) has become one of the gravest threats facing the free societies of the world. A cabal of ideologically aligned progressive elites are pushing to have progressive environmental and social justice goals replace the pursuit of profits and wealth creation through ESG under the guise of stakeholder capitalism. ESG is a social credit scoring system that ideologically aligned elites and subservient bureaucratic authorities have developed to “reset” the global financial system to their advantage, fundamentally transforming society in the process. States are fighting ESG pressure. The federal government should join the battle.

Climate Czar Kerry Blames Agriculture - In The Tank #399

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 25 May 2023 13:19:15 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 399 of the In The Tank Podcast. Climate Czar John Kerry blames agriculture for a considerable amount of the global carbon dioxide emissions. These comments continue a trend of attacks by climate alarmists on the world's food-producing industry. How do people like Kerry expect the population to eat in a world where agriculture is undermined by climate efforts? Don't worry, the World Economic Forum - the biggest advocates of The Great Reset - have a plan for that!

PRIMARY TOPIC - CLIMATE CZAR KERRY BLAMES AGRICULTURE

Fox News - Two dozen Republicans call on Biden to disavow John Kerry's remarks targeting food production

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/two-dozen-republicans-call-biden-disavow-john-kerrys-remarks-targeting-food-production

Reuters - EU okays $1.61 billion for Dutch government to buy out farmers, reduce nitrogen

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-okays-161-bln-dutch-govt-buy-out-farmers-reduce-nitrogen-2023-05-02/

WEF - Food Innovation Hubs

https://www.weforum.org/communities/food-innovation-hubs-partners-group

IIH - The Netherlands and the World Economic Forum Launch Food Innovation Hubs Initiative (2021)

https://investinholland.com/news/the-netherlands-and-the-world-economic-forum-launch-food-innovation-hubs-initiative/

Telegraph - Europe is beginning to turn against the prophets of climate alarmism

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/18/europe-turning-against-prophets-of-climate-alarmism/

Gallup - Gov't Still No. 1, but Guns, Crime Up as Top U.S. Problem

https://news.gallup.com/poll/505385/gov-no-guns-crime-top-problem.aspx

SECONDARY TOPIC - DEBT CEILING DEBATE RUNNING OUT OF TIME

The Federalist - Corporate Media’s Coverage Of The Debt-Limit Fight Is Intolerably Dishonest

https://thefederalist.com/2023/05/23/corporate-medias-coverage-of-the-debt-limit-fight-is-intolerably-dishonest/

BBC - US debt ceiling: Will there be enough time to get a deal through?

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65688682

Democracy Erodes From the Top (Guest: Larry M. Bartels)

Tim Benson — Tue, 23 May 2023 14:12:22 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Larry M. Bartels, University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Law and May Werthan Shayne Chair of Public Policy and Social Science at Vanderbilt University, to discuss his new book, Democracy Erodes from the Top: Leaders, Citizens, and the Challenge of Populism in Europe. They discuss the myth that there is a populist wave in contemporary European public opinion, and Bartels argues the real crisis stems not from an increasingly populist public but from political leaders who exploit or mismanage the chronic vulnerabilities of democracy.

Get the book here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691244501/democracy-erodes-from-the-top

Show Notes:

Salon: Paul Rosenberg – “What crisis of democracy? Scholar Larry Bartels says the real crisis is corrupt leaders”

https://www.salon.com/2023/04/02/what-of-democracy-scholar-larry-bartels-says-the-real-is-corrupt-leaders/

Shameful Propaganda From the “Union of Concerned Scientists”

H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 19 May 2023 18:22:04 -0500

In this episode of Environment & Climate News, we'll dissect a recent so-called study from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) which makes a blatantly false claim attempting to tie fossil fuel products to wildfires in the western United States. Not one, not two, but three glaring issues arise: contradictory data, cherry-picked data, and satellite data, all showing that UCS isn’t just in error, they outright lied.

ESG Is Ruining Everything - In The Tank #398

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 18 May 2023 13:47:58 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 398 of the In The Tank Podcast. Why does it seem like there are so many businesses and industries that are doing things that undermine themselves? Whether its beer companies offending their main consumers, or Disney tripping over themselves to be less family friendly, or oil companies trying to go "green," there seems to be no shortage of this trend. Is ESG to blame? The ITT crew sifts through some of these companies ESG reports to see what they can find.

OPENING CHIT CHAT - DURHAM REPORT

The Federalist - Durham’s Much-Needed Record Of Deep-State And Dem Corruption Proves Conservatives Were Spot-On

https://thefederalist.com/2023/05/16/durhams-much-needed-record-of-deep-state-and-dem-corruption-proves-conservatives-were-spot-on/

PRIMARY TOPIC - ESG IS RUINING EVERYTHING

(video) Miller Lite Ad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mob-7CaROgI

NYP - Go woke or lose bonuses: CEOs are ‘forced’ into Dylan Mulvaney deal system

https://nypost.com/2023/04/12/go-woke-or-lose-bonuses-ceos-forced-into-cei-system/

Anheuser Busch - Environmental, Social, And Governance Report 2022

https://www.ab-inbev.com/assets/pressreleases/2023/AB%20InBev_2022%20ESG%20Report_FINAL.pdf

Newsweek - Sports Illustrated Under Fire for Transgender Model on Cover

https://www.newsweek.com/sports-illustrated-under-fire-transgender-model-cover-1800710

Disney - ESG Reporting

https://impact.disney.com/esg-reporting/

FreeBeacon - Go Woke, Go Broke: Disney to Axe 7,000 Jobs as Company Faces Backlash Over Left-Wing Agenda

https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/go-woke-go-broke-disney-to-axe-7000-jobs-as-company-faces-backlash-over-left-wing-agenda/

Climate Depot - BP buys massive stake in ESG company’s climate change project

https://www.climatedepot.com/2023/04/11/bp-buys-massive-stake-in-esg-companys-climate-change-project/

Carbon Brief - COP28 team marshals oil and gas industry alliance ahead of climate summit

https://www.carbonbrief.org/daily-brief/cop28-team-marshals-oil-and-gas-industry-alliance-ahead-of-climate-summit/

SECONDARY TOPIC - DEBT CEILING

Washington Post - Senate Democrats ask Biden to ready 14th Amendment, bypass GOP on debt limit

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/17/debt-ceiling-democrats-discharge-petition/

Politico - Biden gives clearest indication to date he’s willing to make a critical debt ceiling compromise

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/17/biden-debt-ceiling-compromise-00097388

Policy, Power, and Politics: Renewable Energy Plagues Texas (Guest: Jason Isaac)

H. Sterling Burnett, Jason Isaac — Mon, 15 May 2023 13:26:24 -0500

Welcome to Environment & Climate News, your source for insights into environmental policies and climate-related issues. This episode, hosted by H. Sterling Burnett, features Jason Isaac from the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Isaac sheds light on a pressing power predicament facing Texas and the nation as a whole: the forced transition from reliable fossil fuel power plants to less dependable wind and solar energy sources.

As Texas strives to address this issue, the EPA's new power plan and the substantial subsidies stipulated in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) potentially pose significant obstacles. The episode delves deeply into these challenges, suggesting that federal courts may eventually declare the EPA's plan unlawful. It also discusses the House Republicans' countermeasures, which target the green subsidies in the IRA as part of their Debt Ceiling adjustment bill. Join us to explore the intricacies of these policy debates and their substantial impact on our environment and future climate.

Climate Change Policy Is Making Your Life Worse - In The Tank #397

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 11 May 2023 13:36:02 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 397 of the In The Tank Podcast. We have seen the ruling elites come after a number of things under the justification of Climate Change. We've discussed bans on gas-powered cars, gas stoves, and other products. Well now, they are coming for your appliances. A new Biden proposal will seek to ensure you refrigerator, dishwasher, and washer and dryer are properly "green." Also, the ITT crew looks into reports from the U.N. that promise a "new phase of accelerated progress." What might this so-called "U.N. 2.0" look like?

PRIMARY TOPIC - HOW CLIMATE CHANGE (POLICY) IS MAKING YOUR LIFE WORSE

Washington Times - Biden seeks to turn entirety of homes green; manufacturers of appliances warn of lower performance

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/may/7/bidens-avalanche-of-energy-rules-hits-manufacturer/

CNET - These 7 States Are Banning New Gas-Powered Cars

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/states-banning-new-gas-powered-cars/

The Hill - New York heats up nation-wide debate on gas stove bans

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3991155-new-york-heats-up-nation-wide-debate-on-gas-stove-bans/

Gallup - Gov't Still No. 1, but Guns, Crime Up as Top U.S. Problem

https://news.gallup.com/poll/505385/gov-no-guns-crime-top-problem.aspx

SECONDARY TOPIC - UNITED NATIONS 2.0: SUMMIT OF THE FUTURE

United Nations - The Summit of the Future in 2024

https://www.un.org/en/common-agenda/summit-of-the-future

United Nations - High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

https://hlpf.un.org/sdg-summit

United Nations - Our Common Agenda report

https://www.un.org/en/content/common-agenda-report/assets/pdf/Common_Agenda_Report_English.pdf

Kids Have Never Been More Ignorant of U.S. History

Christopher Talgo — Wed, 10 May 2023 08:02:00 -0500

The other day, Heartland Institute Editorial Director Chris Talgo, was on the Rod Arquette Show in Salt Lake City, Utah to talk about the pathetic results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The nation’s report card found that only 13 percent of 8th graders are considered proficient in US History.

Chris is a former U.S. History teacher in the public schools of the Chicago Suburbs and a small town in South Carolina. That was almost a decade ago, and even back then Chris was shocked at how little his students knew about American history. And now the results are even worse.

Why is it getting worse? Chris explains in this excerpt from the Rod Arquette show. Have a listen.

Is Robert F. Kennedy Going to Get a Fair Shake in the Democratic Primary?

Justin T. Haskins — Tue, 09 May 2023 15:34:44 -0500

Earlier this week, Heartland's Justin Haskins, the director of our Socialism Research Center, was a guest on The Morning Show with Preston Scott out of Tallahassee, Florida. Justin is a frequent guest on Preston's program, and you can see why in this interview.

Justin and Preston covered a variety of topics, from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. challenging President Biden for the Democratic nomination this year, to the showdown over the debt limit and the federal budget, to how he and The Heartland Institute are working to communicate with Millennials and Gen Z about Socialism so they realize just how destructive it is to their economic prospects and their personal freedom. And more.

Check out this brief, informative, and educational interview.

Scalia: Rise to Greatness (Guest: James Rosen)

Tim Benson — Mon, 08 May 2023 11:20:30 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by James Rosen, chief White House correspondent for Newsmax, to discuss his new book, Scalia: Rise to Greatness, 1936 to 1986. They discuss his Catholic upbringing and education, his stints in academia and his published works, his service in the Nixon and Ford administrations, and his time on the D.C. District Court of Appeals. They also chat about his personality, the importance of his Catholic faith, and what made such a special character in American history.

Embracing Petro-Masculinity

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 05 May 2023 14:15:42 -0500

The left has come with yet another ridiculous label to slur climate realists, or for that matter, normal people just driving their car. That label is "petromasculinity," and it's making waves through academia.

Host Anthony Watts and expert weekly panelists H. Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken will embrace “petro-masculinity” and point out that without it, the world would soon collapse. The panelists also field questions from live viewers on this week's episode of Climate Change Roundtable, live every Friday at noon CT.

DeSantis vs. The Great Reset, ESG - In The Tank #396

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 04 May 2023 13:29:26 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 396 of the In The Tank Podcast. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the most comprehensive Anti-ESG bill into law this week. Now, he is turning his attention toward the Digital Dollar (CBDC). How will these moves effect The Great Reset movement? Is he building a worthy defense for the state or is this just a speed bump for the plans of the World Economic Forum. The ITT crew discusses these important questions. Also, the Supreme Court is taking on a case that could have some serious ramifications for the Administrative State.

OPENING CHIT CHAT

AP News - Late-night TV shows go dark as writers strike for better pay

https://apnews.com/article/writers-strike-hollywood-wga-926179281803e10b1d501dcab93e305d

PRIMARY TOPIC - THE GREAT RESET VS. DESANTIS

The Free Press - Florida Gov. DeSantis Says ‘ESG Is Officially DOA’

https://www.tampafp.com/florida-gov-desantis-says-esg-is-officially-doa/

Florida's Voice - DeSantis to U.S. government: Florida will resist, outlaw CBDC

https://flvoicenews.com/desantis-to-u-s-government-florida-will-resist-outlaw-cbdc-if-implemented/

Heartland Institute - Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Scores: A Threat to Individual Liberty, Free Markets, and the U.S. Economy

https://heartland.org/publications/environmental-social-and-governance-esg-scores-a-threat-to-individual-liberty-free-markets-and-the-u-s-economy-2/

Forbes - Are You Ready For AI-Driven Radical ESG Transparency?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/solitairetownsend/2023/04/30/are-you-ready-for-ai-driven-radical-esg-transparency/?sh=1b6893486e4f

SECONDARY TOPIC - FALL OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE STATE?

Townhall - Is SCOTUS About to Annihilate the Administrative State?

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2023/05/01/scotus-to-hear-case-that-could-vanquish-federal-bureaucrats-power-n2622674

Triumph Regained: The Vietnam War (Guest: Mark Moyar)

Tim Benson — Wed, 03 May 2023 14:24:06 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Mark Moyar, William P. Harris Chair in Military History at Hillsdale College, to discuss his new book, Triumph Regained: The Vietnam War, 1965-1968. Moyar discusses why the war was a strategic necessity, how American operations gave the South Vietnamese government some breathing space, and how the war could possibly been brought to a satisfactory conclusion if LBJ had heeded more advice from his generals. They also chat about how, contrary to public perception, the Tet Offensive was an unmitigated disaster for the North Vietnamese militarily and, also contrary to public perception, American culture sustained public support for the war through the end of 1968.

Get the book here: https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/triumph-regained/

Show Notes:

American Greatness: Victor Davis Hanson – “Refighting the Vietnam War”
https://amgreatness.com/2023/02/27/refighting-the-vietnam-war/

The American Spectator: Francis P. Sempa – “Who Lost Vietnam? Mark Moyar’s New Book Spreads the Blame”
https://spectator.org/who-lost-vietnam-mark-moyars-new-book-spreads-the-blame/

Washington Examiner: Avi Woolf – “The eternal reexamination of Vietnam”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-eternal-reexamination-of-vietnam

NASA Engineer Tom Moser Reveals the Truth About Climate Science

Tom Moser — Tue, 02 May 2023 13:47:19 -0500

On this podcast, former NASA engineer and program director for the space station Tom Moser gives a presentation to shed light on the science behind climate change. Drawing on his impressive credentials, including serving as Acting Associate Administrator for Spaceflight in Washington, D.C., Director of the Space Station Program, Deputy Manager of the Space Shuttle Orbiter, and Chief Engineer at the Johnson Space Center, Moser highlights the correlation between global temperatures and solar irradiance. He also delves into the disparity between real-world data and often reported climate models, which are used as the basis for governmental public policy, and how these models consistently overestimate temperature trends versus the real-world data. Moser exposes the propaganda in the climate science field and breaks down why media claims are often misleading. This informative presentation is not to be missed by anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of climate science.

Sly & the Family Stone (Guest: Joel Selvin)

Tim Benson — Mon, 01 May 2023 11:07:21 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Joel Selvin, former columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, to discuss the new paperback edition of his book, Sly & the Family Stone: An Oral History. They chat about how Sly changed the face of black music, the impact and influence his music had on his peers, and the symbolism of the interracial and intergender Family Stone. They also discuss Sly’s prolific drug use and increasing paranoia and how everything came crashing down.

Biden vs. The People - Reliable, Affordable, Power?

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 15:37:25 -0500

This week’s episode of Climate Change Roundtable features a discussion of the Biden initiative on making power plants do carbon dioxide capture - a technology that is far from proven, much less practical. It is expected this will add significant costs to every power bill in America. Meanwhile, a recent national poll revealed that people simply aren't alarmed by climate alarmism.

Host Anthony Watts and expert weekly panelists H. Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken will discuss carbon dioxide sequestration as well as the latest poll on episode 61 of Climate Change Roundtable.

Digital Dollar: When You Don't Own Money - In The Tank #395

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 13:52:47 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 395 of the In The Tank Podcast. There have been a slew of articles recently suggesting the U.S. Dollar is quickly losing its status as world reserve currency. How likely is this and how will it effect you? The ITT crew discusses this important topic. Also, is it just a coincidence that this development is occurring at the same time as plans for the "digital dollar" ramp up? How quickly are we approaching a world where you don't even own the money you use on a daily basis?

OPENING CHIT CHAT - TUCKER CARLSON & FOX NEWS

The Federalist - The Worst People On Earth Are All Celebrating Tucker’s Ousting

https://thefederalist.com/2023/04/25/the-worst-people-on-earth-are-all-celebrating-tuckers-ousting/

PRIMARY TOPIC - DIGITAL DOLLAR: WHEN YOU DON'T OWN MONEY

Fox News - Biden administration is quietly planning for a future where you don’t own money

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-administration-quietly-planning-future-where-you-dont-own-money

Fortune - FedNow is set to launch in July. What the instant payment service could mean for a digital dollar and stablecoins

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/03/16/fednow-fed-digital-dollar-stablecoins-cbdc/

NYT - The Weird New War on ‘Woke’ Money

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/opinion/desantis-digital-currency-florida.html

SECONDARY TOPIC - DOLLAR LOSING WORLD RESERVE CURRENCY STATUS?

Fox Business - Could the US dollar lose its reserve currency status to China?

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/could-us-dollar-lose-reserve-currency-status-china

Markets Insider - The dollar's dominance as a reserve currency eroded last year at 10 times the pace seen in the past 2 decades

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/dollar-dominance-global-reserves-china-euro-russia-ukraine-war-greenback-2023-4

NYT - Wonking Out: International Money Madness Strikes Again

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/opinion/dollar-reserve-currency.html

Will the U.S. Supreme Court be the Arbiter of Drug Safety? (Guest: Rik Mehta)

AnneMarie Schieber — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 15:09:40 -0500

How is it that Mifepristone was approved in the first place? The drug has high risk implications and because of that was authorized under a specific protocol that the Biden administration is now trying to change after the Dobb’s decision last year that reversed Roe v. Wade. Guest Rik Mehta comes onto the podcast to discuss the legal nature of it all.

A Short History of War (Guest: Jeremy Black)

Tim Benson — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 10:23:01 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Jeremy Black, emeritus professor of history at the University of Exeter, to discuss the new paperback edition of his book, The Short History of War. They chat about how warfare has transformed the social, political, cultural, and religious aspects of humanity across time, the significance of warfare more broadly, and the ways in which cultural understandings of conflict have lasting consequences in societies across the world. They also discuss the fundamental impact of weaponry on modes of war and what the future of warfare will look like.

Get the book here: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300267075/a-short-history-of-war/

Show Notes:

Wall Street Journal: Crawford Gribben – “‘A Short History of War’ Review: Fighting the Battles”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-short-history-of-war-review-fighting-the-battles-11636583345

Big Banks Net Zero Proxy Proposals are Bad for People, Energy Security and the Economy (Guest: Paul Chesser)

H Sterling Burnett — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 11:54:36 -0500

In this podcast, H Sterling Burnett converses with guest Paul Chesser to discuss the interventions of Climate woke special interest in our banking system. Specifically, they discuss how these groups and investors have offered shareholder proxy proposals to force big banks to adopt net zero targets and reporting, and to cease banking with companies in the fossil fuel industry. If successful, these efforts will drive up costs, reduce employment, undermine U.S. energy security, and bankrupt a vital industry, while doing nothing more than enrich elite bankers and green energy profiteers.

Fake and Bake – Earth Day Edition

Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:03:02 -0500

Join us for episode 60 of Climate Change Roundtable, titled "Fake and Bake – Earth Day Edition.” This week’s episode features a smackdown of how the media covers climate and weather stories – badly. For example, one of the stories this week made a claim about a heat wave in Great Britain, with temperatures forecast to 20°C which is 68°F – room temperature!

Host Anthony Watts and expert weekly panelists H. Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken will show how media simply ignores basic facts and science when covering climate change.

Also, we’ll cover Earth Day, this Saturday on 4/22, and some of the craziness surrounding it.

Climate Cult Gets Crazier - In The Tank #394

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:13:40 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 394 of the In The Tank Podcast. With Earth Day approaching, the ITT crew talks about a number of stories that highlight just how radical the "climate cult" is getting. From new regulations on meat and cars to absurd protests over oil production while ignoring the true costs of "renewable" energy, the cognitive dissonance and authoritarian tendencies of the climate change movement is getting out of hand.

PRIMARY TOPIC - Climate Cult Getting Crazier

AEI - The Climate Change Cult: 10 Warning Signs

https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/the-climate-change-cult-10-warning-signs/

CNN - Just Stop Oil protester disrupts World Snooker Championship by throwing orange powder paint on table

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/18/sport/climate-protest-world-snooker-championship-spt-intl/index.html

National Review - Yes, They’re Coming for Your Burgers

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/yes-theyre-coming-for-your-burgers/

YahooNews - Mayor of London’s office brands vandalism of ULEZ cameras in Abbey Wood ‘petty’

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/mayor-london-office-brands-vandalism-040000022.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAF8NziEd5RKFEgSKBngwB5mKw8pvkvKUvBzjxEWx3Of4CmSqBim8P_Q0ymTsssPZVhFxlA8SGjJ0PBhpw10t_dvie602sc1MK2XvRQuyBbak8E2UTZPt1BiCU-tDAo3hGz9prjioQLaj5-H_B4DA9TyNvNE_-54Ezo4JU0UzsAST

The Economic Times - China eyes Afghanistan's lithium reserves, offers to invest USD 10 billion
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/world-news/china-eyes-afghanistans-lithium-reserves-offers-to-invest-usd-10-billion/articleshow/99521732.cms

Fox News - JPMorgan CEO suggests government seize private property to quicken climate initiatives

https://www.foxnews.com/media/jp-morgan-ceo-suggests-government-seize-private-property-quicken-climate-initiatives

KTLA - California power companies propose income-based rates: how it would work

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/fixed-rate-electricity-bill-charges-how-they-would-work/

Why Are There Prescription Drug Shortages? (Guest: John Goodman)

AnneMarie Schieber — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:17:41 -0500

Have you ever visited a pharmacy only to discover that your prescription medication was out of stock? This issue is not limited to drug stores; it also occurs in hospitals and medical clinics, and the cause is rarely due to a lack of raw materials. John Goodman, the president of the Goodman Center for Public Policy Research and co-publisher of Health Care News, testified about prescription drug shortages before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security. He argued that the primary source of the problem lies in flawed public policy that constrains the pharmaceutical market.

Goodman revealed that between 186 and 308 drugs experience shortages, including some life-saving medications. As a result, hospitals and doctors are often forced to delay treatment or use alternative drugs, which can lead to even more significant issues down the line. One contributing factor is the FDA's stringent regulations, which make it exceedingly difficult for drug manufacturers to swiftly respond to fluctuations in demand. Consequently, competitors struggle to fill the gap.

Other factors exacerbating the situation include a rule that mandates pharmacies to utilize the least expensive alternative for a drug, often a generic version. This regulation suggests that the only critical aspect of a drug is its price. Moreover, rules governing Medicare Part B can contribute to shortages, as well as a lesser-known program called 340B. This program enables large hospital corporations to acquire drugs at extremely low prices and then mark them up for third-party payers.

Goodman’s testimony can be read here.

Could A.I. "Break Capitalism" Soon? Your World Is About to Change Forever

Justin Haskins, Donald Kendal — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:43:15 -0500

The release of OpenAI’s chatGPT sparked a global fascination with artificial intelligence. What does it offer us? Is it dangerous? How will workers keep their jobs as it grows in use? Well, Sam Altman, the CEO of openAI, added to the list of growing questions when he recently said that A.I. may “break capitalism.” Justin and Donald break the story down in the newest episode of “Stopping Socialism.”

"Fact Checks" and Fecklessness

H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Anthony Watts — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 11:13:56 -0500

Join us for Episode 59 of Climate Change Roundtable. This week's episode features a smackdown of the recent "fact check" that AFP conducted on Heartland's best-selling and highly acclaimed book, "CLIMATE AT A GLANCE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS - Facts on 30 Prominent Climate Topics."

Host Anthony Watts and expert weekly panelists H. Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken will demonstrate how AFP simply ignored the facts referenced in Climate at a Glance. Instead, they opted for a zealous attempt to label the book as "propaganda."

We'll also cover the shifting priorities of the EPA and Biden administration regarding the new EPA emissions mandate designed to force Americans into electric cars they clearly don't want.

And finally, we'll laugh at some of the hate mail sent to the show!

Set a reminder and tune in to join the conversation as we confront the real facts and skewer the feckless on Climate Change Roundtable, live every Friday at 12pm CT/1pm ET.

Make sure to join the live chat and share your thoughts with Anthony, Sterling, Linnea, and fellow viewers.

Get your own copy of Climate at a Glance: https://www.amazon.com/Climate-Glance-Teachers-Students-Prominent/dp/1934791938/

Religious Liberty and the American Founding (Guest: Vincent Phillip Muñoz)

Tim Benson — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 15:44:55 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Vincent Phillip Muñoz, the Tocqueville Associate Professor of Political Science and Concurrent Associate Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame, to discuss his new book, Religious Liberty and the American Founding: Natural Rights and the Original Meanings of the First Amendment Religion Clauses. They chat about how the Founding Fathers understood religious liberty to be an inalienable natural right, what we can and cannot determine about the original meanings of the Religion Clauses, and how a re-adoption of the Founders’ understanding would lead to a minimalist church-state jurisprudence delivering neither consistently conservative nor consistently liberal results.

Biden Issues ‘Toughest Ever’ Electric Vehicle Mandates – In the Tank Podcast #393

Jim Lakely, Christopher Talgo, Linnea Lueken — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 13:42:33 -0500

The Heartland Institute’s Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Linnea Lueken Talgo present episode 393 of the In The Tank Podcast. President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency has just unveiled the “toughest ever” car emissions rules to force Americans to buy electric vehicles. This new mandate should be called the “Break America’s Electric Grid” rule. While we still have choices on what vehicles we buy, the Biden administration is trying to severely, and quickly, limit those choices. Can we go this fast into an EV future? And if we do, what are the real costs in terms of quality of life, freedom, and the environment.

We’ll also play clips from a devastating interview of Elon Musk on the BBC this week. He was challenged by the mid-wit newsreader about allowing “misinformation” and “hate speech” on Twitter, which serves as the world’s public square. Unfortunately, the BBC newsreader’s dismissive attitude about free speech – a foundational right in a free society – is troubling and shared by many in the upcoming generations.

We also talk about Chris Talgo’s op-ed in the American Thinker this week about the plan in California to pay millions in reparations to African-Americans and if that idea will spread nationally.

PRIMARY TOPIC – BIDEN: EVs or Bust

Fox News - Biden unveils toughest-ever car emissions rules in bid to force electric vehicle purchases

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-unveils-toughest-ever-car-emissions-rules-bid-force-electric-vehicle-purchases

EV Options are Good for Consumers, EPA’s Proposal to Force Unrealistic EV Sales Mandates is Not

https://consumerenergyalliance.org/2023/04/ev-options-are-good-for-consumers-epas-proposal-to-force-unrealistic-ev-sales-mandates-is-not/

SECONDARY TOPIC – ELON MUSK SLAMS BBC ON FREE SPEECH

Independent Journal Review - BBC Reporter Tries to Confront Musk on Increase in 'Hateful Content' - It Doesn't Go As Planned

https://ijr.com/bbc-reporter-tries-confront-musk-hateful-content/

PJ Media - 'You Just Lied': Elon Musk Destroys BBC Reporter, and It's Epic

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2023/04/12/you-just-lied-elon-musk-destroys-bbc-reporter-and-its-epic-n1686621

HotAir - Elon Musk owns BBC reporter

https://hotair.com/david-strom/2023/04/12/elon-musk-owns-bbc-reporter-n543295

VIDS

Twitter - “Hate Speech”

https://twitter.com/darrengrimes_/status/1646115621032325122

Twitter – “Misinformation”

https://twitter.com/VigilantFox/status/1646157818565672962

CBN News - New Poll Shows Millennial Support for Constitutional Free Speech Declining

https://www2.cbn.com/news/us/new-poll-shows-millennial-support-constitutional-free-speech-declining

Washington Free Beacon - Poll: Majority of Americans Want First Amendment Rewritten; 51 percent of Millennials want fines or jail time for 'hate speech'

https://freebeacon.com/issues/poll-majority-of-americans-want-first-amendment-rewritten/

Knight Foundation - First Amendment vitals: Taking Gen Z’s pulse on free expression and inclusion

https://knightfoundation.org/articles/first-amendment-vitals-gen-z-free-expression-inclusion/

CLOSING TOPIC – CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ OF REPARATIONS

American Thinker (Chris Talgo) - California Reparations: a 'Blueprint for America’?

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/04/california_reparations_a_blueprint_for_america.html

Trump Is Indicted, What’s Next?

Chris Talgo — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:30:48 -0500

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg did what the left has wanted for years, served Trump with an indictment. Under what charges? Bragg’s case states that Trump’s payment to Stormy Daniels in exchange for signing a non-disclosure agreement violated campaign financing laws, a flimsy argument at best.

Chris Talgo, editorial director at The Heartland Institute, joins The Kristian Garic Show to discuss the indictment and what Americans can expect going forwards.

Offshore Wind Is Plagued by Environmental and Economic Headwinds (Guest: David Wojick)

Sterling Burnett — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 14:34:14 -0500

In this podcast, Sterling Burnett is joined by David Wojick, Ph.D. to discuss what might be a breaking point for the movement of offshore wind turbines. They delve into how a bipartisan group of legislators is finally questioning the environmental, economic, and national security dangers of the Biden administration's offshore wind industrialization efforts, which may soon come to a screeching halt.

Trump Arrested! - In The Tank #392

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:21:16 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 392 of the In The Tank Podcast. After weeks of speculation, it finally happened - Former President Donald Trump was arrested. The ITT crew discusses this story from several different angles. Also, what is George Soros's role in all of this?

PRIMARY TOPIC - TRUMP ARRESTED

Babylon Bee - Democrats Throw Biggest-Ever Fundraiser For Trump Campaign

https://babylonbee.com/news/democrats-throw-biggest-ever-fundraiser-for-trump-campaign

The Federalist - Alvin Bragg’s Trump Indictment Is Even More Pathetic And Partisan Than We Could Have Imagined

https://thefederalist.com/2023/04/05/alvin-braggs-trump-indictment-is-even-more-pathetic-and-partisan-than-we-could-have-imagined/

American Greatness – Seven Things You Don’t Know About the Stormy Daniels Hush Money Case

https://amgreatness.com/2023/04/04/seven-things-you-dont-know-about-the-stormy-daniels-hush-money-case/

The Federalist - No One Is Above The Law? Give Me A Break

https://thefederalist.com/2023/04/04/no-one-is-above-the-law-give-me-a-break/

HDN - Trump's Trial Needs to Be Televised

https://heartlanddailynews.com/2023/04/betsy-mccaughey-trumps-trial-needs-to-be-televised/

SECONDARY TOPIC - SOROS BACKED DISTRICT ATTORNEYS

Washington Post - D.C. U.S. attorney declined to prosecute 67% of those arrested. Here's why

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/29/us-attorneys-office-charges-declined-dc-police/

Washington Examiner - Map shows how many Soros-linked prosecutors there are around the country - and how many have been removed

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/map-soros-prosecutors-country-removed

NYP - George Soros spent $40M getting lefty district attorneys, officials elected all over the country

https://nypost.com/2023/01/22/george-soros-spent-40m-getting-lefty-district-attorneys-officials-elected-all-over-the-country/

How the Court Became Supreme: The Origins of American Juristocracy (Guest: Guest: Paul D. Moreno)

Tim Benson — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:22:20 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Paul D. Moreno, professor of history at Hillsdale College, to discuss his new book, How the Court Became Supreme: The Origins of American Juristocracy. They chat about how the U.S. Supreme Court has emerged as the most powerful judiciary unit in the history of the world, how the Court got to that point, and what exactly “judicial primacy” means.

Can You Trust Your Hospital Doctor? (Guest: Twila Brase)

AnneMarie Schieber — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 14:36:42 -0500

Can the doctor taking care of you in the hospital be trusted? In this episode of "Health Care News," Twila Brase, R.N., a leading voice on patient advocacy and privacy, explains how hospitals are employing "hospitalists" who are more accountable to the hospital corporation than to patients. While physicians cannot mistreat patients or neglect their care due to liability and licensing concerns, those employed by hospitals may have to follow standardized treatment protocols that may not be tailored to individual patients.

Minnesota is considering a bipartisan "Trusted Doctor" bill, the first of its kind in the country, that allows patients to choose a trusted physician to treat them, regardless of whether the physician has hospital privileges. This issue arose during the pandemic when family physicians were prevented from treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients with drugs like Ivermectin, as hospitals followed other protocols. Outside physicians were even banned from treating their patients in hospitals from New York to Florida.

Brase discusses when the trend that led to hospitalists really took off, which was during the introduction of the Accountable Care Organizations under Obamacare. Hospitals could receive revenue based on the ACA's "shared savings programs," and so physicians were pressured to be more accountable to their hospital employers.

Additionally, Brase highlights the continued work on HIPAA, the often-misunderstood privacy protection provision in healthcare.

Money Talks: Biden's Bold Move to Fund Social Causes with Retirement Funds Says It All (Guest: Phil Kerpen)

H. Sterling Burnett — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 11:56:47 -0500

On today’s episode of Environment & Climate News, H. Sterling Burnett and Phil Kerpen of American Commitment cover the ramifications of Biden’s actions regarding ESG and our financial system. In light of Biden's veto of the Congressional resolution aimed at blocking the Department of Labor's ESG rule, pension fund and portfolio managers now have the option to use their clients' money to support progressive social and political causes. The outcome of this veto, if unchanged, would release fund managers from their fiduciary duty to act solely in their clients' financial interests by prioritizing the promotion of climate change and board room equity over ensuring retirees have adequate funds for their livelihoods. Studies indicate that ESG managed funds and companies perform less favorably in the market compared to politically neutral companies that focus on profit-making.

Climate Imperialism: Clean for Me but Not for Thee

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:13:42 -0500

In today podcast, Anthony Watts is joined by expert weekly panelists H. Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken to uncover the hidden costs of the “green” energy transition, including the shocking reality of child and slave labor in the mining of essential minerals for wind, solar, and battery facilities. This week’s episode will highlight the shifting priorities of the U.S. in its fight against climate change, and examine whether human rights have been sidelined.

Watch Heartland's experts in climate change and environmental policy break down darkest implications of the green agenda on Climate Change Roundtable.

Cancer Can Exposes the Health Care Shortcomings Under Obamacare

AnneMarie Schieber — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 14:42:25 -0500

In this episode, host AnneMarie Schieber dives into the story of Robert "Bob" Fioretti, an influential figure in the world of Chicago and Illinois politics and cancer survivor. Bob's journey through the healthcare system in the last decade, specifically during treatment for throat cancer, sheds light on the challenges faced by many in the age of Obamacare. Despite having "Cadillac" health coverage, Bob was overwhelmed with over $100,000 in out-of-pocket costs for his treatment. He also explains how he was never formally notified of his cancer diagnosis and how the system made him feel like just a dollar sign.

His book, "My Cancer Journey," details the many factors that he needed to consider for his quality of life while fighting cancer, and how ever rising bills impacted his mental health. Bob and AnneMarie discuss potential solutions, such as "center of excellence" insurance plans tailored specifically for cancer care. Tune in to hear an eye-opening account of navigating the healthcare system as a cancer patient.

Climate Paper Calls For Homicide Charges For Oil Companies - In The Tank #391

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 14:14:43 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 391 of the In The Tank Podcast. Is it just me, or is the climate alarmist rhetoric getting crazier? A new paper from Harvard Environmental Law Review makes the case that oil companies should be charged with homicide due to the supposed effects of the climate change. The ITT crew talks about this paper, the recently released IPCC report and more climate-alarmist-related topics.

OPENING CHIT CHAT – NEW TROUBLING POLL RESULTS

WSJ/NORC Poll March 2023

https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/WSJ_NORC_ToplineMarc_2023.pdf

PRIMARY TOPIC – CLIMATE PAPER CALLS FOR HOMICIDE CHARGES FOR OIL COMPANIES

The Guardian - New climate paper calls for charging big US oil firms with homicide

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/22/big-oil-companies-homicide-harvard-environmental-law-review

Prof. Richard Parncutt: Death Penalty for Global Warming Deniers?

https://tallbloke.wordpress.com/2012/12/24/prof-richard-parncutt-death-penalty-for-global-warming-deniers/

Washington Free Beacon - One Billion Gretas: Biden Admin Pledges Taxpayer Cash To Support Young Climate Activists Abroad

https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/one-billion-gretas-biden-admin-pledges-taxpayer-cash-to-support-young-climate-activists-abroad/

Fox News - John Kerry rushes to defense of climate activist leaders who use private jets

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/john-kerry-rushes-defense-climate-activist-leaders-use-private-jets

Washington Post - Why climate ‘doomers’ are replacing climate ‘deniers’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/24/climate-doomers-ipcc-un-report/

Napoleon: The Decline and Fall of an Empire (Guest: Michael Broers)

Tim Benson — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:19:15 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Michael Broers, Professor of Western European History at Oxford University, and to discuss his new book, Napoleon: The Decline and Fall of an Empire: 1811-1821. They chat about how Napoleon went from the colossus of Europe to a prisoner on tiny St. Helena in just four short years, how exactly he was brought to defeat, and how Tsar Alexander of Russia was Bonaparte’s perfect foil. They also talk about whether Napoleon actually did some good for Europe and the carnage of the Napoleonic Wars.

Get the book here: http://pegasusbooks.com/books/napoleon-9781639361779-hardcover

Show Notes:

Times Literary Supplement: Alan Forrest – “The road to St Helena”
https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/napoleon-michael-broers-napoleon-at-peace-william-doyle-book-review-alan-forrest/

Wall Street Journal: Dominic Green – “‘Napoleon’ Review: The Road to Waterloo”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/napoleon-review-the-road-to-waterloo-11659477197

Silicon Valley Bank Was a Woke Bank, and it Was Wokeness That Brought it Down

Jim Lakely — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 07:30:00 -0500

The other day, Heartland Vice President Jim Lakely was a guest on The Mark Reardon Show on 97.1 FM Talk in St. Louis. I was invited on the show to talk about the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank and how much woke politics had to do with it.

That bank and our federal regulators were a lot more interested in advancing left wing political goals, such as donating to Black Lives Matter, seeking investment equity, and fighting for "climate justice" -- whatever that is -- than it was hiring a risk assessment officer. Silicon Valley Bank had a Diversity Equity and Inclusion executive, but not a risk assessment officer for the last three quarters before it collapsed. So how much did woke politics have to do with it? Listen to this brief clip and find out.

I was invited on the program because of this piece on Heartland.org, which was a rough transcript of something I said on Heartland's weekly In the Tank Podcast.

https://heartland.org/opinion/silicon-valley-bank-was-a-woke-bank-and-wokeness-is-what-brought-it-down/

Senator Ron Johnson on Climate, COVID, and Government Control at Heartland Institute Conference

The Heartland Institute — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:41:37 -0500

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) speaks at The Heartland Institute’s 15th International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC15) on Feb. 25, 2023. Sen. Johnson discusses how his Congressional colleagues utilize every opportunity to erode on Americans freedoms. Whether it’s a non-existent climate crisis, COVID-19, or something else, the goal is always the same; increase bureaucratic control.

The Fifteenth International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC15) featured more than 50 speakers who are top scientists in their fields and policy experts from around the world. Each edition of these conferences attracts scientists, legislators, environmentalists, and more all discussing their views on climate science, the idea that there is a crisis, efforts to educate the public, views on the state of discourse, and more.

Visit these sites for more great climate information from The Heartland Institute:

Heartland’s climate issue suite
https://heartland.org/topics/environment-energy/

Environment & Climate News
https://heartlanddailynews.com/category/environment/

Climate Realism
https://climaterealism.com/

Climate at a Glance
https://climateataglance.com/

Our latest climate conference
https://climateconference.heartland.org/

All of Heartland’s climate conferences since 2009
https://climateconferences.heartland.org/

The Environment & Climate News Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/environment-and-climate-news-podcast/id351143631

Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America (Guest: David E. Bernstein)

Tim Benson — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 15:27:40 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by David E. Bernstein, University Professorship chair at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, to discuss his new book, Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America. They chat about the development and history of the completely absurd and arbitrary racial classification system in the United States, whether the federal government should even be classifying people by race at all, and what system, if any, should replace our current one.

Get the book here: https://posthillpress.com/book/classified-the-untold-story-of-racial-classification-in-america

Show Notes:

Cato Institute: “Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification In America” (VIDEO)
https://www.cato.org/multimedia/events/classified-untold-story-racial-classification-america

Law & Liberty: Scott Gerber – “Separating Race and State”
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/separating-race-and-state/

Manhattan Institute for Policy Research: “Classified: The Untold Story Of Racial Classification In America” (VIDEO)
https://www.manhattan-institute.org/classified-untold-story-racial-classification-america

Washington Post: George F. Will – “How racial preferences feed grasping grievance groups and grow ever more absurd”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/30/racial-preferences-absurd-identity-politics/

We're Doomed... Again! IPCC and Media Jump the Shark

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:57:09 -0500

Earlier this week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its AR6 climate change report. Expectedly, the report is defined by serial doomcasting and claims of impending catastrophe despite the growing mountain of failed predictions that are conveniently ignored.

One of the most controversial claims made in the report is that anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) is the main driver of temperature change. Real-world data has proven this false, yet it’s the main takeaway in each IPCC report.

First released on Monday was the “Summary for Policymakers,” a section intended to guide policymaking decisions across the globe. The AR6 report continues to omit key information in favor of sensationalized claims that are easily refuted. For example, the 36-page summary doesn’t include a single mention of the logarithmic relationship between atmospheric CO2 concentrations and global temperature. Surely, policymakers should know that each unit of CO2 added to the atmosphere has a decreasing effect on temperature. The IPCC’s omission of this relationship implies that the warming effect of CO2 concentrations is linear, leading policymakers to overestimate the impact of CO2 emissions on global temperature and overcommit to emissions reduction strategies that are expensive and ineffective.

Don't miss this data-driven discussion with host Anthony Watts and panelists, H. Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken, on Climate Change Roundtable, live every Friday at 12pm CT on YouTube, Facebook, and Rumble.

Preemptive Pushback On The Digital Dollar - In The Tank #390

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 07:54:07 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 390 of the In The Tank Podcast. We are waiting on Trump's arrest and we have some things to say about it. Also, you may have heard a bit about a potential "Central Bank Backed Digital Currency," or a digital dollar. The ITT crew talks about this, the potential of this development, and the seemingly preemptive actions taken by conservative politicians like Kristi Noem, Ron DeSantis, and Ted Cruz.

OPENING CHIT CHAT - TRUMP ARREST LOOMING?

New York Times - What We Know About the Potential Indictment of Donald Trump

https://www.nytimes.com/article/trump-potential-indictment-criminal-charges.html

PRIMARY TOPIC - PREEMPTIVE PUSHBACK ON THE DIGITAL DOLLAR

White House - Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/03/09/executive-order-on-ensuring-responsible-development-of-digital-assets/

Atlantic Council - Central Bank Digital Currency Tracker

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/cbdctracker/

CEI - Central Bank Digital Currencies Threaten Global Stability and Financial Privacy

https://cei.org/studies/central-bank-digital-currencies-threaten-global-stability-and-financial-privacy/

CoinTelegraph - South Dakota gov vetoes bill excluding crypto from definition of ‘money’

https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-dakota-gov-vetoes-bill-excluding-crypto-from-definition-of-money

Ron DeSantis - Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Legislation to Protect Floridians from a Federally Controlled Central Bank Digital Currency and Surveillance State

https://www.flgov.com/2023/03/20/governor-ron-desantis-announces-legislation-to-protect-floridians-from-a-federally-controlled-central-bank-digital-currency-and-surveillance-state/

Ted Cruz - Sen. Cruz Introduces Legislation to Prohibit The Fed From Establishing a Central Bank Digital Currency

https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-introduces-legislation-to-prohibit-the-fed-from-establishing-a-central-bank-digital-currency

Climate Change Madness Tournament

The Heartland Institute — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 12:42:01 -0500

In this week’s episode of Environment & Climate News, we ranked the 16 most widespread myths about climate change and had them face off in a head-to-head bracket-style tournament! Host Anthony Watts and guests H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will vote on which myth they believe is the most misleading or harmful. A surprise myth takes down an early favorite to win! Which one? Listen and find out!

The British Way of War (Guest: Andrew Lambert)

The Heartland Institute — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 11:34:12 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History at King’s College, London, to discuss his new book, The British Way of War: Julian Corbett and the Battle for a National Strategy. They chat about who Julian Corbett was and what exactly entailed his “maritime strategy.” They also discuss how that strategy, unheeded during the Great War to disastrous consequences, proved critical to Allied success in the Second World War and shaped Winston Churchill’s conduct of the conflict.

Get the book here: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300250732/the-british-way-of-war/

Show Notes:
The National Interest: William Anthony Hay – “Julian Corbett and the Rebirth of British Strategy”
https://nationalinterest.org/feature/julian-corbett-and-rebirth-british-strategy-201295

Will Biden Declare Abortion a Public Emergency? (Guest: Rik Mehta)

The Heartland Institute — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:50:02 -0500

In this episode of Health Care News, we explore the possibility of the Biden administration declaring a public health emergency to override state regulation of abortion. Our guest, Rik Mehta, a former consumer safety officer at the Food and Drug Administration and an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center, sheds light on this contentious issue.

Mehta discusses how the public health emergency declaration has gone beyond its original mission, and what authority the Public Health Services Act gives the federal government. He explains the potential implications of this decision and how it could impact state regulations on abortion.

The discussion also touches on the expected Texas court decision on whether the FDA overstepped its authority in approving the chemical abortion pill, mifepristone, and how it is driving the Biden administration's decision. Mehta explains how a public health emergency declaration for abortion will allow the federal government to override this decision and discusses the history of the Act, and what Congress can do about it.

Don't miss this informative episode on a pressing issue in the healthcare sector. And for more free market perspectives on health care, subscribe to Health Care News, a monthly newspaper. To get your free subscription, email HealthCareNews@protonmail.com with your name and mailing address.

SVB Collapse, Biden's Approves Big Oil Project - In The Tank #389

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 07:58:04 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Justin Haskins present episode 389 of the In The Tank Podcast. There is a lot to talk about. The Silicon Valley Bank went bust. Was this failure brought on by bad business practices or it this a sign of things to come? Also, what are the politics at play in regards to the plan to "bailout" the failing bank? Also, Joe Biden just approved a large oil project in Alaska. Has Biden reversed his position on fossil fuel production? But more important than any of these stories.... CHAT GPT LIED TO ME!!!!!!

OPENING CHIT CHAT – SVB COLLAPSE

(video) Vivek Ramaswamy on the Fed’s role in SVB

https://twitter.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/1636050649082216474

Fox News - 'Shark Tank's' Kevin O'Leary rips Biden over Silicon Valley: ‘He nationalized the American banking system'

https://www.foxnews.com/media/shark-tanks-kevin-oleary-biden-silicon-valley-nationalized-american-banking-system

Red State - Silicon Valley Bank Spent $74 Million on Black Lives Matter and Social Justice Causes

https://redstate.com/kiradavis/2023/03/14/silicon-valley-bank-spent-74-million-on-black-lives-matter-and-social-justice-causes-n716419

PRIMARY TOPIC – BIDEN APPROVES LARGE OIL PROJECT

NYT - How Biden Got From ‘No More Drilling’ to Backing a Huge Project in Alaska

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/13/climate/willow-biden-oil-climate.html

Politico - Greens sue Biden over Willow oil project approval

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/14/greens-biden-willow-oil-project-00087067

Heartland Institute - Heartland President James Taylor on Tony Katz Today Talking About Biden’s New Alaska Drilling Policy

https://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-president-james-taylor-on-tony-katz-today-talking-about-bidens-new-alaska-drilling-policy/

SECONDARY TOPIC – CHAT GPT LIED TO ME!!!!!!

Twitter Thread - Why does chatGPT make up fake academic papers?

https://twitter.com/dsmerdon/status/1618816703923912704?lang=en

How the AARP Works Against, Not For, Seniors (Guest: Chris Jacobs)

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:03:58 -0500

Most people recognized the acronym AARP. It’s for the American Association of Retired Persons. But few realize that rather than represent the interests of seniors, AARP acts to promote the interests of the health insurance industry at the expense of retirees and their pocketbooks.

Chris Jacobs, founder of Juniper Research, has been investigating the AARP’s cozy deals with health insurance companies for years. Jacobs joins the podcast to discuss his new analysis of the AARP as well as the organization’s support of anti-Medicare policies. He also highlights the hidden surcharges the AARP collects off Medigap policies it promotes.

Jacob’s new analysis, which can be found here, found that the AARP collected $627.2 million in surplus fees that were secretly tacked on to health insurance policies AARP promoted for the United Health Group. The fees comprise 69 percent of the AARP’s revenue. Not surprisingly, the AARP supports policies such as drug price controls contained in the recent Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that work more to the benefit of insurers than policy holders.

In the podcast, host AnneMarie Schieber and Jacobs discuss:

1) How the IRA reduced Medicare spending by more than $250 billion. The cut comes at the expense of a position the AARP purports to favor.

2) How insurance companies benefit from the IRA, which AARP supported.

3) The arrangement AARP has with United Health and the surcharges that are tacked on to Medigap policies which are not fully disclosed to policy holders.

4) How to turn this cronyism around.

Green Imperialism: How the West's Climate Agenda Keeps Developing Countries Poor (Guest: Vijay Jayaraj)

The Heartland Institute — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:43:48 -0500

In this episode of Environment & Climate News, we discuss how international agencies, corporations, and governments are treating developed countries as if they were back in the colonial era. Our guest, Vijay Jayaraj of the CO2 Coalition, highlights how climate policies and limits on energy and economic development are keeping the very poorest people in the world impoverished in an effort to fight the Western elites' boogeyman, climate change.

Jayaraj argues that it is immoral to deny developing economies use of coal, oil, and gas. More, climate change does not pose a threat to the world's poor. But poverty, lack of food, and lack of other essentials which fossil fuel use can advance, does.

Join us as we explore the intersection between climate change policies, economic development, and poverty reduction.

Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet (Guest: Marian L. Tupy)

The Heartland Institute — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:59:44 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Marian L. Tupy, editor of HumanProgress.org and senior fellow at the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity at the Cato Institute, to discuss his new book (co-authored with Gale L. Pooley), Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet. They chat about “time prices,” why apocalyptic predictions about overpopulation and resource exhaustion won’t die, why human beings are actually the Earth’s most important resource, and what we can learn on the subject from Marvel’s Avengers.

Get the book here: https://store.cato.org/products/superabundance

Show Notes:
American Institute for Economic Research: Art Carden – “Review of Superabundance by Marian L. Tupy and Gale L. Pooley”
https://www.aier.org/article/review-of-superabundance-by-marian-l-tupy-and-gale-l-pooley/

City Journal: Yael Levin Hungerford – “Affirmations”
https://www.city-journal.org/review-of-superabundance

RealClearMarkets: Eric Grover – “Book Review: Marian Tupy & Gale Pooley's 'Superabundance'”
https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2022/12/01/book_review_marian_tupy_and_gale_pooleys_superabundance_867669.html

New Report Identifies Big Businesses That Target Conservatives - In The Tank #388

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 07:46:48 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 388 of the In The Tank Podcast. After briefly discussing the revelations relating to the "worst attack on democracy in U.S. history," the ITT crew talks about a new report by the 1792 Exchange that identifies businesses that have seemingly aligned themselves against conservatives. Also, there are a few very interesting things you should know about the incoming World Bank president nominated by the Biden Administration that relate to ESG and a terrifying prediction made by The World Economic Forum.

Rep. Lauren Boebert on Climate, Energy, and Politics at Heartland Institute Event

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 14:58:57 -0600

At The Heartland Institute's 15th International Conference on Climate Change on February 25, 2023, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado gave a keynote address. She spoke about the concessions a group of 20 conservatives, including her, got from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy before they would put him in that post. She also talked about how she fights for sensible policy from her perch on the House Resources Committee and the other freedom-oriented policies she fights for in the House of Representatives.

For more information about The Heartland Institute, visit: https://www.heartland.org/

Climate Science Reality Check: Getting True Climate Science Recognized in Canada (Guest: Ron Davison)

The Heartland Institute — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 11:06:40 -0600

Join us on the Environment & Climate News Podcast as we explore the latest insights on climate policies and the use of flawed climate models in shaping them. Today’s podcast features Ron Davison of Friends of Science who discusses the importance of balancing climate change discussions with real data and the need for policies that make people wealthier to better adapt to inevitable occurrences of extreme weather events.

COVID-19 Lab Leak Theory Vindicated - In The Tank #387

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 07:58:52 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 387 of the In The Tank Podcast. In the past few weeks, there have been a few interesting stories that relate to the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. From the DOE's report on the lab leak story, a NYT article about ineffective mask mandates, and Woody Harrelson's controversial SNL monologue, the ITT crew takes the time to discuss these stories and more.

States Rally Against ESG. Geoengineering and 15min Cities - In The Tank #386

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 07:47:34 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 386 of the In The Tank Podcast. As criticisms of ESG continue to be thrust into the national spotlight, more and more states are rallying against this insidious scheme. The ITT crew provides an update on these actions. Also, a lot more attention is being paid to increasingly bizarre "solutions" to climate change including geoengineering and so-called "15 Minute Cities." The ITT crew talks about these topics and more.

This is Big! DeSantis Takes Aim At ESG - In The Tank #385

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 07:52:06 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Justin Haskins present episode 385 of the In The Tank Podcast. In an underreported move, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis proposed a comprehensive anti-ESG bill. This bill could be a game-changer in the political landscape in regards to this very important topic. The ITT discusses the bill and its potential implications. Also, they talk about the recently-undercovered Global Disinformation Index "blacklist" and how it is impacting you the news you are seeing.

OPENING CHIT CHAT – UFOs!

NYP - F-16 pilots struggled to find object shot down over Lake Huron, audio reveals

https://nypost.com/2023/02/14/cockpit-audio-shows-pilots-struggling-to-id-lake-huron-object/

PRIMARY TOPIC – DESANTIS TAKES AIM AT ESG

FLGOV - Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Legislation to Protect Floridians from the Woke ESG Financial Scam

https://www.flgov.com/2023/02/13/governor-ron-desantis-announces-legislation-to-protect-floridians-from-the-woke-esg-financial-scam/

(video) – Gov. DeSantis’ Proposal to End ESG Woke Banking

https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=718941523037717

National Review - Ron DeSantis Announces Crackdown on ESG Investments Using State Funds

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/ron-desantis-announces-crackdown-on-esg-investments-using-state-funds/

SECONDARY TOPIC – Secret “Disinformation Index” Blacklist

Townhall - Secret Blacklist Exposed: Townhall Labeled 'Reprehensible' and 'Offensive' on List Targeting Advertisers

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2023/02/10/townhall-unveils-its-new-pronouns-reprehensibleoffensive-n2619442

The Federalist - Conservative News Sites Aren’t ‘Risky,’ A ‘Disinformation Index’ To Censor Speech Is

https://thefederalist.com/2023/02/14/conservative-news-sites-arent-risky-a-disinformation-index-to-censor-speech-is/

The Dark Side of Offshore Wind Power: How It's Destroying Both Pocketbooks and the Environment (Guest: David Stevenson)

The Heartland Institute — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:59:41 -0600

In this episode of Environment & Climate News, we dive into the controversial topic of offshore wind power and its potential negative impact on the environment and economy. We explore the violation of the Endangered Species Act through the construction of wind turbines in the critical habitat of the North Atlantic Right Whale, which could threaten its survival, and the potential loss of the domestic seafood supply due to the disruption of the commercial fishing industry.

We also examine the high costs and minimal reduction of carbon dioxide emissions associated with this renewable energy source, raising the question of whether offshore wind power is a sustainable solution for our energy needs.

Biden's Biggest State of the Union Lies - In The Tank #384

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 07:51:23 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 384 of the In The Tank Podcast. On Tuesday night, President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address. As we have grown accustomed to, the night was fraught with political theater. The ITT crew talks the speech, dissects some of the most egregious lies of the night, and provides context to some of the claims of the President. According to Biden, the economy is roaring. In reality, as inflation, energy prices, and consumer spending data show, this is not the case.

Coming to Terms with John F. Kennedy (Guest: Stephen F. Knott)

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 22:19:00 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Stephen F. Knott, professor of national security affairs at Naval War College, to discuss his new book, Coming to Terms with John F. Kennedy. They chat about the mystique around JFK and why it still continues to hold, in some form, almost 60 years after his assassination. They also talk about Kennedy’s approach to civil rights, what would have happened with Vietnam if he had survived his fatal trip to Dallas and won a second term, and what his legacy should be today.

Get the book here: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700633654/

The Expansion of Government Power Through Social Determinants in Health (Guest: Matt Dean)

The Heartland Institute — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 13:15:39 -0600

Join us for a thought-provoking episode as Matt Dean, Senior Fellow on Health Care Policy Outreach at The Heartland Institute, delves into the latest developments in the federal government's increasing control over healthcare. In this episode of Health Care News, we will explore the recent guidance issued by the Biden administration encouraging states to spend money on "social determinants" affecting health. Is this merely a transfer of wealth? How does this information get embedded into electronic health records?

We will also discuss the definition of social determinants, how they may affect tax dollars, the validity of their impact on health, the potential encouragement of harmful choices, and how the push for diversity, equity, and inclusion is expanding the definition of "essential" healthcare while posing a threat to fiscal health. Don't miss out on this insightful conversation that will leave you questioning the role of the government in our healthcare system.

ChatGPT Will Change EVERYTHING - In The Tank #383

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 08:10:45 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 383 of the In The Tank Podcast. You have probably heard at least a little bit about ChatGPT - an AI language model developed by OpenAI. I can assure you, you have not heard about it enough. This technology is going to drastically alter the landscape of many industries. The ITT crew discusses the potential of this new technology and talk about the implications it may have on our society. Also, we cover further confirmation that the media has gone off the deep end in the past several years in regards to bias.

In Defense of the 2nd Amendment (Guest: Larry Correia)

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 16:18:50 -0600

Larry Correia's book, "In Defense of the 2nd Amendment," provides a powerful and accessible explanation of the positive role firearms play in our lives. It explains why good guys with guns are a critical layer of defense and why the 2nd Amendment was adopted. The book argues that you are your own first line of defense in critical situations and that firearms make this defense possible.

Correia explains that those who want to ban guns do not necessarily hate guns themselves. Often, proponents of eliminating the 2nd amendment hate the freedom that guns make possible in the face of continuous attempts by elites to exercise near-unlimited power over the lives of average people. Guns, if available and used properly, are the best check against bad actors, whether they be criminals or tyrants.

Why Are So Many Cities Bankrupt? (Guest: Mark Moses)

The Heartland Institute — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 14:05:28 -0600

Cities across the United States are in a persistent financial crisis because their governments are unable or unwilling to define who and what they are. In fact, many cities’ finances are so poor that they’re going bankrupt. The fundamental problem is that city governments attempt a scope of service provision that is impossible to deliver on. Policy Analyst Mark Moses, author of The Municipal Financial Crisis: A Framework for Understanding and Fixing Government Budgeting, joins the Budget & Tax News podcast to discuss this problem.

More Fake COVID Deaths to Create Fear (Guest: Joel Hirshhorn)

The Heartland Institute — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 13:23:17 -0600

Details are now emerging just how much the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) overstated deaths from COVID-19. Joel Hirschhorn, the editor of the Pandemic Blunder Substack and author of the book, Pandemic Blunder, dug deep into the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) to see just how brazen the hype had been. Many of the deaths listed as “COVID” were very obvious accidents, suicides, and homicides. Hirschhorn says this was no accident but an orchestrated campaign to ramp up fear among the public, preparing people to receive the vaccines. Hirschhorn believes the deaths from the vaccines may now exceed COVID itself.

The Coming Technocratic Dystopia Imagined By Davos - In The Tank #382

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 07:55:30 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 382 of the In The Tank Podcast. The World Economic Forum's Davos 2023 conference just wrapped up and the ITT crew dives in to some of the crazier things that have come out of this conference and other WEF events. From "cities of the future" to gene editing, the crew discusses how serious these ideas are and what societal implications they may have. Also, is Davos' global influence diminishing?

PRIMARY TOPIC - THE COMING TECHNOLOGICAL DYSTOPIA IMAGINED BY DAVOS

Stopping Socialism TV - The Most Disturbing Discussion at Davos 2023, and Why You Haven't Heard About It
https://youtu.be/D4MV3vNFOHQ

WEF - "The Line" City of the Future
https://twitter.com/LayahHeilpern/sta...

WEF - Our Alliance is creating smart city governance
https://www.weforum.org/impact/smart-...

WEF - Why developing nations are defining the smart cities of the future
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/0...

WEF - "Write-level" gene editing and "diminished reality glasses
https://twitter.com/Lukewearechange/s...

SECONDARY TOPIC - IS DAVOS COLLAPSING?

Great Narrative Conference - "Trust in the elites"
https://twitter.com/listen_2learn/sta...

Shellenberger - Together, We Killed Davos
[original link has been deleted]

Rome: Strategy of Empire (Guest: James Lacey)

The Heartland Institute — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 16:54:36 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by James Lacey, Horner Chair of War Studies and Professor of Strategic Studies and Political Economy at Marine Corps War College, to discuss his new book, Rome: Strategy of Empire. They chat about whether the Roman Empire really did have a grand strategy, what that grand strategy might have been, and whether it had the bureaucratic apparatus necessary to put that strategy into effect. They also discuss why it took the Roman Empire such a long time to collapse, and the importance of the Pax Romana to the Mediterranean world.

Get the book here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/rome-9780190937706?cc=us&lang=en&

Give Me Liberty: The True Story of Oswaldo Payá and His Daring Quest for a Free Cuba (Guest: David E. Hoffman)

The Heartland Institute — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 12:41:32 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by David E. Hoffman, contributing editor and member of the editorial board of The Washington Post, to discuss his new book, Give Me Liberty: The True Story of Oswaldo Payá and his Daring Quest for a Free Cuba. They chat about how democracy for Cuba became Payá’s life work, the remarkable achievement of the Varela Project, and whether Payá’s death really was an accident or if Castro’s regime had a part in it.

Get the book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Give-Me-Liberty/David-E-Hoffman/9781982191191

Show Notes:

National Endowment for Democracy: “Give Me Liberty: Examining the Legacy of Oswaldo Payá” (VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T4o7VLXI84

Times Literary Supplement: Anthony DePalma – “‘We are not afraid’”
https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/give-me-liberty-david-e-hoffman-book-review-anthony-depalma/

Washington Free Beacon: Flagg Taylor – “The Courage to Counter Castro”
https://freebeacon.com/culture/the-courage-to-counter-castro/

The Washington Post: Vanessa Garcia – “The Legacy for which this Cuban dissident fought is still unfolding”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/07/01/legacy-which-this-cuban-dissident-fought-is-still-unfolding/

Zero-Emission Mandates Are Wholly Destructive (Guest: Isaac Orr)

The Heartland Institute — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 11:19:08 -0600

Zero-emission energy mandates are undermining grid reliability and substantially increasing energy costs in Minnesota and Wisconsin. These mandates pose similar problems for the grid nationwide. Public utilities are profiting from the legislative push for zero-emission energy mandates. Unfortunately, these mandates increase the amounts of expensive, intermittent wind and solar added to the grid. Increasing black outs and brown outs. Legislators should put an end to the premature retirement of existing coal plants to ensure grid reliability. Reliability, not fighting climate change, should be the primary goal of public utility commissions.

The White House Covid Censorship Machine (Guest: Jenin Younes)

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 16:00:24 -0600

Social media companies have defended their close relationship with the government to control the COVID narrative by saying it was voluntary and protected under the First Amendment. This raises a number of Constitutional red flags, says Jenin Younes, a litigator with the New Civil Liberties Alliance. Younes is representing the private plaintiffs in a First Amendment case filed by the attorneys general of Missouri and Louisiana against the Biden administration. Yeones discusses why this is unconstitutional, why it needs to end and how can be done.

In this case, Younes is representing Jay Bhattacharya, Aaron Kheriaty, Martin Kuldorff, and Jill Hines; four leading experts in public health who were deplatformed and/or censored by social media companies. During discovery, emails surfaced between Facebook and the White House’s director of digital media, Rob Flaherty, that show this was more than a friendly relationship. The tone was more between a demanding boss and an underling. Communications were so flagrant that Younes and Kheriaty wrote about them in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal.

Younes also discusses whether a public health emergency declaration gives the federal government more leeway in cozying up to private companies, and how digital communication is different from what happens normally under an expansive administrative state. Finally, does the explosion of public interest lawsuits against the federal government indicate a new age in governance?

Jenin Younes Bio: https://nclalegal.org/jenin-younes/

Younes Case: https://nclalegal.org/2022/08/ncla-clients-join-missouri-and-louisiana-suit-challenging-govt-directed-social-media-censorship/

Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-covid-censorship-machine-social-media-facebook-meta-executive-rob-flaherty-free-speech-google-11673203704?mod=Searchresults_pos3&page=1

Davos 2023, Conspiracy Theories or Conspiracy Facts? - In The Tank, ep381

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 08:06:56 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 381 of the In The Tank Podcast. The World Economic Forum's Davos 2023 conference is in full swing. World and business leaders from around the globe are meeting in the mountain countryside to talk about everything from climate change and energy policy to Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. However, we are being told that this is very important work being done, but also, if we talk them serious, then we are conspiracy theorists. Also, Greta Thunberg was arrested in Germany during a protest. The In The Tank crew explores these stories and more.

The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society (Guest: William Deresiewicz)

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:33:40 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by award-winning essayist and critic William Deresiewicz to discuss his new book, The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society. They chat about how social media is changing the nature of our interaction with others, addressing West Point plebes about leadership, why he left academia, and why they love essay collections.

Get the book here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250858641/the-end-of-solitude

Show Notes:

The Chronicle of Higher Education: William Deresiewicz – “The End of Solitude”
https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-end-of-solitude/

Unherd: William Deresiewicz – “Escaping American tribalism”
https://unherd.com/2022/03/escaping-american-tribalism/

Law & Liberty: Theodore Dalrymple – “A Lament for the Lost University”
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/a-lament-for-the-lost-university/

Quillette: William Deresiewicz – “Why I Left Academia (Since You're Wondering)”
https://quillette.com/2022/08/17/why-i-left-academia-since-youre-wondering/

The Government Is Coming for Your Stove (Guest: Stuart Saulters)

The Heartland Institute — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:51:03 -0600

In general, natural gas appliances are more efficient and less expensive to purchase and operate than electric appliances. Claims that they are a public health threat based on a single study by an environmental group are refuted by decades of safe use. Proposals floated by the Biden administration and New York's governor to ban various natural gas appliances have sparked a backlash, and rightly so, since this robs consumers of choice for no real benefit.

Biden's Gas Stove Ban - In The Tank, ep380

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 08:24:49 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 380 of the In The Tank Podcast. The Biden administration announced this week that it was considering a ban on gas stoves, supposedly because it causes asthma in kids – a claim not backed up by science.

They are trying to walk back from this infuriating government overreach, but the In the Tank crew won’t let them because it’s part of a tyrannical pattern by our ruling elite. For instance, New York governor Kathy Hochul also announced she wants to ban all appliances, including stoves furnaces, that burn fossil fuels. This is not about safety, but about forcing us to go “all electric” for EVERYTHING as soon as possible to “fight climate change.” It’s absolutely insane and must be stopped.

The ITT crew will also talk about how the chairman of the Federal Reserve announced the Fed will not be a “climate policymaker,” a rare sensible statement from a position of great power that has the climate cultists enraged. We’ll also cover how YouTube shut down The Heartland Institute’s main channel just before we went live with a prominent climate realist scientist. We will also remember another great scientist and climate realist – our friend, Dr. Jay Lehr – who sadly passed away this week.

Show notes:

OPENING BANTER

Heartland’s YouTube channel being frozen just before we went live with climate realist scientist Dr. Judith Curry

https://heartland.org/opinion/youtube-pulls-down-heartland-institutes-channel-just-before-live-stream-with-climate-scientist-judith-curry/

Rumble - Heartland’s Interview with Dr. Judith Curry

https://rumble.com/v2470w4-climate-goals-vs.-human-well-being-a-live-discussion-with-dr.-judith-curry.html

BIDEN WANTS TO BAN GAS STOVES

WSJ - Biden Is Coming for Your Gas Stove: The Consumer Product Safety Commission enlists in the crusade to ban fossil fuels from the kitchen.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-is-coming-for-your-gas-stove-consumer-product-safety-commission-richard-trumka-environmental-protection-agency-11673303864

JunkScience.com - No, new study does not link gas stoves with asthma in children

https://junkscience.com/2023/01/no-new-study-does-not-link-gas-stoves-with-asthma-in-children/

National Review: The Only Proper Response to a National Gas-Stove Ban

https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/01/the-only-proper-response-to-a-national-gas-stove-ban/

Fox Business - New York Gov. Hochul announces plans to ban gas heating in new homes, buildings constructed in next few years

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/new-york-gov-hochul-announces-plans-ban-gas-heating-new-homes-buildings-constructed-next-few-years

WSJ - Kathy Hochul’s Latest Brainstorm

https://www.wsj.com/articles/kathy-hochuls-latest-brainstorm-new-york-natural-gas-ban-fossil-fuels-11673393016

Fox News - Twitter slams AOC after she says gas stoves are linked to brain damage: 'Dems are literally insane'

https://www.foxnews.com/media/twitter-slams-aoc-she-says-gas-stoves-linked-brain-damage-dems-literally-insane

FEDERAL RESERVE REJECTS CLIMATE ACTIVISM

NYT - Powell Says Fed Will Not Be a ‘Climate Policymaker’

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/business/economy/powell-fed-climate.html

WSJ - Regulator of the Week

https://www.wsj.com/articles/regulator-of-the-week-11673381092

From Breakthrough to Blockbuster: The Business of Biotechnology (Guest: Donald L. Drakeman)

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:38:26 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Donald L. Drakeman, Fellow in Operations and Technology Management at the Cambridge Judge Business School, Distinguished Research Professor in the Program on Constitutional Studies at the University of Notre Dame, and a Venture Partner at Advent Life Sciences, to discuss his new book (co-authored with Lisa Drakeman and Nektarios Oraiopoulos), From Breakthrough to Blockbuster: The Business of Biotechnology. They chat about how medical innovation happens, specifically how biotech companies have created 40 percent more of the most important treatments for previously unmet medical needs than the major pharmaceutical companies at a lower cost. Benson and Drakeman also discuss the crucial roles played by academic research, venture capital, contract research organizations, the capital markets, and the pharmaceutical companies in creating medical breakthroughs.

Get the book here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/from-breakthrough-to-blockbuster-9780195084009?cc=us&lang=en&

Clean Energy Crisis: The Impossibility of Replacing Fossil Fuels (Guest: Donn Dears)

The Heartland Institute — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 17:00:32 -0600

In his book Clean Energy Crisis, Donn Dears explains why it is impossible for society to reach net zero carbon emissions. Dears explains why it would be a bad idea to attempt to go net zero if this was a realistic possibility. Fossil fuels are energy dense, having relatively little impact on the land and environment. Wind and solar require far more land, leaving a massive environmental "footprint." Not only are the so-called green energy replacements for fossil fuels not green, but they are expensive and unreliable. As wind and solar power is added to the grid, lives are placed at risks from outages while jobs are lost due to unreliable energy supplies.

Medicaid Expansion Moves Low-Income Children to the Back of the Line (Guest: Charles Blahous)

The Heartland Institute — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 17:28:03 -0600

Now that Obamacare has been in effect for eight years, data is showing that Medicaid spending on low-income children has not kept pace with states that decided against expanding their programs to able-bodied adults. Charles Blahous, the J. Fish and Lillian F. Smith Chair and senior research strategist at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, joins Health Care News to discuss this development. In addition to writing several books and publishing many studies on public policy issues, Blahous served as the deputy director of the National Economic Council under George W. Bush.

On December 13, Blahous and Liam Sigaud published “The Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion is Shifting Resources away from Low-Income Children.”

Host AnneMarie Schieber and Blahous discuss why spending growth for low-income children did not keep pace with growth in non-expansion states. Why is it that children have been particularly impacted? What might have been a smarter approach? Are waivers the answer? Is expanding insurance coverage to a wider group incompatible with caring for the most vulnerable? This and more are discussed on today’s episode.

Population Doomsday on 60 Minutes - In The Tank Podcast #379

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 08:05:40 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 379 of the In The Tank Podcast. With the start of a new year, climate alarmism has been given center stage. 60 Minutes recently ran a segment about the looming population doomsday. The segment, featuring noted doomsayer Paul Ehrlich, promoted dire warnings like "humanity is unsustainable," and how we are "in the midst of sixth mass extinction." Also, the UN convened a conference on biodiversity a few weeks ago where world leaders agreed to a bunch of principles which could have major implications.

OPENING CHIT CHAT

NYT - Live Updates: McCarthy Loses 4th Vote for Speaker

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/04/us/house-speaker-vote

60 MINUTES – POPULATION DOOMSDAY

Reason - 60 Minutes Promotes Paul Ehrlich's Failed Doomsaying One More Time

https://reason.com/2023/01/03/60-minutes-promotes-paul-ehrlichs-failed-doomsaying-one-more-time/

National Review - Population-Bombers Are Going Extinct

https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/01/population-bombers-are-going-extinct/

CBS News - Scientists say planet in midst of sixth mass extinction, Earth's wildlife running out of places to live

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/earth-mass-extinction-60-minutes-2023-01-01/

2022 UN BIODIVERSITY CONFERENCE

NPR - Negotiators at a U.N. biodiversity conference reach a historic deal to protect nature

https://www.npr.org/2022/12/19/1144065910/a-u-n-pact-finds-agreement-to-save-nature-seen-as-vital-for-biodiversity

CNN - More than 190 countries sign landmark agreement to halt the biodiversity crisis

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/19/world/cop15-biodiversity-agreement-montreal-climate-scn-intl/index.html

CBD - COP15: Nations Adopt Four Goals, 23 Targets for 2030 in Landmark UN Biodiversity Agreement

https://www.cbd.int/article/cop15-cbd-press-release-final-19dec2022

Paul Erlich Predicts Climate Doomsday

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 17:02:19 -0600

Recently, noted climate change doomsayer Paul Erlich appeared on 60 Minutes to add to his growing tally of false predictions. Aged 91, Erlich has built a career around being wrong about environmentalist catastrophes, from mass famine in the 1970s to cannibalism today. His appearance on 60 Minutes speaks to 60 Minutes becoming another show with talking heads.

Klaus Schwab's Creepy Interview with Chinese TV: "Systemic Transformation of the World"

The Heartland Institute — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 13:44:28 -0600

World Economic Forum leader Klaus Schwab is no stranger to making radical, sweeping promises and calls to action. But even by Schwab's standards, his latest interview with Chinese TV is creepy. Justin Haskins and Donald Kendal give you the clips and reveal their true meaning in their latest episode of "Justin and Donald Save America."

Progressive Conservatism: How Republicans Will Become America's Natural Governing Party (Guest: F.H. Buckley)

The Heartland Institute — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 13:08:48 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by F.H. Buckley, Foundation Professor at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School, to discuss his new book, Progressive Conservatism: How Republicans Will Become America's Natural Governing Party. They chat about what Buckley means exactly by “progressive conservative,” why the Republican Party must return to its roots as a progressive conservative party, and why the GOP must reject the illiberalism of extremists on the Right as well as the Left.

Get the book here: https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/progressive-conservatism/

Show Notes:

Law & Liberty: George Hawley – “The Mythical Progressive-Conservative Voter”
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/the-mythical-progressive-conservative-voter/

Law & Liberty: F.H. Buckley – “The Permanence of Progressive Conservatism”

https://lawliberty.org/the-permanence-of-progressive-conservatism/

National Affairs: F.H. Buckley – “The Next Republican Party”

https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/the-next-republican-party

Spectator World: William Murchison – “Frank Buckley’s right direction”

https://thespectator.com/book-and-art/the-right-direction-progressive-conservatism/

Washington Times: Brandon J. Weichert – “BOOK REVIEW: Progressive Conservatism: How Republicans Will Become America’s Natural Governing Party”

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jul/21/book-review-progressive-conservatism-how-republica/

Streaming In Decline? Avatar, Top Gun, Star Wars - In the Tank ep 378

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 07:56:03 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal and Jim Lakely — with SPECIAL GUEST Christian Toto — present episode 377 of the In The Tank Podcast. In what is becoming an annual tradition, the In the Tank crew end the year talking about the state of pop culture with veteran movie reviewer and culture writer Christian Toto, proprietor of the HollywoodInToto.com website.

We’ll discuss what is looking like a rough patch (and maybe much worse) for the big streaming services (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, etc.), what that means for the future of Hollywood, and if the “get woke, go broke” maxim is holding or getting even worse. We’ll also discuss the state of the modern Hollywood blockbuster (with Avatar 2, which Donny just saw, being a test case), and Christian will tell us the best movies and streaming shows he saw this year and recommends to our audience.

How Can We Solve Big Environmental Problems? Think Small! (Guest: Todd Myers)

The Heartland Institute — Sat, 24 Dec 2022 09:50:51 -0600

In his book Time to Think Small, author Todd Myers explains why big government efforts usually fail to fix the problem at hand. Rather, these attempts often create greater problems than the original problem they intended to solve. By contrast, new technologies, individuals and groups can provide flexible solutions to environmental problems that improve both the environment and society.

Technologies, like cell phones and the apps they can run are allowing individuals and small groups to develop new insights into the causes and consequences of environmental problems and solutions to them at the local level. By contrast, one-size-fits all big government "solutions," often misidentify the problem and/or its causes, take time to develop, are inflexible, and often make a bad situation worse.

Republican Controlled House Must Fix These Health Care Policies (Guests: Brian Blasé and Drew Keyes)

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 20:42:11 -0600

The Republicans will be in control of the U.S. House starting next month. Brian Blasé and Drew Keyes, both health care policy and administration and legislative veterans now at the Paragon Health Institute, say Congress should focus on four key areas: more affordable health care, ending the COVID-19 health emergency, eliminating waste and abuse at Medicaid, and restoring trust in the CDC and NIH.

1. The Republicans in Congress will have a long list of priorities. Can something meaningful happen on health care policy?

2. “Anti-inflationary” agenda: Many people think the solution is more government spending to offset the high costs of health care. Why is this boneheaded thinking?

3. How will ending the COVID emergency help all Americans?

4. Medicaid oversight… has abuse and waste gotten worse during the current administration and how does this impact all health care, private care, and care for the needy?

5. Restoring trust in CDC and NIH…what can Congress really do here since this is under control of the current administration? What can Congress do to make sure these agencies are service all Americans, not just special interest groups?

6. Senate HELP committee led by Sanders, Cassidy. What will happen: fireworks or a miracle?

Keyes and Blase released a brief on December 5, 2022: “A Health Policy Agenda for the 118th Congress”

In The Future, You'll Own Nothing - In The Tank Podcast #377

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 08:01:28 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal and Jim Lakely present episode 377 of the In The Tank Podcast. With Christmas just around the corner, we take a look at the potential ghost of Christmas future. Based heavily on articles and rhetoric from the World Economic Forum - the biggest advocates of The Great Reset - the ITT crew talks about a world in the not-too-distant-future where people no longer own anything. Sounds crazy, but we may be well on our way to realizing that scenario.

World Economic Forum - Welcome to 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has never been better https://web.archive.org/web/20200919081413/https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/11/shopping-i-can-t-really-remember-what-that-is?utm_content=buffer60978&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The New York Times - Disney Adds Warnings for Racist Stereotypes to Some Older Films https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/18/business/media/disney-plus-disclaimers.html

World Economic Forum - 3 circular economy approaches to reduce demand for critical metals
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/3-circular-approaches-to-reduce-demand-for-critical-minerals/

World Economic Forum - This is how millennials are fueling the rental economy https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/11/generation-rent-how-millennials-are-fueling-the-rental-economy/

Tech Crunch - Lyft says nearly 250k of its passengers ditched a personal car in 2017
https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/16/lyft-says-nearly-250k-of-its-passengers-ditched-a-personal-car-in-2017/

Uber - Transit Horizons: Toward a New Model of Public Transportation https://www.uber.com/us/en/transit/horizons-paper/

CNBC - I drove hundreds of miles ‘hands-free’ in GM, Ford and Tesla cars – here’s how it went
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/21/test-driving-gm-ford-and-tesla-hands-free-systems.html

New York Post - How corporations are buying up houses – robbing families of the American Dream https://nypost.com/2020/07/18/corporations-are-buying-houses-robbing-families-of-american-dream/

Bloomberg - U.S. Moves Toward Home ‘Rentership Society https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-07-20/u-s-moves-to-rentership-society-as-owning-tumbles-morgan-stanley-says

World Economic Forum - A Framework for the Future of Real Estate https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_A_Framework_for_the_Future_of_Real_Estate_2021.pdf

World Economic Forum - These facts show how unsustainable the fashion industry is

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/01/fashion-industry-carbon-unsustainable-environment-pollution/

Breitbart - WEF Adviser Yuval Harari: ‘We Just Don’t Need the Vast Majority of the Population’ in Today’s World

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2022/08/10/wef-adviser-yuval-harari-we-just-dont-need-the-vast-majority-of-the-population-in-todays-world/

The Twitter Files Part 1 thru 5 - In The Tank Podcast #376

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 10:03:00 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 376 of the In The Tank Podcast. With the recent deluge of "Twitter Files," some of the most important facts have been lost in the 24/7 news cycle. But, between the revelations about the Hunter Biden laptop, the deplatforming of a sitting president, and the rampant "shadowbanning" of conservative voices, these stories are too important to ignore. The ITT crew sifts through the "Twitter Files" and highlight the facts you need to know.

OPENING CHIT CHAT

The Blaze - Ocasio-Cortez's climate change documentary has embarrassing opening weekend, earning only $81 per theater

https://www.theblaze.com/news/aoc-climate-change-documentary-flops

PRIMARY TOPIC – THE TWITTER FILES PART 1 – 5

Matt Taibbi – The Twitter Files Part 1

https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1598822959866683394?lang=en

Bari Weiss – The Twitter Files Part 2

https://twitter.com/bariweiss/status/1601007575633305600

Matt Taibbi – The Twitter Files Part 3

https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1601352083617505281

Michael Shellenberger – The Twitter Files Part 4

https://twitter.com/shellenbergermd/status/1601720455005511680

Bari Weiss – The Twitter Files Part 5

https://twitter.com/bariweiss/status/1602364197194432515

National Review - Remembering the Journalists and Elected Dems Who Dismissed the Twitter Shadow-Banning ‘Conspiracy Theory’

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/remembering-the-journalists-and-elected-dems-who-dismissed-the-twitter-shadow-banning-conspiracy-theory/

Newsweek - 'Twitter Files' Offer House GOP Opportunity To Force Big Tech Transparency | Opinion

https://www.newsweek.com/twitter-files-offer-house-gop-opportunity-force-big-tech-transparency-opinion-1766053

In Defense of German Colonialism (Guest: Bruce Gilley)

The Heartland Institute — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 14:22:38 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Bruce Gilley, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Portland State University, to discuss his new book, In Defense of German Colonialism: And How Its Critics Empowered Nazis, Communists, and the Enemies of the West. They chat about the reasons why Gilley contends German colonialism was overall a force for good in the world where development was encouraged and native governance flourished, and why critics of German colonialism helped destabilize the country and played into the hands of the Nazis and communists.

Get the book here: https://www.regnery.com/9781684512379/in-defense-of-german-colonialism/

Show Notes:

Law & Liberty: Jesse Russell – “Colonialism Reconsidered”

https://lawliberty.org/book-review/colonialism-reconsidered/

CO2 Is Not a Pollutant: The Benefits of Rising CO2 (Guest: Will Happer)

The Heartland Institute — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 14:31:19 -0600

Climate science is tragically politicized. For one, the tremendous benefits rising carbon dioxide concentrations (CO2) have on the earth is completely ignored. As CO2 levels increase, crop production follows suit in rich and poor nations alike. Alarmists have chosen to ignore this fact. They’d rather promote climate disaster stories built on computer models, not real-world data. Time and time again, the computer models have proven inadequate. Data on climate change indicates the world is becoming better for human civilization. The fact alarmists want to hide is this. CO2 is not a pollutant.

Will Happer, physicist at the CO2 coalition, joins host H. Sterling Burnett to discuss the misinformation permeating throughout our society regarding the benefits of rising CO2. Unlike climate alarmists who push hypothetical disaster scenarios built on faulty computer models, Happer references real-world data to highlight the benefits of rising CO2 concentrations.

Veterans Affairs Is Failing on Suicide Prevention (Guest: Sally Pipes)

The Heartland Institute — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 15:12:44 -0600

The latest report from the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs shows that more than one in ten staffers have yet to complete mandatory suicide prevention training. Sally Pipes, CEO, president, and health care policy fellow at the Pacific Research Institute discusses the report and why the VA needs to move to a voucher system quickly.

Read the report: https://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-22-00813-253.pdf

Our veterans put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms America stands for. They deserve the best when it comes to health care. Sadly, this isn’t the case, especially when it comes to mental health and crisis care. Veterans get care through the Veterans Health Administration, a health system managed by the government. It provides a glimpse of care under a socialized medicine model.

On this episode, Pipes discusses:

- The October report from the Inspector General and what it says about mental health care

- The prevalence of suicide among vets

- How VA care functions

- Long waits and why vouchers for private care could provide the best solution

Pipes has written about VA care in many articles and speaks on the issue. Two recent articles include:

The VA is Failing America’s Heroes - Again

Dec 4, 2022, News-Press

https://www.news-press.com/story/opinion/2022/12/04/va-failing-americas-heroes-again/10799464002/

Veteran Suicides Testify to a Health Care Travesty

Nov 1, 2022, Washington Examiner

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/veteran-suicides-testify-to-a-healthcare-travesty

Our Dystopian “Green” Future – In The Tank, #375

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 10:09:54 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 375 of the In The Tank Podcast. Recently, there has been a wave of stories coming out that paint a pretty bleak picture of our "green" future. From high energy prices and energy shortages to dictates about how you should live your life and whether you should have kids, climate alarmists seem to have no shortage of bad ideas. The ITT crew talks about these stories and more.

OPENING CHIT CHAT

Fox News - NBC, ABC, CBS called out for silence on Elon Musk's 'Twitter files' release: 'They're failing Americans'

https://www.foxnews.com/media/nbc-abc-cbs-called-silence-elon-musk-twitter-files-release-failing-americans

PRIMARY TOPIC - Our Dystopian Green Future

Heritage Foundation - A Hard Winter Looms for Americans’ Energy Bills and Wallets. Blame Biden.

https://www.heritage.org/energy-economics/commentary/hard-winter-looms-americans-energy-bills-and-wallets-blame-biden

Conservative Treehouse - No Joke, Climate Change Professionals Now Provide Goals and Individual Allowances for Transportation, Food, and Clothing

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/12/05/no-joke-climate-change-professionals-now-provide-goals-and-individual-allowances-for-transportation-food-and-clothing/

Fox Business - Switzerland could ban electric vehicle use during energy crisis: reports
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/switzerland-could-ban-electric-vehicle-use-during-energy-crisis-reports

The Blaze - Newsom proposes a ‘civil penalty’ on oil companies: ‘Either Big Oil reins in the profits and prices, or they’ll pay a penalty’
https://www.theblaze.com/news/newsom-proposes-civil-penalty-oil-companies?utm_source=theblaze-7DayTrendingTest&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Blaze%20PM%20Trending%202022-12-06&utm_term=ACTIVE%20LIST%20-%207%20Day%20Engagement

Washington Post - Should you not have kids because of climate change? It’s complicated.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/12/02/climate-kids/

(Throwback) Scientists Demand Westerners Have Fewer Children To Stop Climate Change

https://summit.news/2019/11/05/scientists-demand-westerners-have-fewer-children-to-stop-climate-change/

Breitbart - WEF Adviser Yuval Harari: ‘We Just Don’t Need the Vast Majority of the Population’ in Today’s World

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2022/08/10/wef-adviser-yuval-harari-we-just-dont-need-the-vast-majority-of-the-population-in-todays-world/

Data Is the Cure to Climate Change Anxiety (Guest: Rob Bradley, Jr.)

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 16:21:14 -0600

Rob Bradley, Ph.D., the founder and chairman of the Institute for Energy Research, is a global on energy markets. Bradley argues that the false narrative of an impending climate crisis perpetuated by certain politicians and the corporate media is creating climate anxiety. This isn’t a problem with climate change. It’s a problem with pushing false narratives. Data easily refutes it. Rob Bradley explains that attending the 15th International Climate on Climate Change February in Orlando should alleviate any anxiety or fear anyone has about the dangers of climate change. It is bad climate policies that we should truly fear.

https://climateconference.heartland.org/

A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland (Guest: Troy Senik)

The Heartland Institute — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 15:55:26 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Troy Senik, cofounder of Kite & Key, to discuss his new book, “A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland.” They chat about Cleveland’s meteoric political career and how his stubbornness and his incorruptibility became the key to his political appeal, as well as to his political fall. They also place the context behind Cleveland’s frequent yielding of the veto pen, discuss whether the personal scandals that dogged him were true, and if there are any lessons his presidency can offer us in the 21st Century.

Get the book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Man-of-Iron/Troy-Senik/9781982140748

Show Notes:

City Journal: Stephen Eide – “Ironbound Liberalism”

https://www.city-journal.org/review-of-a-man-of-iron-by-troy-senik

Law & Liberty: Paul Moreno – “The Last President Worth Voting For?”

https://lawliberty.org/book-review/the-last-president-worth-voting-for/

National Review: Colin Dueck – “Not Over Grover: Reconsidering Cleveland”

https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/10/not-over-grover-reconsidering-cleveland/

The Wall Street Journal: Roger Lowenstein – “‘A Man of Iron’ Review: Grover Cleveland, Honest to a Fault”

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-man-of-iron-book-review-biography-grover-cleveland-honest-to-a-fault-11663340565

Washington Free Beacon: Tevi Troy – “Cleveland Rocks”

https://freebeacon.com/politics/cleveland-rocks/

Is Long COVID the Next Excuse for Expanding Government and Mask Mandates? (Guest: Rik Mehta)

The Heartland Institute — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 11:46:10 -0600

Reports have a knack for becoming public policy, and the latest report released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Long COVID could be the next case in point. The report, more a marketing document than a medical report, recommends to “encourage or mandate policies and protocols regarding masking and social distancing in public spaces.” (emphasis added).

Today’s guest is Rik Mehta, Pharm.D., J.D., biotech entrepreneur, and former consumer safety officer at the U.S Food and Drug Administration. Mehta, who knows first-hand how politics and public policy are intertwined as a former U.S. Senate candidate in New Jersey, discusses how seriously the public should take the report. He covers whether the CDC or schools will use the report as a basis to mandate masks, how the federal government can compel people to wear masks, why the Democrats backed off from masks in early 2022, the significance of the descriptions of “discrimination” mentioned in the report by people claiming to suffer from Long COVID, what the Biden administration can do if it really wanted to help patients and the public in general, and how effective a Republican led Congress will be in staving off more COVID policies.

HHS Report: https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/healthplus-long-covid-report.pdf

The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville (Guest: Olivier Zunz)

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 14:08:36 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Olivier Zunz, the James Madison Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Virginia, to discuss his new book, The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville. They chat about Tocqueville’s dedication to achieving a new kind of democracy at the center of his life and work, why America remained central to his thought and actions throughout his life, and his fears that the democratic experiment might yet fail. They also discuss his harrowing family story, his commitment to abolitionism, and his attempts to apply the lessons of Democracy in America to French politics.

Get the book here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691173979/the-man-who-understood-democracy

Show Notes:

Commentary: Michael M. Rosen – “Citizen Tocqueville”

https://www.commentary.org/articles/michael-rosen/tocqueville-democracy/

The Hedgehog Review: Jay Tolson – “Following Alexis de Tocqueville: A Conversation with Historian and Biographer Olivier Zunz”

https://hedgehogreview.com/issues/the-use-and-abuse-of-history/articles/following-alexis-de-tocqueville-a-conversation-with-historian-and-biographer-olivier-zunz

Law & Liberty: Theodore Dalrymple – “The Life of Democracy's Interpreter”

https://lawliberty.org/book-review/the-life-of-democracys-interpreter/

Library of America: “Olivier Zunz on Alexis de Tocqueville, ‘The Man Who Understood Democracy’”

https://www.loa.org/news-and-views/1969-olivier-zunz-on-alexis-de-tocqueville-the-man-who-understood-democracy

Literary Review: Alan Ryan – “Oui, the People”

https://literaryreview.co.uk/oui-the-people

The New York Review of Books: Lynn Hunt – “‘A Great Democratic Revolution’”

https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2022/12/08/a-great-democratic-revolution-alexis-de-tocqueville/

Times Literary Supplement: Stephen W. Sawyer – “He chose democracy”

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-man-who-understood-democracy-olivier-zunz-book-review-stephen-w-sawyer/

The Wall Street Journal: Barton Swaim – “‘The Man Who Understood Democracy’ Review: Tocqueville’s Dilemma”

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-man-who-understood-democracy-book-review-history-politics-notes-from-america-11651245341

China Erupts, Elites Side with Regime – In The Tank Podcast #374

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 12:21:31 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 374 of the In The Tank Podcast. The ITT crew starts off talking about a new analysis from the Socialism Research Center showing how 90% of candidates endorsed by various socialists groups won election in the 2022 midterms. Then they discuss on the ongoing protests that are boiling over in China due, in large part, to the country's strict zero-COVID policies. Also, why is Apple threatening Twitter while seemingly providing cover the Chinese Communist Party?

OPENING CHIT CHAT

Socialism Watch: 2022 Midterms

https://www.heartland.org/publications-resources/publications/an-analysis-of-socialist-candidates-in-the-2022-midterm-election

MAIN TOPIC – CHINA PROTESTS WHILE ELITES PROVIDE COVER

BBC - China plans 'crackdown' after Covid protests

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-63796135

WSJ - China’s Failed Covid Vaccine Nationalism

https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-failed-vaccine-nationalism-sinovac-sinopharm-zero-covid-pfizer-moderna-xi-jinping-11669759952

NYT - ‘Breach of the Big Silence’: Protests Stretch China’s Censorship to Its Limits

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/30/business/china-protests-censorship-video.html

NYT - China’s Dramatic Dissent

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/30/briefing/china-protests-covid.html

The Hill - Biden treads lightly in response to COVID protests in China

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3755371-biden-treads-lightly-in-response-to-covid-protests-in-china/

CNBC - Apple limited a crucial AirDrop function in China just weeks before protests

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/30/apple-limited-a-crucial-airdrop-function-in-china-just-weeks-before-protests.html

CNBC - Elon Musk claims Apple has threatened to remove the Twitter app

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/28/elon-musk-claims-apple-has-threatened-to-remove-the-twitter-app-.html

Michael Tracey – Twitter Policy in 2015

https://twitter.com/mtracey/status/1597392181341589504

North Korean Escapee's Dire Warning for America

The Heartland Institute — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:41:21 -0600

Yeonmi Park escaped from North Korea into China when she was only 13 years old. She didn't do it for freedom. North Koreans don't know what freedom is. Yeonmi did it for a bowl of rice. While she was fed in China, human traffickers sold her for $200 into a life of physical abuse. Thus, she escaped again, this time into Mongolia followed by South Korea. Yeonmi travelled across the frozen Gobi desert in the middle of the night, a trek that kills almost everyone who attempts it. And unlike her first escape, it was for freedom.

Yeonmi Park defied the odds and made it to South Korea. Soon, she came to America. In her words, America is the best country in human existence. Yet, Yeonmi has a dire warning for this country. Growing up under a dictator gives her a unique perspective of how a population can be manipulated. She says it's happening right now in America. Woke culture is the way Americans are being manipulated, and ultimately controlled, into losing the freedom that makes this nation great.

Victory at Sea: Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order in World War II (Guest: Paul Kennedy)

The Heartland Institute — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Paul Kennedy, J. Richardson Dilworth Professor of History at Yale University, to discuss his new book, Victory at Sea: Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order in World War II. They chat about the six major naval powers of the war and their individual strengths, weaknesses, and challenges, and how the war was won and lost in the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Mediterranean. They also talk about how the strategic landscape for naval affairs was completely altered by the war and the rise of American economic and military hegemony.

Get the book here: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300219173/victory-at-sea/

Show Notes:

Engelsberg Ideas: Lincoln Paine – “A marriage of the geopolitical, the military and the material”
https://engelsbergideas.com/books/a-marriage-of-the-geopolitical-the-military-and-the-material-victory-at-sea-naval-power-and-the-transformation-of-the-global-order-in-world-war-ii-by-paul-kennedy-review/

Foreign Policy: Alexander Wooley – “The Navy Made America a Superpower Once. Can It Again?”
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/05/30/us-navy-victory-at-sea-review-paul-kennedy-history/

The New Criterion: Jeremy Black – “A new ruler of the waves”
https://newcriterion.com/issues/2022/9/a-new-ruler-of-the-waves

The Sunday Times: Max Hastings – “Victory at Sea by Paul Kennedy review — did the navy win the Second World War?”
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/victory-at-sea-by-paul-kennedy-review-did-the-navy-win-the-second-world-war-bd7tft0l9

Wall Street Journal: Brendan Simms – “‘Victory at Sea’ Review: Ruling the Waves in World War II”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/victory-at-sea-book-review-ruling-the-waves-in-world-war-ii-11650634290

Washington Free Beacon: Mike Watson – “How We Achieved Naval Supremacy—And How We Could Lose It”
https://freebeacon.com/culture/how-we-achieved-naval-supremacy-and-how-we-could-lose-it/

Washington Post: Robert D. Kaplan – “How the naval battles of World War II reshaped the global order”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/05/20/how-naval-battles-world-war-ii-reshaped-global-order/

Think Twice Before Signing that Organ Donation Card (Guest: Heidi Klessig, M.D.)

The Heartland Institute — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0600

You may want to rethink checking that box making you an organ donor. Unlike tissue donation, organs often need to be harvested from a live person in order to be viable for a transplant. Heidi Klessig, M.D., retired anesthesiologist, pain management specialist, and co-founder of respectforhumanlife.com, highlights how hospitals have harvested organs from live patients for the last few years. This procedure makes the person brain dead and then resuscitates their heart to keep blood flowing to the organs. According to Klessig, this goes against the Uniform Definition of Death Act (UDODA).

UDODA, passed in 1981, states that to declare someone legally dead, there must be irreversible cessation of cardiopulmonary function or irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem. These determinations are to be made in accordance with accepted medical standards, but hospitals can never be 100 percent sure. Klessig says there are many cases where people have been resuscitated and survived 10 minutes after the heart stopped beating, but a transplant team may begin the harvest of organs in a matter of minutes.

The procedure is banned in Australia and the American College of Physicians has asked for a pause until legal and ethical issues can be ironed out. Yet, hospitals have been vigorously pushing the procedure to increase the supply of organs which require a patient to be alive before they can be harvested.

She also discusses:

How hospitals can take your live organs if you are incapacitated, no family can be reached, and they determine your condition is “irreversible,” which Klessig says, “is terrifying because their interest lies in what money can be made from your organs, not what is in your best interest.” Organs can be worth about $5 million to transplant centers. The only way to prevent this is by carrying a card: https://halovoice.org/wp-content/uploads/donor_refusal_card.pdf
How putting all resources into “live organ harvesting” has nearly eliminated research and development of alternatives to people with failing organs
Ethical donations (tissue after death, kidney or lobe of liver from healthy donors)

373. What We Are Thankful For This Year

The Heartland Institute — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 21:15:00 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 373 of the In The Tank Podcast. On the eve of Thanksgiving, the ITT crew talks about the news and policy items they are thankful for. Also, they discuss story that the World Economic Forum wants us to eat crickets. Is this just a conspiracy theory, or is there truth to it?

WEF - Could insect farms meet our food demands of the future? (April 17, 2018)
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/04/insect-farms-gear-up-to-feed-soaring-global-protein-demand

WEF -Good grub: why we might be eating insects soon (July 16, 2018)

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/07/good-grub-why-we-might-be-eating-insects-soon/

WEF - Burgers, bugs and the shift to a new way of eating (Sep 23, 2019)
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/09/sustainable-food-alternative-proteins/

WEF - Why we need to give insects the role they deserve in our food systems (July 12, 2021)
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/07/why-we-need-to-give-insects-the-role-they-deserve-in-our-food-systems/

WEF - 5 reasons why eating insects could reduce climate change (Feb 9, 2022)
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/02/how-insects-positively-impact-climate-change/

WEF - Worms for dinner? Europe backs insect-based food in a bid to promote alternative protein (May 6, 2021)
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/05/europe-insect-based-food-meat/

CBC - Massive cricket-processing facility comes online in London, Ont.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/cricket-farm-london-ontario-1.6506606

Music and Mystique in Muscle Shoals (Guest: Christopher M. Reali)

The Heartland Institute — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Christopher M. Reali, assistant professor of music at Ramapo College, to discuss his new book, Music and Mystique in Muscle Shoals. They chat about the Muscle Shoals music scene in the 1960’s and 1970’s, what exactly is the “Muscle Shoals Sound,” and how that sound became such a potent cultural power that still means something even up to the present day. They also talk about the overlooked history of Muscle Shoals' impact on country music and describes the region's recent transformation into a tourism destination and something of a pilgrimage stop for musicians from all over the world.

Get the book here: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=45zfd3qs9780252044519

Blues Blast Magazine: Mark Thompson – “Christopher M Reali – Music And Mystique In Muscle Shoals | Book Review”|
https://www.bluesblastmagazine.com/christopher-m-reali-music-and-mystique-in-muscle-shoals-book-review/

Deep South Magazine: Erin Z. Bass – “Music and Mystique in Muscle Shoals”
https://deepsouthmag.com/2022/07/19/music-and-mystique-in-muscle-shoals/

Southern Review of Books: Lacey Lyons – “Music and Mystique in Muscle Shoals” Chronicles a Legendary Music Scene
https://southernreviewofbooks.com/2022/08/08/music-and-mystique-in-muscle-shoals-christopher-reali-interview/

Is the IPCC Spreading Science Fiction? (Guest: Dave White)

The Heartland Institute — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0600

Dave White's new environmental science textbook, “Climate Crisis Changed: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Are Deliberate Science Fiction," examines the basic science of what drives climate change. White dives into the evidence used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to claim that we face a climate crisis. The evidence doesn’t support the position. Claims of climate catastrophe are based on a faulty understanding of the impact different greenhouses gases have on temperatures and related climate phenomena. White controversially writes that the present warming is impacted by shifts in the earth's tilt.

'The Future is Built By Us': COP27 and G20 Coverage - In The Tank Podcast #372

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0600

The Heartland Institute’s Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, S.T. Karnick, and Linnea Lueken present episode 372 of the In The Tank Podcast. The ITT crew discusses how COP27 and the G20 summit is going so far – and it is all bad news if you cherish your liberty.

The head of the United Nations says we’re on a “climate highway to hell,” Klaus Schwab says “the future is built by us” (and by “us” he means the unaccountable global elite), and every G20 nation has embraced the idea of mandatory “global health passports” to permit free movement of people during “the next pandemic.”

Show notes:

OPENING BANTER

Trump is running for president again

COP27

CNBC - We’re on a ‘highway to climate hell,’ UN chief Guterres says, calling for a global phase-out of coal
www.cnbc.com/2022/11/07/were-on…guterres-says.html

“We are in the fight of our lives, and we are losing,” Antonio Guterres tells the COP27 climate change summit. “It is either a climate solidarity pact, or a climate suicide pact.”

“Greenhouse gas emissions keep growing, global temperatures keep rising, and our planet is fast approaching tipping points that will make climate chaos irreversible,” he adds.

“We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator,” Guterres, speaking in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, says.

Reuters - COP27: Talks on carbon market rules off to slow start
www.reuters.com/business/cop/cop2…start-2022-11-14/

The Independent - ‘Stop this crime against life’: Children at Cop27 call for end to illegal mining and deforestation
www.independent.co.uk/climate-change…-b2222075.html

Michael Sheren, Former Bank of England Advisor (clip from COP27)
The “Tokeization” of carbon, using it as a currency.

G20 (B20) SUMMIT

BizPacReview - Red flags go up when Klaus Schwab lectures world leaders on global ‘restructuring’ at G20
www.bizpacreview.com/2022/11/15/red…t-g20-1309609/

ClimateDepot - Klaus Schwab speaks at G20 pushing ‘Great Reset’ – He is ‘now practically a recognized world power’
www.climatedepot.com/2022/11/16/kla…d-world-power/

Klaus Schwab speaks at G20 pushing “Great Reset”
hotair.com/david-strom/2022/11…great-reset-n511207

The Great Reset: “What we have to confront is a deep, systemic, and structural restricting of our world. And this will take some time, and the world will look differently after we’ve gone through this transition process. … A transition into a multi-polar world which has a tendency to make our world much more fragmented.”

Global Health Passports (Clip from G20)

Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Indonesian Health Minister, explaining how the “Global Health Passport” will work for “the next pandemic.”

American Greatness - Our Digital Panopticon: How digital surveillance is gaining power for the biomedical security state
amgreatness.com/2022/10/29/our-digital-panopticon/

Does Eugenics Exist in U.S. Health Care? (Guest: Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D.)

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0600

Many people think the field of eugenics disappeared after the Nazi’s were defeated in WWII. But eugenics, a controversial program to perfect the human race, exists in various forms in modern times. Robert Graboyes, economist, journalist, consultant at RFG Counterpoint, decided to write about the topic. Graboyes was also a panelist that covered the topic in a webinar hosted by The Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism.

Eugenics has a long history going back way before the Nazi’s practiced it in World War Two. It really got its origins in Victorian England and it got some cover because it was associated with an emerging field at the time, statistics. Graboyes said it entered the U.S. before the Nazi’s came into power and practitioners at first, and in a much more gruesome way. Euthanasia was too controversial, so sterilization of was the weapon of choice and the practice continued well into the 20th century when it was discovered prisons were sterilizing people who were incarcerated. Graboyes also discusses the expansion of euthanasia in Canada and even in the U.S. He discusses whether it could be used for nefarious purposes.

Climate Alarm is Alive for Elites and Fading for Civilians (Guest: Steve Milloy)

The Heartland Institute — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0600

Polls show that Americans care most about crime and the economy. And while the election results are suspiciously confusing, it’s clear that climate change is going nowhere in Congress. Biden will have to continue advancing his agenda through executive action. At COP27 more promises of climate payments are expected, but as in the past, they are likely to amount to promises unfulfilled.

Previous agreements to send climate payments to developing countries often never come to fruition. Why would any agreement signed this year differ? In the meantime, coal use increases, and CO2 emissions keep rising, but weather events stubbornly refuse to get more extreme.

The Surfer and the Sage: A Guide to Survive and Ride Life's Waves (Guest: Shaun Tomson)

The Heartland Institute — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0600

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by all-time surf god Shaun Tomson to discuss his new book with Noah benShea, “The Surfer and the Sage: A Guide to Survive and Ride Life's Waves.” They chat about purpose, loss, hope, faith, the importance of doing nothing, what lessons surfing has to give about living a fulfilling life, and the power of “I Will.” Tim also tries to not geek out and ask too many surf fanboy questions about Pipeline.

Get the book here: https://www.familius.com/book/the-surfer-and-the-sage/

Should This Non-mRNA Vaccine Have Been Authorized Early in the Pandemic? (Guest: Raymond March)

The Heartland Institute — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0600

The FDA recently gave emergency use authorization (EUA) to the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine. Unlike the vaccines Americans received as a result of Operation Warp Speed, Novavax is not an mRNA vaccine. It was bypassed for EUA early in the pandemic because of a decision to put all resources into mRNA vaccines as it was thought this provided the best approach to get a vaccine out quickly.

Our guest today, Raymond March, a research fellow for the Independent Institute and assistant professor of agribusiness and applied economics at North Dakota State University, says this was a costly mistake. In an op-ed, March explains why it took so long for the U.S. to get access to the Novavax vaccine. March discusses Novavax’s different technology, the history of protein-based vaccines, and the dangers in using a one-size-fits-all approach when dealing with a public health threat.

Novavax Authorization: https://ir.novavax.com/2022-10-19-U-S-FDA-Grants-Emergency-Use-Authorization-for-Novavax-COVID-19-Vaccine,-Adjuvanted-as-a-Booster-for-Adults

Op-ed: https://blog.independent.org/2022/08/12/take-so-long-novavax-vaccine/

371. 2022 Midterms: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 04:00:00 -0600

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Justin Haskins present episode 371 of the In The Tank Podcast. The ITT crew discusses Tuesday's election results - the good, the bad, and the ugly. What takeaways do we have from the results, what happened to the "red wave," and what does this it mean for policy in the United States moving forward? Also, will these results dissuade Donald Trump from running again in 2024?

MIDTERM ELECTION RESULTS

NYT – 2022 Midterm Results
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/09/briefing/midterm-election-results-2022.html

The Federalist - To Win Polarized Elections, Republicans Need More Than Weak Opponents — They Need Strong Leaders
https://thefederalist.com/2022/11/09/to-win-polarized-elections-republicans-need-more-than-weak-opponents-they-need-strong-leaders/

TRUMP vs DESANTIS

MSN – Donald Trump is the biggest lower of 2022 midterms
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/donald-trump-is-the-biggest-loser-of-2022-midterms/ar-AA13UjH1

Axios – Tracking Trump’s endorsement in key midterm races
https://www.axios.com/2022/11/09/trump-endorsement-gop-midterm-elections

Politico - Trump: 'Very big announcement' coming Nov. 15
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/07/trump-very-big-announcement-00065587

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

Mediate – WATCH: Psaki Says Biden Admin ‘Gleeful and Giddy’ Over Midterms In Late-Night Update From Inside White House
https://www.mediaite.com/news/watch-psaki-says-biden-admin-gleeful-and-giddy-over-midterms-in-late-night-update-from-inside-white-house/

The Hill - Biden blowback shows coal still has sway in US politics
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3723927-biden-blowback-shows-coal-still-has-sway-in-us-politics/

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370. Left Finally Sees Big Tech as Big Brother

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and Cameron Sholty present episode 370 of the In The Tank Podcast. With the 2022 mid term elections only days away, the ITT crew discusses the odds of a coming "red wave" and what that might mean for the country. Also, it appears as though the left is waking up to the threat of big tech censorship. An article from The Intercept is making its rounds highlighting the collusion between the Biden Administration and social media companies Twitter and Facebook.

OPENING CHIT CHAT – 2022 ELECTIONS

538 – It’s a Dead Heat for the Senate
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-election-forecast/senate/

538 - The Case For A Republican Sweep On Election Night
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-case-for-a-republican-sweep-on-election-night/

PRIMARY TOPIC – Left Finally Sees Big Tech as Big Brother

Daily Wire - Biden White House Admits Using Big Tech to Silence Americans
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/07/21/biden-white-house-admits-using-big-tech-to-silence-americans/

The Intercept - Leaked Documents Outline DHS’s Plans to Police Disinformation
https://theintercept.com/2022/10/31/social-media-disinformation-dhs/

The Atlantic – Let’s Declare a Pandemic Amnesty
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/10/covid-response-forgiveness/671879/

Politico - White House deletes tweet after Twitter adds 'context' note
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/02/white-house-twitter-context-note-00064647

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Climate Protests Sweep Across the Globe

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:00:00 -0500

There's been a sharp uptick in protests in the name of a climate change induced catastrophe across the globe. Fridays for Future, the group inspired by Greta Thunberg, recently held protests in 450 locations. Stories are flooding the news of protestors gluing themselves to private property and then expecting the businesses to cooperate with their demands. Why the sharp uptick in protests? Are these grassroots protests or is this a political scheme?

Andy Singer, Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, and JunkScience.com's Steve Milloy discuss the global situation on today's episode of Environment & Climate News.

To Address You as My Friend: African Americans' Letters to Abraham Lincoln (Guest: Jonathan W. White)

The Heartland Institute — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 07:00:00 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Jonathan W. White, professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University, to discuss his new book, To Address You as My Friend: African Americans' Letters to Abraham Lincoln. They chat about the personal connection many blacks felt to Abraham Lincoln and how that gave them confidence to write to the president and to seek redress of their grievances. They also talk about how the act of writing to Lincoln for blacks was, in a small way, an act of civic participation and allowed them to claim the rights of American citizenship in a wide range of circumstances.

Get the book here: https://uncpress.org/book/9781469665078/to-address-you-as-my-friend/

How Medicaid Compromised Long-Term Care (Guest: Stephen Moses)

The Heartland Institute — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 07:00:00 -0500

Poverty is no longer a requirement to qualify for long-term care under Medicaid. An entire industry has cropped up over the years instructing families on how to maximize Medicaid’s loose financial guidelines. While families save a bundle of money by having the government now pay for this care, the system has had a negative impact on the long-term care market. Reimbursement rates under Medicaid do not cover the actual cost of care which impacts quality and supply. Families no longer save for long term care knowing that Medicaid can come to the rescue. Stephen Moses, president of the Center for Long-Term Care Reform, has studied long-term care for decades. He joins the show to discuss the first segment of his new report with the Paragon Institute, ”Long Term Care: The Problem.”

Read the report: https://paragoninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/202208_Moses_LongTermCareTheProblem_FINAL_2.pdf

Seventy percent of people who reach age 65 today will require a severe need for long-term care. Long-term care provides medical and social services for those who are unable to care for themselves. 48 percent will receive paid care. The need spikes after age 85. In ten years, the baby boomers will reach that threshold, causing demand for long-term care to soar. Due to the loose financial guidelines, even well-off families can qualify for Medicaid coverage. This market manipulation crowds out private long-term care services. Our guest, Stephen Moses is about to release part two of a report which covers the solutions to this Medicaid problem. His hope is that a new Congress will be open to better alternatives that improve care at more affordable prices.

In the interview, Moses discusses:

1. How easy is it to get Medicaid to pay for long-term care?

2. How has this compromised the quality of long-term care over the decades?

3. Who will need long term care? Can any of us live independently until we die?

4. Baby boomers…most are now 65…what kind of pressure will that put on long-term care and Medicaid in 10, 20, and 30 years from now?

5. What about counting on family members to care for you? How about covering your care with your own wealth and investments?

America's Book: The Rise and Decline of a Bible Civilization (Guest: Mark A. Noll)

The Heartland Institute — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 07:00:00 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Mark A. Noll, Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame, to discuss his new book, America's Book: The Rise and Decline of a Bible Civilization, 1794-1911. They chat about how the Bible decisively shaped American national history even as that history influenced the use of Scripture, and how a strongly Protestant Bible civilization was fractured by debates over slavery, contested by growing numbers of non-Protestants, and torn apart by the Civil War. They also talk about how the more religiously plural period from Reconstruction to the early 20th Century saw Scripture become a much more fragmented, though still significant, force in American culture.

Get the book here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/americas-book-9780197623466?q=america%27s%20book&lang=en&cc=us

Show Notes:

Wall Street Journal: D.G. Hart – “‘America’s Book’ Review: The Word Out of Season”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-book-review-the-word-out-of-season-11651009649

COVID-19 Truthers Had It Right – In The Tank, ep369

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 369 of the In The Tank Podcast. The COVID pandemic is over, if you ask president Joe Biden. Now, we need to sift through the rubble to see just how much damage was caused by the government lockdowns. The latest National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores, otherwise known as the Nation’s Report Card, came out showing major drops across the board. Also, there have been a few more stories that have come out recently showing just how terrible the government’s response to COVID-19 was.

OPENING CHIT CHAT

Independent - Hillary Clinton warns ‘right-wing extremists’ planning to ‘literally steal’ 2024 presidential election
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/hillary-clinton-2024-election-republicans-b2210291.html

Politico - Hillary Clinton warns of Trump trying to ‘sneak or steal his way’ to a second term
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/19/hillary-clinton-dnc-speech-398893

PRIMARY TOPIC – COVID-19 TRUTHERS HAD IT RIGHT

Heritage Foundation – New NAEP Test Scores Are a Disaster. Blame Teachers Unions
https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/new-naep-test-scores-are-disaster-blame-teachers-unions

WSJ - The School Lockdown Catastrophe
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-school-lockdown-catastrophe-naep-test-results-national-assessment-of-educational-progress-11666643369?

NPR - Student math scores are down from pre-COVID levels, the National Report Card finds
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/24/1130629135/naep-test-covid

Full Fact - Claims that Pfizer vaccine wasn’t tested on preventing transmission need context
https://fullfact.org/health/coronavirus-vaccine-pfizer-transmission-test/

NYP - Judge orders Fauci, Psaki deposed in social media censorship lawsuit
https://nypost.com/2022/10/24/fauci-psaki-can-be-deposed-in-censorship-lawsuit/

Reason - Adding the COVID-19 Vaccine to the Childhood Immunization Schedule Is a Mistake
https://reason.com/2022/10/24/covid-19-vaccination-schedule-immunization-childhood-mistake/

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Distrust of Institutions in Early Modern Britain and America (Guest: Brian P. Levack)

The Heartland Institute — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 07:00:00 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Brian P. Levack, John E. Green Regents Professor Emeritus in History at the University of Texas at Austin, to discuss his new book, Distrust of Institutions in Early Modern Britain and America. They chat about how distrust in institutions was an important theme of public discourse in Britain and colonial America during the early modern period, why trust in these institutions is more tenuous and difficult to restore once it has been betrayed than trust in one's family, friends, and neighbors, and how this distrust shaped the political, legal, economic, and religious of Britain and its American colonies.

Get the book here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/distrust-of-institutions-in-early-modern-britain-and-america-9780192847409?q=distrust%20in%20institutions&lang=en&cc=us

Biden Wants More Money for COVID-19 Relief (Guest: Chad Savage, M.D.)

The Heartland Institute — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 07:00:00 -0500

President Biden told 60 Minutes in October that COVID-19 was essentially over. If that's true, why is he still lobbying Congress for billions of dollars in more COVID-19 relief? Biden also extended the emergency declaration another 90 days, further going against his stated position. Dr. Chad Savage, founder, Your Choice Direct Care, thinks the spending is not only unhealthy for the American economy, but “unnecessary, harmful, and blind to Americans’ real needs and problems.

Savage says there is plenty of COVID-19 relief money unspent, just sitting on the sidelines. As a physician, Savage worries how more government spending will drive inflation further, increasing costs for working families. COVID is now becoming an excuse for Congress to continue its spending binge.

Savage wrote about COVID-19 relief spending in an op-ed in Real Clear Health this summer. He also discussed the emergency declaration extension, now scheduled to end in December. Savage covers opportunity costs involved when funds are directed to COVID-19 versus where our health care priorities should be.

Real Clear Health Op-Ed: https://www.realclearhealth.com/articles/2022/07/06/dont_buy_into_the_covid_relief_spending_spree_111363.html

Alarmists Repackage Myth of Overpopulation Induced Catastrophe (Guests: Pierre Desrochers and Joanna Szurmak)

The Heartland Institute — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 07:00:00 -0500

Environmental alarmists are trotting out the tired trope that growing human populations threaten the end of the world. In this case, they’re not claiming overpopulation threatens humanity due to using up finite resources, but rather because human greenhouse gas emissions are causing catastrophic climate change. Today’s guests, Pierre Desrochers and Joanna Szurmak, are authors of the book “Population Bombed!: Exploding the Link Between Overpopulation and Climate Change.” The authors explain why population growth is not causing dangerous climate change nor is it bad outright.

In reality, an increasing population with longer average lifespans only improves humanities rate of discovering new resources to use and technologies to improve lives. Plus, environmental stewardship will improve as a result.

368. Warning Recession Incoming

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 368 of the In The Tank Podcast. It appears as the though the consensus is in - we are heading for a recession. However, according to President Biden, we are only likely to get a "slight recession." The ITT crew talks about the potential severity of the coming recession. Also, the most recent census over counted in a bunch of blue states, potentially skewing the political landscape in favor of the Democrats.

PRIMARY TOPIC - WARNING RECESSION INCOMING

Bloomberg - Forecast for US Recession Within Year Hits 100% in Blow to Biden
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-17/forecast-for-us-recession-within-year-hits-100-in-blow-to-biden?sref=h5EZFUoq

Axios - Markets and economists are increasingly certain of recession
https://www.axios.com/2022/10/19/us-recession-risk-markets-economy

Forbes - Jeff Bezos Says It’s Time To “Batten Down The Hatches” In Latest Recession Warning
https://www.forbes.com/sites/qai/2022/10/19/jeff-bezos-says-its-time-to-batten-down-the-hatches-in-latest-recession-warning/?sh=1183d18c1d48

CNN - Biden acknowledges a ‘slight recession’ is possible, even if he doesn’t think it’ll happen
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/11/politics/recession-joe-biden-cnntv/index.html

The Epoch Times - America Can ‘100 Percent’ Avoid Recession If Biden Makes One Key Policy Shift: Billionaire John Catsimatidis
https://www.theepochtimes.com/america-can-100-percent-avoid-recession-if-biden-makes-one-key-policy-shift-billionaire-john-catsimatidis_4773448.html

SECONDARY TOPIC - CENSUS OVER COUNTS BLUE STATES

Daily Signal - Census Bureau Admits Overcounting 7 Blue States, Just 1 Red State
https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/08/18/census-errors-will-distort-elections-funding-for-next-decade/

The Hill - Census blunder may tip 2024 to Democrats
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3504546-census-blunder-may-tip-2024-to-democrats/

CVS Fires Employee for Religious Beliefs (Guest: Kevin Theriot)

The Heartland Institute — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 07:00:00 -0500

Late this summer, CVS fired a nurse practitioner for refusing to prescribe ‘Plan B’ ‘Morning After’ pills at the “Minute Clinic” where she had worked for 2 ½ years. CVS had been aware of Paige Casey’s religious objections to prescribing the abortifacients, exempted her from doing so, and even gave her favorable job reviews. In August, CVS changed its mind and told Casey she would no longer be given an exemption. Casey is suing CVS and is being represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom.

Increasingly, health care professionals are being reprimanded, attacked and even fired for refusing to perform procedures that violate their religious convictions. It is not clear why CVS changed its position this summer regarding Casey. Interestingly, the MinuteClinic where Casey worked is located in Virginia where there are conscience protections in the law. CVS has stated it did not believe the “Morning After” bills are abortifacients but contraception. Kevin Theriot, an attorney with the Alliance Defending Freedom, discusses the facts of the case, the arguments, how the Dobbs decision comes into play, how there will likely be more cases similar to this, and the possibility that the issue could end up in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Alliance Defending Freedom: https://adflegal.org/paige-casey

POLITICO Awards Putin Top Spot on Their Green 28 List

The Heartland Institute — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:00:00 -0500

POLITICO just released their inaugural Green 28 list. This list is constructed to rank the 28 individuals with the most influence on the European Union's sustainability, environmental, mobility, climate and energy policies. Vladimir Putin was awarded the top spot on the list. Russia holds a stronghold on energy exports within Europe. Without looking at why this is the case, POLITICO gleefully agues that Russia's invasion of Ukraine will force a green revolution.

Tearing Us Apart (Guest: Ryan T. Anderson)

The Heartland Institute — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 07:00:00 -0500

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Ryan T. Anderson, president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, to discuss his new book, co-authored with Alexandra DeSanctis, “Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing.” They discuss how the post-Roe experiment with unlimited abortion has harmed everyone and corrupted our political system, medicine, and the media, while undermining the rule of law. They also chat about what abortion in the United States will look like post-Dobbs, and what abortion opponents can do to help foster a culture of life.

Get the book here: https://www.regnery.com/9781684513505/tearing-us-apart/

Show Notes:

The American Conservative: Emile Doak – “Abortion and the Clash of Moral Visions”
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/abortion-and-the-clash-of-moral-visions/

The Heritage Foundation: Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing (VIDEO)
https://www.heritage.org/life/event/tearing-us-apart-how-abortion-harms-everything-and-solves-nothing

National Review: Ryan T. Anderson & Alexandra DeSanctis – “We Must Acknowledge That Abortion Harms Women”
https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/06/we-must-acknowledge-that-abortion-harms-women/

The Public Discourse: Charles C. Camosy – “A Clarion Call for the Pro-Life Movement’s Heavy Lift”
https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2022/07/83558/

Washington Free Beacon: Nicholas Tomaino – “A Post-Roe Playbook”
https://freebeacon.com/culture/a-post-roe-playbook/

UN Claims We Own The Science – In The Tank, ep367

The Heartland Institute — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0500

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 367 of the In The Tank Podcast. At a recent World Economic Forum event, a representative from the United Nations boasted about working with Google to ensure THEIR information came up first when searching "Climate Change." In her words, "we own the science." Also, It appears as though the concept of a Universal Basic Income is becoming mainstream.

PRIMARY TOPIC – “WE OWN THE SCIENCE”

WEF - Tackling disinformation - how can we combat the lies that go viral?
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/09/tackling-disinformation-agenda-dialogues/

National Review - U.N. Communications Official Touts Google Search Partnership: ‘We Own the Science’
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/u-n-communications-official-touts-google-search-partnership-we-own-the-science/

The Epoch Times - United Nations Now Claims to ‘Own the Science’
https://www.theepochtimes.com/united-nations-now-claims-to-own-the-science_4774791.html

Sociable - ‘We own the science & the world should know it’: UN rep to WEF disinformation panel
https://sociable.co/government-and-policy/we-own-science-world-should-know-un-wef-disinformation/

Team Halo
https://teamhalo.org/

SECONDARY TOPIC – ARE UBIs ENTERING THE MAINSTREAM?

Business Insider - Applications have opened for a huge new guaranteed-income pilot in Illinois that officials say is the biggest program of its kind
https://www.businessinsider.com/illinois-guaranteed-income-pilot-scheme-cook-county-chicago-ubi-money-2022-10

Government Tech - Cook County Launches Guaranteed Income Pilot With Help from Tech
https://www.govtech.com/health/cook-county-launches-guaranteed-income-pilot-with-help-from-tech

The Center Square - Critics say New Orleans guaranteed income program won't produce hoped-for outcomes
https://www.thecentersquare.com/louisiana/critics-say-new-orleans-guaranteed-income-program-wont-produce-hoped-for-outcomes/article_8b80d1de-cfda-11ec-98e7-57a5d37169d6.html

Mashable - Every U.S. city testing free money programs
https://mashable.com/article/cities-with-universal-basic-income-guaranteed-income-programs

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