Podcasts
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354. Disturbing Poll Results on SCOTUS & The Constitution
Podcast -The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 354 of the In The Tank Podcast. A new poll, recently conducted by Rasmussen Reports, shows some disturbing results about Democrats positions on the Supreme Court and the Constitution. The ITT crew breaks down the numbers and discusses what they mean for our country. Also, do we have to endure high gas and energy prices to protect democracy? That seems to be the message from the elites at the World Economic Forum.
OPENING CHIT CHAT – BIDEN BAD POLL NUMBERS
Yahoo - Poll: Just 18% of Americans say Biden should run for reelection in 2024 — a new low
https://news.yahoo.com/poll-just-18-of-americans-say-biden-should-run-for-reelection-in-2024-a-new-low-140538311.htmlPRIMARY TOPIC –DISTURBING POLL RESULTS ABOUT SCOTUS AND THE CONSTITUTION
Heartland Institute – Majority of Democrats Would Abolish Supreme Court, Call It “Racist” and “Sexist”
https://heartland.org/news-opinion/news/heartlandrasmussen-poll-majority-of-democrats-would-abolish-supreme-court-call-it-racist-and-sexistHeartland Institute - Majority of Democrats Believe Constitution Is ‘Rooted in Racism’ and ‘Sexist’
https://heartland.org/news-opinion/news/heartlandrasmussen-poll-majority-of-democrats-believe-constitution-is-rooted-in-racism-and-sexistSECONDARY TOPIC – HIGH ENERGY PRICES TO SAVE DEMOCRACY?
Breitbart – World Economic Forum: Gas Prices Must Go Even Higher—To Save Democracy
https://www.breitbart.com/environment/2022/07/11/world-economic-forum-says-democracy-is-dying-ditch-fossil-fuels-and-save-it/NYP - Still suffering at the pump? Get used to it — it’s Joe Biden’s liberal world order
https://nypost.com/2022/07/03/get-used-to-suffering-at-the-pump-its-joes-world-order/[Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]
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Biden and Company Created Today’s Energy Crisis, ESG Is Exacerbating It (Guest: Gary Stone)
Podcast -The statements made by the Biden administration and Congressional Democrats about the fossil fuel industry's dim future created the energy crisis plaguing the nation. Policies implemented that damage the industry reinforce and exacerbate the issue. Proposed corporate and government ESG mandates are the cherry on top. As Gary Stone of Five States Energy explains, America has the energy to be independent and prosperous. The only thing holding its production back is alarmist climate rhetoric and policies adopted to end fossil fuel use in the name of fighting climate change and establishment of a new world order.
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AI, Automation, and Bio-Engineering: Great Reset Threats to Freedom or World-Changing Opportunities?
Podcast -Will artificial intelligence (AI), robots, bio-engineering, and other revolutionary technologies in the coming Fourth Industrial Revolution transform the world for the better, or usher in an era of unprecedented violence, control, and manipulation? Ed Hudgins, Ph.D., the founder of the Human Achievement Alliance and senior fellow at The Heartland Institute, joins Donald Kendal to discuss these incredibly important topics on this special episode of "Justin and Donald Save America." -
The Rise of the New Puritans: Fighting Back Against Progressives’ War on Fun (Guest: Noah Rothman)
Podcast -Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Noah Rothman, associate editor of Commentary magazine to discuss his new book, “The Rise of the New Puritans: Fighting Back Against Progressives' War on Fun.” They discuss how progressives have returned to their shrewish and humorless norm after an interregnum of free-spirited hippiedom. They also chat about how progressives are sucking the joy out of food, sports, hobbies, fashion, movies, and television in their pursuit of a better world. Limiting happiness is a feature, not a bug, of 21st Century progressivism.
Get the book here: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-rise-of-the-new-puritans-noah-rothman?variant=39727623471138
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SCOTUS Strikes Down EPA Overreach (Guest: Steve Goreham)
Podcast -The U.S. Supreme Court's majority ruling in West Virginia vs. EPA blocks prevents the EPA from enacting large-scale restrictions on carbon dioxide production. This is victory for eco-sanity since human CO2 emissions don't control the climate. The ruling is also a big win for the economy since fossil fuels are vital to modern life.
More, the SCOTUS ruling upholds Congress’ role in setting major policies through legislation, rather than a "pen and a phone" in the executive office. CO2 is beneficial. Nothing humans do to restrain it can control the weather, but efforts to do so can wreak havoc on human lives and livelihoods.
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353. ESG Wreaking Havoc. Energy and Education Sanity?
Podcast -The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo present episode 353 of the In The Tank Podcast. ESG standards and sustainability goals are reeking havoc in the agricultural sectors. Farmer protests are starting in countries around the world. And also, are we turning a corner in energy and education towards… sanity? The ITT crew talks about this and more on episode 353 of the In The Tank Podcast.
OPENING CHIT CHAT
Cost of a 4th of July Cookout 2021/2022
https://twitter.com/jlakely/status/1541540280452759553PRIMARY TOPIC – ESG CRONYISM ALREADY WREAKING HAVOC
Epoch Times - Uncovering the White House’s Secret Meetings With BlackRock
https://www.theepochtimes.com/uncovering-the-white-houses-secret-meetings-with-blackrock_4550635.html
(Video) Dan Bongino Unfiltered discusses WH/Blackrock meetings
https://www.fox.com/watch/6b5f2813d05784759eff9ef8074dd1fa/Reuters - Dutch gov't sets targets to cut nitrogen pollution, farmers to protest
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-govt-sets-targets-cut-nitrogen-pollution-farmers-protest-2022-06-10/Reuters - Fertiliser ban decimates Sri Lankan crops as government popularity ebbs
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/fertiliser-ban-decimates-sri-lankan-crops-government-popularity-ebbs-2022-03-03/SECONDARDY TOPICS – ENERGY AND EDUCATION SANITY
Reuters - EU parliament backs labelling gas and nuclear investments as green
https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/eu-parliament-vote-green-gas-nuclear-rules-2022-07-06/Forbes - Natural Gas, Nuclear Go Green In The EU
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidblackmon/2022/07/06/natural-gas-nuclear-go-green-in-the-eu/?sh=288a2c120652Heartland Daily News - Arizona Extends School Choice to All K-12 Students
https://heartlanddailynews.com/2022/06/arizona-extends-school-choice-to-all-k-12-students/[Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]
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A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House (Guest: Jonathan W. White)
Podcast -Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Jonathan W. White, associate professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University, to discuss his new book, A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House. They discuss how Lincoln’s unprecedented welcoming of African American men and women to the White House transformed the trajectory of race relations in the United States and how African Americans used the White House as a national stage to amplify their calls for equality.
Get the book here: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538161807/A-House-Built-by-Slaves-African-American-Visitors-to-the-Lincoln-White-House
Show Notes:
Claremont Review of Books: Lucas Morel – “Overcoming the House Divided”
https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/overcoming-the-house-divided/C-SPAN: A House Built by Slaves (VIDEO)
https://www.c-span.org/video/?519281-1/a-house-built-slavesThe Guardian: Martin Pengelly – “Why Abraham Lincoln’s meetings with Black Americans matter”
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/feb/12/abraham-lincoln-race-slavery-black-americans-jonathan-white-book-michell-obamaLaw & Liberty: Andrew F. Lang – “Meeting Mr. Lincoln”
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/meeting-mr-lincoln/Los Angeles Review of Books: Ronald White – “Calling on Lincoln”
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/calling-on-lincoln/National Review: Allen C. Guelzo – “Guests of the Great Emancipator”
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2022/04/04/guests-of-the-great-emancipator/Smithsonian Magazine: Jonathan W. White – “Black Lives Certainly Mattered to Abraham Lincoln”
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/black-lives-certainly-mattered-abraham-lincoln-180976963/U.S. National Archives: A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House (VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqUgsyeeWyEWhite House Historical Association: A House Built by Slaves - African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House (VIDEO)
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The Lies of the Green Energy Movement
Podcast -Heartland Institute President James Taylor was a recent guest on the Shaun Thompson Show on AM 560 The Answer in Chicago. Taylor was invited on the program to talk about the lies of the green energy movement, the truth about climate science, and the Supreme Court ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency has been abusing its regulatory power for far too long. -
SCOTUS Lands a Knockout Blow on the EPA
Podcast -Fresh off the heels of the Roe vs. Wade decision, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) just neutered the runaway powers the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) claimed to have. Referencing the Clean Air Act, the EPA has enacted regulations, fines, and other indirect means to essentially create quasi-legislation outside of the bounds of congress. This power wielded by the EPA was never granted and is supposed to reside within those who United States citizens elect to congress. Instead, Americans fell victim to wildly overbearing regulations enacted by unelected bureaucrats.
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The Fall of Robespierre: 24 Hours in Revolutionary Paris (Guest: Colin Jones)
Podcast -Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Colin Jones, Professor of History at Queen Mary University of London and Visiting Professor at the University of Chicago, to discuss his new book, The Fall of Robespierre: 24 Hours in Revolutionary Paris. They discuss how Maximilien Robespierre went from completely secure in his person to awaiting the guillotine in the course of a day, who were the major players in the plot against him, and how they achieved their coup. They also discuss what everyday life in Paris was like during the Terror for the average Parisian and how many of those people would have to make a fateful choice on 9 Thermidor.
Get the book here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-fall-of-robespierre-9780198715955?q=fall%20of%20robespierre&lang=en&cc=us
Show Notes:
Financial Times: Tony Barber – “The Fall of Robespierre by Colin Jones — a revolutionary end”
https://www.ft.com/content/12f33c91-5b7b-45fa-a295-afdfea735eecHistory Today: Colin Jones – “The Fall of Robespierre”
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/fall-robespierreLiterary Review: John Adamson – “Night of the Guillotine”
https://literaryreview.co.uk/night-of-the-guillotineLondon Review of Books: Caroline Webber – “Much more than a Man”
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/n06/caroline-weber/much-more-than-a-manNew York Review of Books: David A. Bell – “The End of the Terror”
https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2022/03/10/the-end-of-the-terror-robespierre-jones-bell/The Spectator: Ruth Scurr – “The men of blood get their comeuppance in Revolutionary France”
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-men-of-blood-get-their-comeuppance-in-revolutionary-franceThe Sunday Times: Dominic Sandbrook – “The Fall of Robespierre by Colin Jones review — the day he met the guillotine”
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-fall-of-robespierre-by-colin-jones-review-the-day-he-met-the-guillotine-bljwsjx0k -
Could Too Much Telehealth Drive Up Medicare Costs? (Guest: Josh Gordon, Ph.D.)
Podcast -Telehealth soared in popularity soon after Medicare started covering telehealth claims during the pandemic. There is a five-month time limit on reimbursing claims after the pandemic emergency declaration ends, which is now expected after the mid-term election. Before making reimbursements permanent, Josh Gordon, Ph.D., Director of the Health Policy Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, recommends putting guard rails in place to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of telehealth claims, especially in a fee-for-service model such as Medicare. Congress will also have to reconsider pay parity, since telehealth should cost less than a physical visit.
To most, telehealth is relatively a new phenomenon. Before the pandemic, Medicare barely covered it. First, Medicare patients had to be living in an underserved rural area. If they did receive a telehealth visit, it had to be done at an approved health care facility. When the pandemic hit, and states instituted lock downs, telehealth was a saving grace because it was the only way many patients could get health care. Telehealth visits are fully covered by Medicare, but only during a public health emergency. Gordan talks about how telehealth could lead to higher health care utilization which would drive up Medicare costs. He also addresses telehealth innovation and whether “guardrails” could slow this down. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget released this paper on the topic on April 21, 2022.
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352. Huge SCOTUS EPA Decision, Anti-SCOTUS Rhetoric Increasing
Podcast -The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and S.T. Karnick are joined by Steve Milloy, creator and publisher of JunkScience.com, for episode 352 of the In The Tank Podcast. On this episode, the ITT crew talks about the Supreme Court’s recent ruling against the EPA’s ability to regulate carbon dioxide emissions. Also, the left in response is having a collective meltdown.
SCOTUS EPA DECISION
Fox News - One more blockbuster Supreme Court decision could still be coming even after Friday's abortion ruling
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/one-more-blockbuster-supreme-court-decision-could-still-be-coming-after-fridays-abortion-rulingHeartland Institute - A Consequential Term at the Supreme Court About to End
https://heartland.org/news-opinion/news/a-consequential-term-at-the-supreme-court-about-to-endNYT - Republican Drive to Tilt Courts Against Climate Action Reaches a Crucial Moment
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/19/climate/supreme-court-climate-epa.htmlANTI-SCOTUS RHETORIC INCREASING
CNS News - AOC: 'President Biden Should Entertain Expansion of the Supreme Court'
https://www.cnsnews.com/index.php/article/washington/susan-jones/aoc-president-biden-should-entertain-expansion-supreme-courtNewsweek - Can Democrats Expand the Supreme Court and How Likely Is it?
https://www.newsweek.com/can-democrats-expand-supreme-court-how-likely-it-1720256The Guardian - Republicans have hijacked the US supreme court. It’s time to expand it
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jun/27/us-supreme-court-abortion-roe-v-wade-justices-expansionNational Review - Biden Remains Opposed to Court-Packing Despite Roe Reversal, White House Confirms
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-remains-opposed-to-court-packing-despite-roe-reversal-white-house-confirms/[Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]
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How to Defeat the Global Green New Deal/ESG Cabal of Bankers and Politicians (Guest: Michelle Stirling)
Podcast -Michelle Stirling of Canada's Friends of Science explains that a decade’s worth of international efforts to end the use of fossil fuels has borne fruit through ESG mandates and similar policies. Crony capitalists reap the benefits while the modern electric grid perishes. Neither laws nor money can change physics, meaning if we want to improve the lot of the world’s poor and maintain our own standards of living in the West, we must continue to use fossil fuels for the foreseeable future. Political efforts to limit fossil fuel use does great harm but doesn’t change the reality of the incomparable benefits delivered by coal, natural gas, and oil.
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Savage Journey: Hunter S. Thompson and the Weird Road To Gonzo (Guest: Peter Richardson)
Podcast -Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Peter Richardson to discuss his new book, “Savage Journey: Hunter S. Thompson and the Weird Road To Gonzo.” They discuss how Thompson’s literary formation occurred in San Francisco in the mid- ‘60’s, how his celebrity has obscured his literary achievements, and why Richardson believes Thompson was one of the most important American voices in the second half of the Twentieth Century.
Get the book here: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520304925/savage-journey
Show Notes:
Alta: Sophia Stewart – “The Weird Turn Pro”
https://www.altaonline.com/books/nonfiction/a38804340/peter-richard-savage-journey-book-review/Houston Press: Tom Richards – “Plenty of Fear, Plenty of Loathing in New Hunter S. Thompson Biography”
https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/new-bio-analyzes-the-legend-of-hunter-s-thompson-12789622Literary Hub: Peter Richardson – “On the Legacy of Hunter S. Thompson and Gonzo Journalism”
https://lithub.com/on-the-legacy-of-hunter-s-thompson-and-gonzo-journalism/?fbclid=IwAR2R_VdzBb47DKBmXSXfkX_oXqRpKzgSr0jyxct1WMaMvlY-algv-Feb-AALos Angeles Review of Books: Peter Richardson – “Strange Rumblings: The Prickly but Productive Friendship Between Hunter Thompson and Oscar Acosta”
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/strange-rumblings-the-prickly-but-productive-friendship-between-hunter-thompson-and-oscar-acosta/The Nation: Peter Richardson – “5 Lessons From Hunter S. Thompson”
https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/hunter-thompson-rolling-stone/The New Republic: Peter Richardson – “Hunter S. Thompson and the Four Secrets to Gonzo Journalism’s Success”
https://newrepublic.com/article/165172/hunter-s-thompson-gonzo-journalisms-four-secretsTimes Literary Supplement: Matt Sturrock – “Not-so-micro-aggressions”
https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/savage-journey-hunter-s-thompson-peter-richardson-book-review-matt-sturrock/Wall Street Journal: Benjamin Shull – “‘Savage Journey’ Review: Hunter S. Thompson’s Wild Ride”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/savage-journey-book-review-hunter-s-thompson-biography-wild-ride-hells-angels-fear-loathing-11646321130Washington Independent Review of Books: Daniel de Visé – “Savage Journey: Hunter S. Thompson and the Weird Road to Gonzo”
https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/index.php/bookreview/savage-journey-hunter-s-thompson-and-the-weird-road-to-gonzoWashington Post Magazine: Jason Vest – “The gonzo journalist who forever changed political campaign coverage”
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351: The Planned Destruction of Reliable Energy, Biden the Fall Guy?
Podcast -The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 351 of the In The Tank Podcast. On this episode, the ITT crew talks about the current adminstration’s plan to destroy the reliable energy sector of this country. Also, they talk about the contradictions in everything Biden is doing as well as the likelihood that the Democratic establishment is gearing up to jettison Biden at the next opportunity. They talk about this and more in episode 351 of the In The Tank Podcast.
OPENING CHIT CHAT – DEMS CUTTING BIDEN LOOSE?
538 – Biden Approval Rating
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-approval-rating/CNN - Ocasio-Cortez won't commit to backing Biden in 2024: 'We'll cross that bridge when we get to it'
https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/politics/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-biden-reelection-2024-cnntv/index.htmlThe Hill - Biden can’t escape questions on his age
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3532095-biden-can%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8Bt-escape-questions-on-his-age/THE PLANNED DESTRUCTION OF RELIABLE ENERGY
Climate Champions - ‘Race to Zero’ campaign updates criteria to raise the bar on net zero delivery
https://climatechampions.unfccc.int/criteria-consultation-3-0/UN – Race to Zero Campaign
https://unfccc.int/climate-action/race-to-zero-campaignBIDEN SUSPENDS FEDERAL GAS TAX
CNN - Biden will call for 3-month suspension of gas tax, though officials acknowledge it 'alone won't fix the problem'
https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/22/politics/gas-tax-suspension-biden/index.htmlIllinois Policy Institute - The Illinois Fuel & Retail Association has agreed to post signage notifying drivers of the delayed gas tax hike, and an explanation of why gas in Illinois is so expensive.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-gas-station-owners-fight-pritzker-mandate-with-gas-tax-signs/#:~:text=Pritzker's%20gasoline%20tax%20hikes,be%20two%20hikes%20in%202023.Tax Foundation - How High are Gas Taxes in Your State?
https://taxfoundation.org/state-gas-tax-rates-2021/[Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]
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Should We Give the COVID-19 Shot to Infants and Toddlers? (Guest: Dr. Jane Orient)
Podcast -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved emergency use authorization of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 shots for infants and toddlers six months and older. Should parents get them for their young children? The shots have been in use among the general population for 1.5 years. There have been 60,442 adverse events related to the shots on the FDA’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. More, millions of people have gotten the shots and COVID is still with us.
Jane Orient, M.D. is the executive director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. She minces no words, calling the trial used to support approval “a disgrace.” Dr. Orient points out the lack of effort to measure not just efficacy, but safety, in giving the shots to an age group with zero to no risk of dying from COVID-19.
Jane Orient, M.D. covers a range of questions about the infant and toddler COVID-19 shot approval. Details of the clinical trial include the fact that 67 percent of participants dropped out. What prompted this interest in wanting to provide these shots to young children and why did the trial reverse this trend in parents?
Orient and host AnneMarie Schieber also go over the history of other childhood vaccines. How long did it take to get those approved and how do those diseases compare to COVID? Why are parents so fearful of COVID-1919 infecting their children even though many have been exposed to it, show antibodies and had few to no symptoms? Orient believes the COVID shots will like be part of the panel of recommended shots for children, perhaps mandated for entry to school, yet there has been no effort to examine whether the shots will cause heart damage, already demonstrated in some trials.
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Woke Culture Infects Health Care (Guest: Dr. Marilyn Singleton)
Podcast -In a recent article, a physician used the terms “assigned male at birth (AMAB)” and “assigned female at birth (AFAB)” instead of male and female. The article was published by The Cleveland Clinic.
Dr. Marilyn Singleton, a board-certified anesthesiologist in California and former president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, discusses why use of such language in health care should set off alarm bells. AFAB, AMAB, and other terms such as “pregnant persons” are increasingly being used by health care institutions, experts, and writers to show deference to woke ideology.
Dr. Singleton also weighs in on the announcement this week that Dr. Anthony Fauci has tested positive for COVID, an ironic development for someone who was the leading champion of vaccines, masks, and other restrictions.
Topics of discussion:
- How widely used are the terms AMAB and AFAB?- How have physicians have responded to this new terminology?
- What about the use of “pregnant persons” in some bills in California? Do they believe someday men could be altered to give birth?
- It is easy to joke about woke language, but could patients be at risk?
- What did Supreme Court Justice Kentanji Jackson mean at her confirmation hearing when she said that she couldn’t describe what a woman was because she was not a biologist?
- Will there be any turning back if woke terminology is used more in articles? How about legislative bills? Is the intent to change the public’s thinking?
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350. Breaking Down the Biden Energy Narrative
Podcast -The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, and Linnea Lueken are joined by Isaac Orr from the Center of the American Experiment and Jason Hayes from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy for episode 350 of the In The Tank Podcast. On this episode, the ITT crew talks about all the excuses that are being spun to shield the Biden Administration and his energy policies from the rising prices for gas and energy. The ITT crew sets out to separate the facts from the fiction.
OPENING CHIT CHAT
WSJ - Climate-Change Censorship: Phase Two
https://www.wsj.com/articles/climate-censorship-phase-two-gina-mccarthy-social-media-biden-white-house-11655156191?st=0inyrmh1n3e5bb2&reflink=desktopwebshare_twitterGAS PRICE RISE NARRATIVE
Fox Business - Record high gas prices: West Virginia, Montana, Colorado see biggest weekly jumps
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/record-high-gas-prices-west-virginia-montana-colorado-see-biggest-weekly-jumpsWashington Post - Fossil fuel leasing program undercuts Biden's climate goals, report says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/15/fossil-fuel-leasing-program-undercuts-biden-climate-goals-report-says/AP News - Biden tells oil refiners: Produce more gas, fewer profits
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-biden-covid-health-f73c882b0664a5d5dd62635a9a65364cExxonMobil – Response to Biden
https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/News/Newsroom/News-releases/2022/0615_ExxonMobil-statement-regarding-President-Biden-Letter-to-Oil-IndustryIER - Another U.S. Refinery Slated to Close
https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/another-u-s-refinery-slated-to-close/ENERGY SHORTAGES
WSJ - Why Electricity Blackouts Are Coming to Michigan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-electricity-blackouts-are-coming-to-michigan-nuclear-power-plant-green-energy-renewable-climate-11653685521?mod=article_inlineWashington Post – A summer of blackouts
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/06/02/blackout-states-summer-heat/WSJ - ‘That Could Never Happen in America,’ I Once Thought
https://www.wsj.com/articles/blackout-rolling-electricity-power-venezuela-america-11654185555Reuters - U.S. Midwest may have summer power shortages for years
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-midwest-may-have-summer-power-shortages-years-2022-06-10/#:~:text=On%20Friday%2C%20MISO%20released%20a,responses%20over%20the%20next%20year.&text=One%20gigawatt%20can%20power%20about,on%20a%20hot%20summer%20day[Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]
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The Economics of the Parables (Guest: Father Robert Sirico)
Podcast -Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Father Robert Sirico, co-founder of the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty, to discuss his new book, The Economics of the Parables. They discuss the enduring financial truths of the parables, whether Jesus intended the parables to have an economic message, and why they prefer the King James Version even though they’re both Catholic.
Get the book here: https://www.regnery.com/9781684512423/the-economics-of-the-parables/
Show Notes:
Acton Line (AUDIO): “The Economics of the Parables”
https://www.acton.org/audio/economics-parablesLaw & Liberty: Clara Piano – “Economics as an Antidote to Envy”
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Inflation: What It Is, Why It’s Bad, and How to Fix It (Guest: Nathan Lewis)
Podcast -Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Nathan Lewis of the Discovery Institute to discuss his new book with Steve Forbes and Elizabeth Ames, Inflation: What It Is, Why It's Bad, and How to Fix It. They discuss how we’ve gotten into the inflationary predicament we’re in, what remedies are available to decrease inflation, and why we should ignore calls to pursue heedless money-printing economic policies like Modern Monetary Theory.
Get the book here: https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/inflation/
Show Notes:Manhattan Institute for Policy Research: How to Fix Inflation (VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJuItmnRr14National Review: George Leef – “The Book to Read If You Want to Understand Inflation”
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-book-to-read-if-you-want-to-understand-inflation/The Spectator (U.S.): Steve Forbes, Nathan Lewis, & Elizabeth Ames – “The moral cost of inflation”
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349. Brace for a Financial Hurricane? Doubling Down on Renewable Energy
Podcast -The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 349 of the In The Tank Podcast. On this episode, the ITT crew talks about the upcoming January 6 hearings, the general state of the economy, and the Biden Administration’s doubling down on renewable energy. We talk about all this and more on episode 349 of the In the Tank Podcast.
AWAITING A FINANCIAL HURRICANE?
POTUS TWEET – “America has achieved the most robust recovery in modern history”
https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1533811782367727616White House - Remarks by President Biden on the May Jobs Report
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/06/03/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-may-jobs-report-2/CNBC - Jamie Dimon says ‘brace yourself’ for an economic hurricane caused by the Fed and Ukraine war
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/01/jamie-dimon-says-brace-yourself-for-an-economic-hurricane-caused-by-the-fed-and-ukraine-war.htmlFortune - Former U.S. Treasury head Larry Summers says a recession is ‘the most likely thing’
https://fortune.com/2022/04/14/larry-summers-recession-likely-interest-rates-unemployment/Yahoo - Tesla: Musk’s Economy Warning Demands Attention, Says Morgan Stanley
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-musk-economy-warning-demands-221538694.htmlMarkets Insider – (Counterpoint: JPMorgan's chief economist says there's no reason to be worried about a US recession, with the private sector in 'remarkable' shape
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/us-recession-no-reason-worry-jpmorgan-economist-consumer-corporate-spending-2022-6NPR - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says she was wrong about the risks of inflation
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/01/1102364460/yellen-inflation(video) Janet Yellen ignores question about inflation and government spending
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzH2CpumOHEDOUBLING DOWN ON UNRELIABLE ENERGY
Barron’s - Yellen Says New Biden Investments Can Counter Inflation
https://www.barrons.com/news/yellen-says-new-biden-investments-can-counter-inflation-01654618508?tesla=yUSA Today - Biden is using the Defense Production Act to make more solar panels, other clean-energy technology
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/06/06/biden-defense-production-act-solar-panels/7532045001/[Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]
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Sir Alan Burns’ Epic Defense of the British Empire (Guest: Bruce Gilley)
Podcast -Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Bruce Gilley, professor of political science at Portland State University and member of the board of the National Association of Scholars, to discuss his new book, The Last Imperialist: Sir Alan Burns' Epic Defense of the British Empire. They discuss Burns’ important role at the United Nations, his many appointments in different British colonies, his views on the benefits of British imperialism, and Gilley’s view that decolonization was incredibly mismanaged and executed far too hastily.
Get the book here: https://www.regnery.com/9781684512171/the-last-imperialist/
Show Notes:
The Caravan Notebook: Bruce Gilley – “The Case for Colonialism in the Middle East”
https://www.hoover.org/sites/default/files/research/docs/gilley_webreadypdf.pdfClaremont Review of Books: Helen Andrews – “Rule, Britannia!”
https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/rule-britannia/The New Criterion: Barnaby Crowcroft – “Good faith impugned”
https://newcriterion.com/issues/2022/4/good-faith-impugnedThird World Quarterly: Bruce Gilley – “The Case for Colonialism”
https://www.nas.org/academic-questions/31/2/the_case_for_colonialism/pdfWall Street Journal: Bruce Gilley – “The Cancel Mob Comes Back for More”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-cancel-mob-comes-back-for-more-11602091733 -
If the Public Had More Say, Could We Have Avoided COVID Lockdowns? (Guest: Hugh McTavish)
Podcast -Hugh McTavish, gubernatorial candidate in Minnesota of the Independence Alliance Party, is an outspoken critic of COVID-19 lockdown measures. These lockdowns prompted him to make a bid to be Minnesota’s next governor, unseating Gov. Tim Walz (D). McTavish, a Ph.D. immunologist, biochemist, patent attorney, entrepreneur, and author, is proposing an innovative “jury democracy” system. Before McTavish signs any important or controversial bill into law, he will submit it to a statistically significant citizen jury of at least 500 people. “If the jury approves the bill, I will sign it into law; if it rejects the bill, I will veto it. Effectively, I will not be governor—WE ALL WILL BE! I will give the power to you!”
McTavish’s inspiration to empower regular Americans comes from Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln said that government should be “of the people, by the people, for the people.” McTavish discusses how “jury democracy” would work and how it could produce better policy outcomes. Juries would be selected in a similar fashion to juries in a court case. He envisions every registered voter would have a chance to weigh in on bills every four years.
McTavish considers himself an out of the box thinker, in line with Jesse Ventura, Minnesota’s governor from 1999 – 2003. Both men are part of the Independence Alliance Party. Incumbent Governor Tim Walz is seeking reelection on the Democrat ticket. There are also a number of candidates seeking the Republican nomination.
McTavish has written several books. His latest, “Covid Lockdown Insanity” was published in June 2021 and makes the case from a scientific point of view why the lockdowns are failures in trying to stop a virus like COVID-19. -
Guns, Schools, and Markets Are Critical to African Americans’ Freedom and Success (Guest: Kevin McGary)
Podcast -Kevin McGary of the Fredrick Douglas Foundation of California and Every Black Life Matters says liberals and progressives are wrong. The 2nd amendment is absolute and essential for African Americans. More, public schools and socialism are terrible for the black community in America. Individual initiative and free choice are critical to success. African American's should embrace gun ownership for self-protection and protection against tyranny; school choice; and a ban of teaching Critical Race Theory, which embraces the "virtues" of socialism in our public schools. The culture of dependency pushed by liberals is the biggest road block to black Americans' succeeding.