In The Tank

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Jim Lakely are joined by Isaac Orr in episode 281 of the In The Tank Podcast. Did TIME Magazine admit to election meddling? The ITT breaks down the article in question. Also, is student loan forgiveness inevitable? What are the policy implications of Biden’s plan. They discuss this and more.      OPENING CHIT CHAT   NBC - Trump’s second impeachment https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/live-blog/trump-impeachment-live-updates-democrats-deliver-arguments-senate-trial-n1256974   Time - The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election https://time.com/5936036/secret-2020-election-campaign/     PRIMARY TOPIC – STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS    CNBC - $10,000? $50,000? What different amounts of student loan forgiveness would mean for borrowers https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/10/10000-50000-the-possibilities-for-student-loan-forgiveness-.html   The Hill - How Biden's student loan policies are rigged in favor of government and nonprofit workers https://thehill.com/opinion/education/537701-how-bidens-student-loan-policies-are-rigged-in-favor-of-government-and#.YCGQCszd4A0.twitter   Cato - Massive Student Debt Cancellation Would Just Be Wrong https://www.cato.org/blog/massive-student-debt-cancellation-would-just-be-wrong   Heritage Foundation - Student Loan Forgiveness a Regressive Policy That Hurts Working Americans https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/student-loan-forgiveness-regressive-policy-hurts-working-americans   [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Samantha Fillmore are joined by Isaac Orr in episode 280 of the In The Tank Podcast. It seems lately like people who say they are conservative are starting to stray on issues that used to be basic – minimum wage, stimulus payments, and the national debt to name a few.  The ITT crew explores this idea, discuss what has caused this, and talks about the path to normalcy (if there is one). Also, they discuss a proposal for the Biden administration to create a “Reality Czar” to police fake news in society – a truly dystopian concept.   MINIMUM WAGE News 13 - Florida Bill Would Limit Who Gets $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/politics/2021/01/28/florida-bill-would-limit-who-gets--15-per-hour-minimum-wage Cato Institute – The Distorted Minimum Wage Debate https://www.cato.org/blog/distorted-minimum-wage-debate National Bureau of Economic Research – Myth or Measurement: What Does the New Minimum Wage Research Say about Minimum Wages and Job Loss in the United States? https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w28388/w28388.pdf   STIMULAS AND NATIONAL DEBT WSJ - Welcome to the Era of Nonstop Stimulus https://www.wsj.com/articles/welcome-to-the-era-of-nonstop-stimulus-11609697936 Politico - 'We can’t wait': Democrats brace for relief bill battle https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/01/democrats-stimulus-coronavirus-reconciliation-464533   BIDEN’S REALITY CZAR NYT – How the Biden Administration Can Help Solve Our Reality Crisis https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/technology/biden-reality-crisis-misinformation.html National Review – A Biden-Appointed ‘Reality Czar’? Sure, No Way That Could Backfire https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/a-biden-appointed-reality-czar-sure-no-way-that-could-backfire/ [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal and Jim Lakely are joined by Isaac Orr in episode 279 of the In The Tank Podcast. The ITT crew gives their take on the recent news of Gamestop investments and the Wall Street fallout that has resulted. Later, they discuss President Biden’s moves that put the U.S.’s energy independence in jeopardy.    OPENING CHIT CHAT - GAMESTOP Reason - Elizabeth Warren and the SEC Should Let the GameStop Lulz Go On https://reason.com/2021/01/28/elizabeth-warren-and-the-sec-should-let-the-gamestop-lulz-go-on/   PRIMARY TOPIC – BIDEN’S ENERGY MOVES  Competitive Enterprise Institute – Has the Honeymoon Already Ended Between Biden and Trade unions Over Keystone XL? https://cei.org/blog/has-the-honeymoon-already-ended-between-biden-and-trade-unions-over-keystone-xl/ World Oil – Biden prepares to end new oil and coal leases on federal land https://www.worldoil.com/news/2021/1/21/biden-prepares-to-end-new-oil-and-coal-leases-on-federal-land   Wall Street Journal - Biden’s Order to Freeze New Oil Drilling on Federal Land: What You Need to Know https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-the-impact-of-president-bidens-oil-drilling-freeze-on-federal-lands-11611677934 KOB 4 - Oil and gas leaders say Biden moratorium on new drilling will hurt New Mexico https://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/oil-and-gas-leaders-say-biden-moratorium-on-new-drilling-will-hurt-new-mexico/5989233/#.YA5XDPa3DCc.twitter   SECONDARY TOPIC – WILL BIDEN DECLARE A CLIMATE EMERGENCY? The Hill – Schumer calls for Biden to declare climate emergency https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/535811-schumer-suggests-biden-should-declare-climate-emergency NYT – New U.S. Strategy Would Quickly Free Billions in Climate Funds https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/climate/fema-climate-spending-biden.html?searchResultPosition=14 [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

ITTe278: Corporatism Takes Aim at Conservatism and Individual Liberty

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Justin Haskins are joined by Isaac Orr in episode 277 of the In The Tank Podcast. The crew gives their takes on the assault on free speech by Big Tech and the destruction of Parler. In the second half, Donald is joined by film producer and entrepreneur Dallas Sonnier to discuss the Daily Wire’s acquisition of the distribution rights the movie Run, Hide, Fight.     OPENING CHIT CHAT   Joe Rogan Conspiracy     PRIMARY TOPIC: PARLER'S DEMISE   Reason - How to Respond to the Great Deplatforming of 2021 https://reason.com/video/2021/01/12/how-to-respond-to-the-great-deplatforming-of-2021/   Slate - Why everyone should be worried about Parler being booted from the Internet https://slate.com/technology/2021/01/parler-google-apple-amazon-aws-okta.html   Reason – Millions of Users Are Flooding Encrpted Apps After Social Media Purges https://reason.com/2021/01/12/millions-of-users-are-flooding-encrypted-apps-after-social-media-purges/   Reason – Why Purging Social Media of Extremist Speech Might Not Make Us Safer https://reason.com/2021/01/12/parler-twitter-social-media-speech-ban-terrorists-capitol-riot-trump/   Cato - Content Moderation Cannot Fix Elite Failure https://www.cato.org/blog/content-moderation-cannot-fix-elite-failure     SECONDARY TOPIC: INTERVIEW WITH DALLAS SONNIER   Run, Hide, Fight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kh3jccZocc   [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Cameron Sholty are joined by Isaac Orr in episode 276 of the In The Tank Podcast. The crew gives their takes on the already-infamous “siege on the capitol.” Later, they discuss the policy topics that will surely arise in 2021. Most notably, they discuss the potential of Joe Biden declaring a “climate emergency.”      OPENING CHIT CHAT   Siege on the Capitol https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/01/07/capitol-storming-siege-congress-inside-first-person-oral-history-455715     POLICY TOPICS IN 2021   State level public policy https://www.heartland.org/about-us/who-we-are/cameron-sholty   Fox Business - Green Groups Press Biden to Declare Climate Emergency, Offer Draft Executive Order on Oil Leases https://www.foxbusiness.com/energy/green-groups-climate-emergency-biden New Republic - Why Biden Should Declare a Climate Emergency https://newrepublic.com/article/160478/biden-declare-climate-emergency     RUN, HIDE, FIGHT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kh3jccZocc   [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal and Jim Lakely talk with conservative movie and culture critic Christian Toto on episode 275 of the In The Tank Podcast.Donald and Jim get your holiday binge streaming off right with a discussion with the publisher and editor of HollywoodInToto.com. Toto and the In The Tank crew talk about Wonder Woman 1984 (and why Toto hates it), how "woke culture" and social justice warriors are ruining the enjoyment of movies and TV shows, and if traditional theaters can survive the COVID era.They also talk about the brilliance of director Jon Favreau, who has not only saved Star Wars as a viable creative property with his Mandalorian series on Disney+, but gave the world "Elf" -- the greatest Christmas movie of all time.Enjoy this discussion about pop culture from a non-leftist perspective for a change. And read more at the great HollywoodInToto.com https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/ [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Jim Lakely present episode 274 of the In The Tank Podcast. The Heartland Institute commissioned a new poll on The Great Reset and Socialism. The Crew dissects these results and what it means for the World Economic Forum’s proposal to reshape the global economy and society. They also talk about a threat made by the U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.    PRIMARY TOPIC - HEARTLAND / RASMUSSEN POLL Stopping Socialism - National Poll Reveals What Americans Think About the Radical ‘Great Reset’ https://stoppingsocialism.com/2020/12/poll-the-great-reset-rasmussen-heartland-institute/ Stopping Socialism - National Poll Reveals What Americans Really Think About Socialism https://stoppingsocialism.com/2020/12/survey-popularity-socialism-in-america/   [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Jim Lakely are joined by Isaac Orr in episode 273 of the In The Tank Podcast. Christmas time is coming; it’s a time full of family, togetherness, decorations, food, and joy. To counter all this good cheer, we are also subjected to calls from environmentalists to curb our celebrations and limit our energy consumption. Its just a matter of time before their complaints become government mandates.    OPENING CHIT CHAT - CHRISTMAS LIGHTS? HOW DARE YOU? WEF - 4 Ways to Make the Holiday Season More Sustainable https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/12/christmas-sustainability-trees-gifts-travel/ CommonDreams - The Climate Emergency Needs No Holidays https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/12/21/climate-emergency-needs-no-holidays St. Anthony resident receives anonymous letter chastising them for their Christmas light display https://twitter.com/AndrewLeeTCNT/status/1336085165567774723   PRIMARY TOPIC - DIGITAL NEW DEAL Politico – YouTube to remove videos claiming mass fraud changed election results https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/09/youtube-videos-mass-fraud-election-results-443925 WSJ – The U.S. vs. Facebook: Why Is the FTC Filing an Antitrust Lawsuit Now? https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-u-s-vs-facebook-why-is-the-ftc-filing-an-antitrust-lawsuit-now-11607607238 German Marshall Fund - GMF Launches 'Digital New Deal' Initiative to Create an Internet that Supports Democracy https://www.gmfus.org/press-releases/german-marshall-fund-launches-digital-new-deal-initiative-create-internet-supports German Marshall Fund - Safeguarding Digital Democracy https://www.gmfus.org/sites/default/files/Safeguarding%20Democracy%20against%20Disinformation_v7.pdf Washington Post - The Technology 202: Facebook removes some pages appearing to coordinate to push health misinformation https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/09/technology-202-facebook-removes-some-pages-appearing-coordinate-push-health-misinformation/  [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Jim Lakely present episode 272 of the In The Tank Podcast. We are well into the 2020 holiday season and the effects of COVID are being felt more than ever. Black Friday shopping is down 50% and online shopping is off the charts. Will we ever return to normal? Also, Joe Biden’s future Climate Czar John Kerry recently promised during a World Economic Forum event that a Biden administration would quickly pursue The Great Reset agenda.      OPENING CHIT CHAT - Holiday season is a celebration of abundance   CNBC – Amazon says this year’s shopping period has been the biggest in its history https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/01/amazon-announces-black-friday-cyber-monday-2020-results.html   Greta Thunberg On Black Friday: ‘Don’t Buy Stuff You Don’t Need’ https://www.dailywire.com/news/greta-thunberg-on-black-friday-dont-buy-stuff-you-dont-need?%3Futm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dwtwitterhttps://www.dailywire.com/news/greta-thunberg-on-black-friday-dont-buy-stuff-you-dont-need?%3Futm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dwtwitter     CLIMATE CZAR PROMISES GREAT RESET 'WILL HAPPEN'   Stopping Socialism - Biden’s ‘Climate Czar’ Makes Shocking Comments About the Anti-Capitalism Great Reset: ‘It Will Happen’ https://stoppingsocialism.com/2020/11/john-kerry-joe-biden-great-reset-it-will-happen/https://stoppingsocialism.com/2020/11/john-kerry-joe-biden-great-reset-it-will-happen/   ITTe270: The Great Reset https://www.heartland.org/multimedia/podcasts/270-the-great-reset   [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal and Jim Lakely are joined by Isaac Orr for episode 271 of the In The Tank Podcast. With Thanksgiving upon us, it is a good time to reflect on things we are grateful for. The In The Tank crew discusses some of the policy accomplishments they are thankful for that occurred during Donald Trump's first term as president. They also talk about why liberals have been nothing but ungrateful during the past four years.     [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Jim Lakely are joined by Isaac Orr for episode 270 of the In The Tank Podcast. “The Great Reset” was trending recently after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau voiced his support for the World Economic Forum’s plan to “reset” capitalism. The ITT crew breaks down this plot and shows how it will irreparably damage the global free market system.     PRIMARY TOPIC - THE GREAT RESET   (video) Justin Trudeau calls for the great "reset" https://youtu.be/n2fp0Jeyjvw?t=125   Stopping Socialism - 30 of the Craziest Quotes Supporting the Anti-Capitalism ‘Great Reset’ by World Leaders https://stoppingsocialism.com/2020/11/great-reset-quotes/   The Hill - Introducing the 'Great Reset,' world leaders' radical plan to transform the economy https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/504499-introducing-the-great-reset-world-leaders-radical-plan-to   WEF – Toward Common Metrics and Consistent Reporting of Sustainable Value Creation http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_IBC_ESG_Metrics_Discussion_Paper.pdf   (video) Biden calls for the end of the "era of shareholder capitalism" https://youtu.be/7ScQ9_if0HQ?t=818   The Blaze - Commentary: Joe Biden has deep ties to the radical 'Great Reset' movement and its globalist leaders https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/joe-biden-ties-great-reset WEF - 8 Predictions for the World in 2030 https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/11/8-predictions-for-the-world-in-2030/   [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Jim Lakely are joined by Isaac Orr for episode 269 of the In The Tank Podcast. As more the election results fall into place, the ITT crew looks deeper into how well the socialist wing of the Democratic Party faired. Spoiler alert: They did pretty well. The panel also discusses the so-called “time for unity” proclaimed by Joe Biden and the political enemies list called for by AOC.       OPENING CHIT CHAT   “Time for Unity”   Politico - AOC wants to cancel those who worked for Trump. Good luck with that, they say https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/09/aoc-cancel-worked-for-trump-435293     PRIMARY TOPIC - SOCIALISTS TAKEOVER OF THE DEM PARTY?   Reason - The 2020 Election Results Look Like a Massive Rebuke of Socialism https://reason.com/2020/11/06/socialism-2020-trump-biden-rebuke-left/   Stopping Socialism - EXCLUSIVE: Socialist Candidates Won More Seats Than Ever in 2020 Election https://stoppingsocialism.com/2020/11/election-results-socialists-2020-election/   Stopping Socialism TV – Socialist Convention Goes Horribly (and Hilariously) Wrong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne047gY1Nbc     SECONDARY TOPIC - THE STEAL   Heritage Foundation - What to Know About Litigation Being Waged Across U.S. to Preserve Trump Presidency https://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/commentary/what-know-about-litigation-being-waged-across-us-preserve-trump   Bellwether counties were (almost) all wrong in 2020 (if Trump loses) https://mustreadalaska.com/how-could-the-bellwether-counties-get-it-so-wrong/   NYP - If there’s fraud in the 2020 election, then we must find it: Devine https://nypost.com/2020/11/08/if-theres-fraud-in-the-2020-election-then-we-must-find-it-devine/   [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Jim Lakely are joined by Isaac Orr for episode 268 of the In The Tank Podcast. The In The Tank crew discusses election night and what the results mean for policy and the Republican Party for the future. They also talk about some of the abnormalities and allegations of fraud that have haunted the election thus far.      [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Jim Lakely are joined by Isaac Orr for episode 267 of the In The Tank Podcast. The In The Tank crew discusses California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new Thanksgiving COVID restrictions as well as some of the Halloween trick or treat bans. After that, the panel gives their predictions on how the presidential election is going to pan out. Last, they briefly discuss the proposed “fair tax” in Illinois.    OPENING CHIT CHAT - NEWSOME'S THANKSGIVING RESTRICTIONS CDPH - Guidance for Private Gatherings https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/CDPH-Guidance-for-the-Prevention-of-COVID-19-Transmission-for-Gatherings-10-09.aspx FEE- Trick-or-Treating Bans Are the Scariest Part of Halloween in 2020 https://fee.org/articles/trick-or-treating-bans-are-the-scariest-part-of-halloween-in-2020/    MAIN TOPIC - ELECTION 2020 POOL Interactive charts - https://www.270towin.com/   SECONDARY TOPIC - FAIR TAX Heartland Institute - An Economic Assessment of the Illinois 'Fair Tax' https://www.heartland.org/_template-assets/documents/10-28-20%20FairTaxReport.pdf  Illinois Policy - Progressive Income Tax Would Create 50.3% income tax rate for Small Businesses https://www.illinoispolicy.org/progressive-income-tax-would-create-50-3-income-tax-rate-for-small-businesses/  Illinois Policy - Progressive Tax Could Cost Nearly $1,800 a year in Home Equity https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/progressive-tax-could-cost-nearly-1800-a-year-in-home-equity/ [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]