In The Tank The Heartland Institute

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 1https://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

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/

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

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/

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 Congresshttps://www.fintechfutures.com/2024/03/us-federal-reserve-nowhere-near-cbdc-adoption-chairman-tells-congress/
 
Atlantic Council CBDC Trackerhttps://www.atlanticcouncil.org/cbdctracker/

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