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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.

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 Endorsedhttps://www.atr.org/5-trillion-list-of-tax-hikes-kamala-harris-just-endorsed/ The Federalist - How Kamala’s Economic Plans Would Send ‘Bidenflation’ Into Overdrivehttps://thefederalist.com/2024/08/21/how-kamalas-economic-plans-would-send-bidenflation-into-overdrive/ Fox Business - Harris propo

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/

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.

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 Xhttps://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/12/eu-warns-elon-musk-ahead-of-trump-interview-to-keep-hate-speech-off-of-x-.htmlPolitico - EU’s Breton warns Musk on hate speech ahead of Trump interview; receives profane responsehttps://www.politico.eu/article/e

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/Sho

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 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. 

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.

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 moderatehttps://x.com/WritingLeeman/status/1820831428390641893 (video) Nancy Pelosi asked Walz to “tone down” views on abortionhttps://x.com/KristanHawkins/status/1820874901009658007 CotAE - What America needs to know about Tim Walz of Minnesotahttps://www.americanexperiment.org/what-america-needs-to-know-about-tim-walz-of-minnesota/ CotAE - The High Cost of 100 Percent Carbon-Free Electricity by 2040https://www.americanexperiment

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

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. 

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 Integrityhttps://heartland.org/opinion/new-poll-shows-americans-are-very-worried-about-election-integrity/ Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: Large Majority of Voters

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=publicaffairsShow 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-w

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.

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 Presidenthttps://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 Guidelineshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY0Ph-

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.

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 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.

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