In The Tank

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

Creators and Guests

Host
Chris Talgo
Chris Talgo is the Editorial Director at The Heartland Institute and a research fellow for Heartland’s Socialism Research Center.
Host
Donald Kendal
Donald Kendal is a research fellow for The Heartland's Socialism Research Center, host of Heartland's In the Tank Podcast and Stopping Socialism TV, and a talented graphic designer.
Host
Jim Lakely
Jim Lakely is the Vice President and Director of Communications of The Heartland Institute.
Guest
Justin T. Haskins
Justin Haskins is the director of the Socialism Research Center at The Heartland Institute.

What is In The Tank?

The weekly flagship podcast from The Heartland Institute features in-depth policy discussions connected to current news. Host Donald Kendal leads the discussion with the usual crew of Heartland Institute Vice President Jim Lakely, Socialism Research Center “Commissar” Justin Haskins, Editorial Director Chris Talgo, and others at this national free-market think tank. The entertaining and informative discussions often hit topics such as the environment, energy policy, Big Tech censorship, the troubling rise of socialism, globalism, health care, education, that state of freedom in America and around the world, and much more.

This podcast is also available as part of the Heartland Daily Podcast, the “firehose” of all the organization’s podcasts that take deep and entertaining dives into public policy.