BlackRock and Larry Fink is continuing to blink on climate policy. The investment giant appears to be abandoning some of its climate-focused dogma in favor of protecting investor returns, a crazy idea that apparently everyone forgot for a few years. At the same time, the economic catastrophe that is Net Zero is beginning to convince even New York Governor Hochul that climate policies mostly just crush affordability and energy security.

Meanwhile, a major victory for free speech comes out of Missouri, as the courts have decreed that the Biden administration was WRONG for using social media as speech police. We’ll explore what this settlement means for the future of online expression and government overreach.

And on UNHINGED: a Chinese professor makes the bold claim that poverty can be eliminated by simply printing more money.

The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick, and Jim Lakely will talk about all of this and more on Episode #531 of the In The Tank Podcast.

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Another point goes to capitalism in the long war of economics, as Poland has overcome its once-communist decay and rocketed into becoming one of the world's largest economies. Meanwhile, socialist Cuba slowly crumbles amid a fuel embargo and the decades of communist economic influence. We will contrast and compare these two examples of economic systems and see which one is best (Hint: it's not the one represented by the hammer and sickle).

Trump is temporarily suspending the Jones Act, which has had a major impact on energy shipping, especially for East-coast states, and we will look at how serious a threat AI is to white collar jobs. Andrew Yang says it will be catastrophic, but is that just hyperbole?

And on UNHINGED: An attempted terror attack failed in New York City last week, amid a protest over the growth of Islam in the city.

The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick, and Jim Lakely will talk about all of this and more on Episode #530 of the In The Tank Podcast.

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In the days leading up to the attack on Iran, a rift formed between the Pentagon and AI company Anthropic. The dispute rose over restrictions the company imposed on the AI model used in US intelligence and military operations. The feud, interesting in its own right, provided insight into how the government is using AI in the theater of war.

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, S.T. Karnick, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo will talk about all of this and more on Episode #529 of the In The Tank Podcast.

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President Trump delivered his State of the Union Address this week, and it was very long, but very illuminating as to what the President's achievements have been in year 1, and what his goals are for the next few years. From energy to immigration, he hit on it all, and Democrats did not even try to hide their dislike. We'll discuss the good, bad, and ugly of Trump's speech, and the behavior of attendees. We also cover an economic report from the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, and take a look at just how bad costs have become in Canada.

On UNHINGED: Team USA dominated in Canada's national sport, hockey, this year at the winter Olympics, and Canadians are not taking it well.

The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo will talk about all of this and more on Episode #528 of the In The Tank Podcast.

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New York City is struggling with its budget, and despite Mayor Mamdani campaigning on affordable housing, he’s now turning to property tax hikes to try to close the gap. This is fairly typical for Democrats—and totally unsurprising. Meanwhile, Trump struck a deal with Japan that looks poised to sidestep China while also boosting American energy abundance. We’ll also cover socialism in our schools—how bad it really is—and how to counter it.

And on UNHINGED: the Obama Presidential Center, scheduled to open this spring, is astonishingly ugly—and fitting for the Obama legacy.

The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo will talk about all of this and more on Episode #526 of the In The Tank Podcast.

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According to the legacy media, the first early heatwave of the year in the West would be “virtually impossible without human-induced climate change.” That is bunk based on junk science, and is not even unprecedented, as we will explain on Episode #195 of The Climate Realism Show.

The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Sterling Burnett, Jim Lakely, and special guest Chris Martz will reveal the truth about this heatwave and also cover other Crazy Climate News of the Week, including using carbon capture to carbonate beer, and how we should not be worried about climate change slowing the rotation of the earth.

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Paul Ehrlich, the most destructive “public intellectual” in history has died, reducing by one the global population he wanted down to very few people. Ehrlich was a nasty dystopian piece of work and spectacularly wrong on every prediction. But he was depressingly influential – especially on environmental left, which has embraced his hatred of humans.

The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and special guest Lois Perry will discuss Ehrlich’s legacy as it relates to the environmental movement and see if he has any peers in being wrong all the time about everything. We will also cover other crazy climate news of the week, including the War on Steak, a shaky claim that climate change is killing the wolves of Yellowstone, and how climate change supposedly leads to more domestic violence.

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It sounds like something a Bond villain would think up. A startup wants to put giant mirrors into space to reflect sunlight back toward the Earth at night. Why would someone want to do this? To disturb the sleep of everyone on the “dark side” of the planet? No, but that would happen. To help plants grow faster and feed more people? Nope. It’s to keep giant solar power installations going after the sun goes down. This is a stupid, harmful idea, and we will explain why.

Join The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and special guest David Legates, Ph.D., who will be speaking at our climate conference next month. We will also cover other crazy climate news of the week, including how climate change is supposedly killing penguins while also making them thrive, how a huge field of solar panels in Indiana lost a fight with a tornado, and how a new independent temperature station in Reno proves that the world isn’t really as warm as alarmists say.

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The Climate Panic Industrial Complex has had complete control over the media narrative and public policy for more than two decades. Then Donald Trump returned to the White House and quickly set about canceling the entire agenda—and he’s still not done. And the climate alarmists are confused. Where is the pushback?

The UK Guardian, a leader in promoting the alarmist narrative, laments that all the billionaires and their political allies have hardly pushed back. For that matter, where are the street protests? Where’s Greta? Is it possible that the Climate Panic Industrial Complex was a paper tiger all along?

Join The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and special guest Kevin Mooney LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, X, and Facebook. We will cover the story above, plus more Crazy Climate News of the Week. We’ll also talk about Mooney’s new book, “Climate P0rn: How and Why Anti-Population Zealots Fabricate Science, while Targeting American Capitalism, Freedom, and Independence.”

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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could end the practice of cities suing energy companies, claiming their businesses harm the public by increasing greenhouse gas emissions and causing global warming. In 2018, Boulder County, Colorado, sued ExxonMobil and Suncor, blaming them for contributing to worldwide emissions, with the aim of collecting a massive damage award. If this case goes against Boulder County, it could be a landmark decision that clarifies that national energy policy is set by the federal government through the people’s elected representatives—not radical activists who find a friendly court.

On Episode 192 of The Climate Realism Show, The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and special guest Steve Milloy explain what’s at stake in this case and how it might (or should) go. We will also cover the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including a curtain to stop the “Doomsday Glacier,” climate change supposedly causing more people to be eaten by tigers, and what Trump said about the future of energy in his State of the Union address.

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Hollywood is at a breaking point—and audiences can feel it.

On In the Tank Podcast #522, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, S.T. Karnick, and Donald Kendal dig into what’s reshaping movies and TV right now: DEI-era gatekeeping, studios quietly changing course, shrinking opportunities for creators, and the growing role of AI in entertainment.

They’re joined by Christian Toto, returning for his fifth annual appearance, to break down how Hollywood’s incentives filtered out creative voices—and why so many films now feel safe, preachy, and lifeless.

The panel also tackles Disney’s new AI deal involving OpenAI’s Sora platform and what it means for writers, actors, and storytelling itself. Plus: the crew runs through their “Unhinged” list of the worst movies and TV of 2025—and what might actually be worth watching next.

If Hollywood has lost its edge, this episode explores why—and what comes next.

After years of funding and fueling climate panic, Bill Gates has done an about-face. In a new 17-page memo released ahead of COP-30 in Brazil, Gates admits that rising temperatures will “not lead to humanity’s demise” and urges the climate community to drop its “doomsday outlook.” This marks a stunning shift for one of the world’s most prominent climate influencers and could signal a long-overdue return to honest, fact-based climate discussion.

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Imagine walking into a classroom where students are being taught that socialism "just hasn't been done properly yet." Now imagine those same students growing up in an economy where buying a home feels impossible, starting a business requires navigating endless regulations, and the American Dream seems reserved for previous generations. This is the reality behind the most startling polling data we've released in years.

The Heartland Institute's GROUNDBREAKING NEW POLL reveals a generation that's not just frustrated - they're ready to abandon free market principles entirely. The numbers paint a troubling picture of where America is headed:

• 52% of young voters actively want a socialist presidential candidate in 2028
• 76% support nationalizing major industries including healthcare, energy, and big tech
• 35% of Trump voters from 2024 now embrace socialist candidates
• 40% of young Republicans agree with government takeover of major industries
• Housing costs identified as the #1 driver pushing youth toward socialism

But here's what makes this crisis even more alarming: these young Americans have never experienced a true free market economy. They've grown up in a world of government bailouts, regulatory capture, and crony capitalism - then been told this IS capitalism. When Obamacare made healthcare more expensive, when zoning laws prevented new housing construction, when endless regulations killed small businesses during COVID while big corporations thrived, young people didn't see government failure - they saw capitalism failing them.

The educational system compounds this problem. Former teachers reveal shocking stories of mentor educators promoting Marxist ideology, presenting the Russian Revolution's "other side," and whitewashing socialism's deadly history. Students graduate believing government control equals fairness, never learning that the problems they want socialism to solve were actually created by government intervention in the first place.

What's driving this massive shift? The polling reveals it's not abstract ideology - it's concrete economic pain. Young Americans face housing costs that have skyrocketed due to government regulations, job markets distorted by endless interventions, and an education system that saddles them with crushing debt while teaching them to blame the wrong culprit for their struggles.

The solution isn't more government control - it's showing these Americans what actual free market solutions look like. But time is running out. Every day we delay addressing the root causes of their economic frustration, more young Americans conclude that socialism is their only hope.

Are we witnessing the end of free market America? Can we reverse this trend before it's too late? The data suggests we have a narrow window to act before this generation's political preferences reshape our nation permanently.

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What happens when independent scientists are given free rein to examine climate data without political pressure? The Climate Working Group's new DOE report has ignited fierce debate in the scientific community, with some claiming misrepresentation while others defend rigorous data analysis. Are we witnessing a long-overdue shift toward evidence-based climate science?

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• SHOCKING REVELATIONS: Five independent climate scientists commissioned by Secretary of Energy Chris Wright have published findings that directly challenge mainstream climate narratives through rigorous observational data analysis

• KEY SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS: The Climate Working Group presents peer-reviewed evidence suggesting warming trends may be significantly weaker than computer models predict, with extreme weather attribution claims lacking proper statistical foundation

• FIERCE ACADEMIC BACKLASH: Critics from leading climate institutions are launching coordinated responses, claiming data misrepresentation, while supporters argue this represents long-overdue scientific transparency and evidence-based methodology

• OBSERVATIONAL VS. MODEL-BASED SCIENCE: The report prioritizes real-world temperature, precipitation, and atmospheric measurements over computer simulations, revealing substantial uncertainties in current climate projections and policy recommendations

• UNPRECEDENTED TRANSPARENCY: Secretary Wright specifically assembled this diverse team of experts to encourage open scientific debate rather than consensus enforcement, with the report now undergoing rigorous public review through official DOE channels

• STATISTICAL ANALYSIS BREAKTHROUGH: Advanced statistical methods reveal significant flaws in current attribution studies, particularly regarding extreme weather events and their connection to greenhouse gas emissions

Heartland Institute President James Taylor electrifies CPAC Poland with a rallying cry for faith, family, and freedom. Speaking in Jasionka on May 27, 2025, Taylor salutes Poland’s centuries-long defiance of tyranny and urges conservatives across Europe to “stand tall for freedom” in the face of mounting EU pressure to adopt Net-Zero policies. He reminds the crowd that for most of recorded history the climate has been warmer than today, yet humanity thrived, and he warns that “totalitarian socialists” in Brussels threaten both prosperity and national sovereignty. Taylor lays out a blueprint for economic revival built on abundant coal, natural gas, and nuclear power, echoing the energy boom unleashed in the United States under President Trump. Finally, he calls on every Pole—and every European—to raise their flag high and join a growing international movement for liberty and independent nation-states.

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