Donald Kendal
Graphic Designer at The Heartland Institute
Kendal is responsible for the layouts of Heartland’snewspapers and other publications. In addition, Kendal also produces other graphics, designs, and advertisements for Heartland.org. He is also the host of Heartland's “In the Tank Podcast,” uploaded to the Heartland Daily Podcast iTunes feed every Friday.
Latest posts by Donald Kendal (see all)
- In The Tank (ep204) – Climate “Contrarians” Blacklisted? Red Flag Laws - August 16, 2019
- In The Tank (ep203) – Bernie Sanders on Joe Rogan Podcast: A Response - August 9, 2019
- In The Tank (ep202) – Craziest Proposals From Democratic Candidates - August 2, 2019
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LeftExposed.org Profile of the Week: Center for American Progress
LeftExposed.org is a new Heartland Institute project devoted to creating accurate profiles of prominent individuals and organizations on the political Left with a special focus on groups in the global warming (a.k.a “climate change”) debate. Project Manager Emily Zanotti and principal researcher Ron Arnold have written a devastating profile of the Center for American Progress, a political spin-machine for the Democratic Party that pretends to be a think tank. Zanotti and Arnold document the organization’s founding, funding, and latest scandals. READ MORE
LeftExposed.org is a new Heartland Institute project devoted to creating accurate profiles of prominent individuals and organizations on the political Left with a special focus on groups in the global warming (a.k.a “climate change”) debate. Project Manager Emily Zanotti and principal researcher Ron Arnold have written a devastating profile of the Center for American Progress, a political spin-machine for the Democratic Party that pretends to be a think tank. Zanotti and Arnold document the organization’s founding, funding, and latest scandals. READ MORE
Roadway Impacts of Industrial Silica Sand Mining
Isaac Orr and Mark Krumenacher, Heartland Policy Study
Hydraulic fracturing – “fracking” – has produced tremendous benefits to American energy consumers. The fracking process requires a special type of sand, called “frac sand,” mined in Wisconsin and a few other states. What impact has the rapid growth of fracking had on communities near frac sand mines? In this new Heartland Institute Policy Study, authors Orr and Krumenacher address “the potential impacts of industrial sand operations on the public roadways and [provide] an overview of successful methods used to minimize those potential drawbacks while maximizing the benefits of industrial sand mining to the community.” READ MORE
Isaac Orr and Mark Krumenacher, Heartland Policy Study
Hydraulic fracturing – “fracking” – has produced tremendous benefits to American energy consumers. The fracking process requires a special type of sand, called “frac sand,” mined in Wisconsin and a few other states. What impact has the rapid growth of fracking had on communities near frac sand mines? In this new Heartland Institute Policy Study, authors Orr and Krumenacher address “the potential impacts of industrial sand operations on the public roadways and [provide] an overview of successful methods used to minimize those potential drawbacks while maximizing the benefits of industrial sand mining to the community.” READ MORE
Buy Your Tickets Now: 31st Anniversary Benefit Dinner Is Next Week!
The Heartland Institute’s 31st Anniversary Benefit Dinner will take place Thursday, October 8 at The Cotillion, 360 South Creekside Drive in Palatine, Illinois. This year’s theme is “The Heartland versus The Ruling Class,” featuring keynote speaker Angelo Codevilla, Ph.D., author of The Ruling Class: How They Corrupted America and What We Can Do About It. Donald J. Devine, Ph.D., will receive this year’s Heartland Liberty Prize. Join us for dinner, drinks, great conversation, and fellowship in liberty! MORE INFO HERE
The Heartland Institute’s 31st Anniversary Benefit Dinner will take place Thursday, October 8 at The Cotillion, 360 South Creekside Drive in Palatine, Illinois. This year’s theme is “The Heartland versus The Ruling Class,” featuring keynote speaker Angelo Codevilla, Ph.D., author of The Ruling Class: How They Corrupted America and What We Can Do About It. Donald J. Devine, Ph.D., will receive this year’s Heartland Liberty Prize. Join us for dinner, drinks, great conversation, and fellowship in liberty! MORE INFO HERE
Featured Podcast: Wayne Allyn Root: Liberalism Leads to Lack of Economic Freedom
Wayne Allyn Root, author, entrepreneur, and television and radio personality, joins Heartland Research Fellow H. Sterling Burnett to discuss the problems of big government and how advocates of liberty must be relentless in their efforts to reclaim the country. Root laments the fact government power and influence continue to grow and the United States continues to drop on the Economic Freedom Index. LISTEN HERE
Wayne Allyn Root, author, entrepreneur, and television and radio personality, joins Heartland Research Fellow H. Sterling Burnett to discuss the problems of big government and how advocates of liberty must be relentless in their efforts to reclaim the country. Root laments the fact government power and influence continue to grow and the United States continues to drop on the Economic Freedom Index. LISTEN HERE
31st Anniversary Sale at the Heartland Store! 31% Off!
The Heartland Institute is celebrating its 31st anniversary on Thursday, October 8. To commemorate this special occasion, get a 31% discount on one item you purchase from the Heartland Store. Visit the store to find t-shirts, posters, and even poker cards featuring images of freedom’s founders and champions plus other great products. Use the code “31years” for big savings! SHOP HERE
The Heartland Institute is celebrating its 31st anniversary on Thursday, October 8. To commemorate this special occasion, get a 31% discount on one item you purchase from the Heartland Store. Visit the store to find t-shirts, posters, and even poker cards featuring images of freedom’s founders and champions plus other great products. Use the code “31years” for big savings! SHOP HERE
The U.S. Coal Industry Is Under Regulatory Assault
H. Sterling Burnett, Huntington (WV) Herald-Dispatch
The once-vibrant coal industry is being crippled by increasingly onerous and scientifically unjustified regulations on carbon emissions. As a result of Obama’s anti-coal policies, nearly a third of coal miners in Kentucky have lost their jobs since 2008. New and existing regulations have been made more stringent by Obama and have caused the premature closure of dozens of U.S. coal-fired power plants. READ MORE
H. Sterling Burnett, Huntington (WV) Herald-Dispatch
The once-vibrant coal industry is being crippled by increasingly onerous and scientifically unjustified regulations on carbon emissions. As a result of Obama’s anti-coal policies, nearly a third of coal miners in Kentucky have lost their jobs since 2008. New and existing regulations have been made more stringent by Obama and have caused the premature closure of dozens of U.S. coal-fired power plants. READ MORE
Without Boehner, Export-Import Bank Is Over
Jesse Hathaway, The American Spectator
The resignation of House Speaker John Boehner may mean the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) is effectively dead and buried, a significant victory for free-market advocates. Boehner was the only member of House leadership supporting reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank, a government agency created by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1934. Lawmakers jockeying to take up Boehner’s mantle should commit to keeping the zombie crony-capitalist program six feet under. READ MORE
Jesse Hathaway, The American Spectator
The resignation of House Speaker John Boehner may mean the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) is effectively dead and buried, a significant victory for free-market advocates. Boehner was the only member of House leadership supporting reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank, a government agency created by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1934. Lawmakers jockeying to take up Boehner’s mantle should commit to keeping the zombie crony-capitalist program six feet under. READ MORE
Obama’s Solar Energy Socialism
Isaac Orr, The Hill
Taxpayers have been bilked for billions of dollars for decades so politicians could funnel money into solar firms like Solyndra, which a new investigation by the Inspector General of the Department of Energy (DOE) confirms engaged in a “pattern of false and misleading assertions” to win a loan guarantee from DOE. Obama’s solar energy socialism will not lead to a utopia of cheap energy but will instead drive up costs for U.S. households and businesses. READ MORE
Isaac Orr, The Hill
Taxpayers have been bilked for billions of dollars for decades so politicians could funnel money into solar firms like Solyndra, which a new investigation by the Inspector General of the Department of Energy (DOE) confirms engaged in a “pattern of false and misleading assertions” to win a loan guarantee from DOE. Obama’s solar energy socialism will not lead to a utopia of cheap energy but will instead drive up costs for U.S. households and businesses. READ MORE
Bonus Podcast: Norbert Michel: The Benefits of Bitcoin
Norbert Michel, research fellow at The Heritage Foundation, joins Heartland Research Fellow Jesse Hathaway to discuss the innovative digital currency Bitcoin. Michel explains how Bitcoin works and why policymakers should get out of the way of this financial revolution instead of trying to ban or regulate it using outdated financial models. READ MORE
Norbert Michel, research fellow at The Heritage Foundation, joins Heartland Research Fellow Jesse Hathaway to discuss the innovative digital currency Bitcoin. Michel explains how Bitcoin works and why policymakers should get out of the way of this financial revolution instead of trying to ban or regulate it using outdated financial models. READ MORE
Families Intervene Against Lawsuits Challenging Nevada ESA Program
Heather Kays, The Heartlander
When Nevada legislators approved the Nevada Education Savings Account Program (NESA) earlier this year, school choice advocates celebrated their biggest victory ever. Naturally, the Evil Empire has struck back, filing two lawsuits alleging the program violates the state constitution’s ban on public funding of religion. The Institute for Justice is defending NESA, representing five Nevada families. READ MORE
Heather Kays, The Heartlander
When Nevada legislators approved the Nevada Education Savings Account Program (NESA) earlier this year, school choice advocates celebrated their biggest victory ever. Naturally, the Evil Empire has struck back, filing two lawsuits alleging the program violates the state constitution’s ban on public funding of religion. The Institute for Justice is defending NESA, representing five Nevada families. READ MORE
How Missouri Should Handle Transitional Care Facilities
Matthew Glans, Research & Commentary
Senior citizens have longer recovery rates after surgery, and the market has responded with transitional care facilities (TCF), which offer an alternative many seniors use for post-acute and rehabilitation health care needs. Heartland Senior Policy Analyst Matthew Glans writes aResearch & Commentary urging Missouri lawmakers to give this innovation a chance to succeed by not adding TCFs and other facilities to the state’s certificate of need program. READ MORE
Matthew Glans, Research & Commentary
Senior citizens have longer recovery rates after surgery, and the market has responded with transitional care facilities (TCF), which offer an alternative many seniors use for post-acute and rehabilitation health care needs. Heartland Senior Policy Analyst Matthew Glans writes aResearch & Commentary urging Missouri lawmakers to give this innovation a chance to succeed by not adding TCFs and other facilities to the state’s certificate of need program. READ MORE
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