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
If you don’t visit Somewhat Reasonable and the Heartlander digital magazine every day, you’re missing out on some of the best news and commentary on liberty and free markets you can find. But worry not, freedom lovers! The Heartland Weekly Email is here for you every Friday with a highlight show. Subscribe to the email today, and read this week’s edition below.
Peter Ferrara, Investor’s Business Daily
The proposed REINS (Regulations of the Executive In Need of Scrutiny) Act would be a good way to address out-of-control federal regulation. The act would curb executive overreach by ensuring no federal regulation imposing on the private sector costs of $100 million or more would go into effect unless Congress approved the measure. READ MORE
Jesse Hathaway, The Daily Caller
Advocates of occupational licensing claim removing these government restrictions would endanger the health of consumers. In some cases this may seem intuitive, although it is a harder sell when referring to hairbraiders or florists, but that is beside the point. There is little economic evidence to suggest there is a connection between occupational licensing and public health or safety. There is plenty of evidence, however, showing these barriers to entry negatively affect new job-seekers, especially younger Americans. READ MORE
Join us for the Grand Opening of the largest freedom library in Chicagoland. The Michael Parry Mazur Library at The Heartland Institute is a rapidly growing research library containing an excellent collection of works on economics, history, political science, public policy, and related topics. With nearly 10,000 books already donated and on shelves, the library serves as a unique resource for scholars, Heartland staff, and the interested public. The library will offer free wi-fi and computer time, and library patrons will have opportunities to schedule time with Heartland research staff and policy advisors. SEE UPCOMING EVENTS HERE
In this edition of the Heartland Daily Podcast, host Jesse Hathaway introduces Heartland’s new managing editor of School Reform News, Teresa Mull. Mull talks about her background and the goals she hopes to achieve in her new role. Hathaway and Mull discuss the similarity between economic freedom and educational freedom. Hathaway also asks the hard-hitting question: Does she align herself with #TeamIronman or #TeamCaptainAmerica? LISTEN TO MORE
Robert Holland, Townhall
The school choice movement has been gaining momentum in recent years. However, a new hurdle has presented itself in the state of Colorado and is working its way through the courts. At issue: whether or not a public school board has the authority to offer grants and scholarships to families wishing to choose private schooling, including religiously affiliated schools. READ MORE
Joy Pullmann, School Choice Weekly
This may come as a shock to some: An administrative agency is assuming it’s above the law! Perhaps this is something Sen. Lamar Alexander should have thought about before granting vast power to the U.S. Dept. of Education via the Every Student Succeeds Act. Recently, during an oversight hearing of the Senate Health Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP), chairman Alexander told Education Secretary John King that in a negotiated rulemaking session, “your department proposed a rule that would do exactly what the law says it shall not do.” READ MORE
Justin Haskins, Consumer Power Report
As government control continues to creep into the health care industry, we are left with rising medical costs and a reduction in the quality of care. Fortunately, the free market strives to fix problems and increase people’s access to goods and services. PatientPing, a Boston-based developer, has created a new application that helps doctors monitor their patients’ activities at other health care facilities, an innovation some are saying could lower costs and improve patient care. READ MORE
Elizabeth Yore, international child advocate attorney and friend of The Heartland Institute, joins host Donald Kendal to talk about the impact Heartland made last year when it sent a delegation of climate experts to Rome to stir debate on the topic of global warming. Yore explains how Heartland, a relatively small organization, was able to create large waves halfway across the globe. LISTEN TO MORE
Lindsey Stroud, Inside Sources
Multiple states, including California and Illinois, are considering proposals that would increase the legal age limit required to consume tobacco products. While we can agree protecting the health of our youth is important, increasing the age limit would likely have no impact other than reinforcing the idea of nanny-state government. The most preposterous part of these proposals is that they include electronic cigarettes in the ban. READ MORE
Joseph L. Bast, Somewhat Reasonable
Many people rely on The Heartland Institute’s profile on Wikipedia to provide an objective description of our mission, programs, and accomplishments. Alas, the profile they find there is a fake, filled with lies and libel about our funding, tactics, and the positions we take on controversial issues. Wikipedia refuses to make the changes we request. It even deletes and reverses all the changes made by others who know the profile is unreliable. We need your help! READ MORE
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