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In The Tank (ep80) – Do You Live in a Moocher State?, Carbon Tax Warning, and Ensuring Free Speech on Campus
by Donald Kendal March 17, 2017John Nothdurft and Donny Kendal present episode #80 of the In The Tank Podcast. Today’s podcast features work from the Mises Institute, the Fraser Institute, and the Hudson Institute.
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Budgets/TaxesEconomicsFeaturedGovernmentPodcast
In The Tank (ep79) – Pure (BS) Michigan, Cigarette Black Market, and Privatizing DC’s Metro
by Donald Kendal March 10, 2017Episode #79 of the In The Tank Podcast is a best-of edition. Today’s podcast features work from the Mackinac Center, the Tax Foundation, and the Cato Institute.
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In The Tank (ep75) – Automating the Government, Net Metering, and Eliminating the Dept of Education
by Donald Kendal February 10, 2017John Nothdurft is MIA, so joining Donny Kendal is Heartland policy analyst Tim Benson. Donny and Tim present episode #75 of the In The Tank Podcast. Today’s podcast features work from Reform UK, the Heartland Institute, and the American Federation for Children.
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FeaturedHealth CarePodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Gary Wolfram: Tracing America’s Health Insurance Crisis to WWII Policy
by Michael Hamilton December 15, 2016Dr. Gary Wolfram, director of the economics program and professor of political economy at Hillsdale College, discusses how the federal government’s manipulation of the insurance market started as an unintended consequence of a labor policy created during World War II.
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Budgets/TaxesFeaturedPodcast
In The Tank (ep64) – How Will a Trump Presidency Affect Budget and Tax Policy?
by Donald Kendal November 18, 2016With John out of the office, Donny is joined by Jesse Hathaway, research fellow and managing editor of Budget & Tax News, in episode #64 of the In The Tank Podcast. Today’s podcast features work from the Commonwealth Foundation, the Tax Foundation, and the Mercatus Center.
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Budgets/TaxesEducationEnvironment/EnergyPodcast
In The Tank (ep61) – Financial State of the States, 80 by 50 Pledge, and Texas ESAs
by Donald Kendal October 21, 2016John and Donny continue their weekly exploration of think tanks across the country in episode #61 of the In The Tank Podcast. Today’s podcast features work from Truth in Accounting, the Manhattan Institute, and the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
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Heartland Daily Podcast [Voices of Vapers] – Robin Barsky: The Health Implications of Vaping
by Lindsey Stroud October 6, 2016In today’s edition of The Heartland Daily Podcast, Lindsey Stroud speaks with Robin Barsky. Barsky, a nurse and member of the board of The Vaping Militia, discusses the health care implications of vaping.
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Budgets/TaxesHealth CarePodcast
In The Tank Podcast (ep58) – State Business Tax Climate Index, Uber v. Taxi, and Idaho VolunteerCare
by Donald Kendal September 30, 2016John and Donny continue their weekly exploration of think tanks across the country in episode #58 of the In The Tank Podcast. Today’s podcast features work from the Tax Foundation, the National Center for Policy Analysis, and the Idaho Freedom Foundation.
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Budgets/TaxesFeaturedPodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Dan Johnson: Audit the IRS
by Jesse Hathaway August 9, 2016In this episode of The Heartland Institute’s weekly Budget & Tax News podcast, research fellow and managing editor Jesse Hathaway talks with Dan Johnson, executive director of the Tax Revolution Institute, a national think tank rolling out a new project to “Audit the IRS” and shine light and transparency on one of the most secretive and powerful federal government agencies, the Internal Revenue Service.
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Budgets/TaxesFeaturedPodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Steve Buckstein: Oregon May Become One of the Worst Places to Do Business
by Jesse Hathaway August 3, 2016In this episode of The Heartland Institute’s weekly Budget & Tax News podcast, managing editor and research fellow Jesse Hathaway is joined by Cascade Policy Institute founder and senior policy analyst Steve Buckstein, to talk about Initiative Proposal 28 (IP 28), a ballot question being placed before Oregon voters in November.
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In The Tank Podcast (ep49): Platte Institute, Illinois is Broke, and Stadium Subsidies
by Donald Kendal August 2, 2016John returns to the show to join Donny in their weekly exploration of think tanks across the country in episode #49 of the In The Tank Podcast. This weekly podcast features (as always) interviews, debates, and roundtable discussions that explore the work of think tanks across the country. The show is available for download as part of the Heartland Daily Podcast every Friday. Today’s podcast features work from the Platte Institute, the Illinois Policy Institute, and the Yankee Institute.
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Budgets/TaxesFeaturedPodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Aaron Biebert: E-Cigarettes and A Billion Lives
by Donald Kendal July 28, 2016In today’s edition of the Heartland Daily Podcast, Aaron Biebert joins hosts Donny Kendal and Director of Communications Jim Lakely to talk about e-cigarettes and the soon-to-be-released documentary, A Billion Lives.
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Environment/EnergyFeatured
Questioning “The Secret Dirty War to Stop Solar Power”
by James H. Rust June 27, 2016There are many disadvantages to solar energy because it is unavailable most of the day—availability is expressed as capacity factor defined as the fraction of total annual solar energy produced compared to a facility operating 24-hours daily, 365 days per year. Capacity factors of solar plants in Southwest desert areas are 0.19 compared to capacity factors of 0.9 or greater for nuclear and fossil-fueled electricity plants.