Jim Lakely
VP @HeartlandInst, EP @InTheTankPod. GET GOV'T OFF OUR BACK! Love liberty, Pens, Steelers, & #H2P. Ex-DC Journo. Amateur baker, garage tinkerer.
Appears in 225 Episodes
What's Old Is New: Seize Property & Give People Free Stuff - In the Tank Episode #538
As the Justice Department's war on fraud continues, a new report by City Journal says that California is giving free appliances, including solar panels, to illegal imm...
They Want to Dim the Sun to Save the Earth – The Climate Realism Show #203
The world seems to not lack for climate alarmist Bond villains with wild schemes to “save the earth” by way of geo-engineering that ranges from the silly to the danger...
British Voters Dump the Greens – The Climate Realism Show #202
Voters in this month’s elections in Great Britain delivered a shocking win for Reform UK, and was a clear rebuke of the “green” Net Zero agenda of the political elite...
China, Mamdani’s Budget Tricks, and AOC’s Billionaire Meltdown — In the Tank Podcast #536
Trump went to Beijing this week to negotiate the path forward with China, as President Trump's administration has made multiple international moves to cut the CCP off...
Killing Net Zero with a Thousand Cuts – The Climate Realism Show #201
Upon taking office in 2025, Donald Trump immediately got busy reversing and defunding the previous administration’s radical climate and energy agenda. That sent a mess...
Innovation vs. Dystopia: In the Tank Podcast #535
AI is everywhere; from the silly videos you see on Facebook to the articles you read online, even within hospital systems and publishers. Where is the line? Where is A...
Raids, Charges, and Indictments — In the Tank Podcast #534
Federal agents raided more than 20 businesses this week in Minneapolis as the fight against fraud continues, and Governor Tim Walz is trying to take credit, but the pu...
It's ‘Weather’ Season … Again. What to Expect – The Climate Realism Show #200
Spring is here, which means it is Hurricane Season, Tornado Season, Allergy Season, all normal and natural aspects of life on Earth. Climate alarmists, however, will b...
Taking Back Earth Day – The Climate Realism Show #199
Earth Day 2026 came and went without the energy and attention of past years. There was less climate scolding and fewer denunciations of the “high-carbon lifestyle” tha...
DOJ Charges Southern Poverty Law Center — In the Tank Podcast #533
By just a hair, Virginia voters approved a gerrymandering plan that would eliminate five Republican districts, all in the name of "restoring fairness" to Virginia's el...
Conference Rattles Climate Activists – The Climate Realism Show #198
Last week, the 16th International Conference on Climate Change made international news. It also disheartened the environmental left and the media because it was clear ...
Freedom Works, Socialism Fails — In the Tank Podcast #530
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 ec...
Blackrock Flinches on Energy — In the Tank Podcast #531
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 protecti...
Heatwave Horse Hockey – The Climate Realism Show #196
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 base...
Space Mirrors to Save Solar Power? | The Climate Realism Show #194
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 s...
Climate Paper Tigers – The Climate Realism Show #193
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 W...
AI-Powered Military and Surveillance - In The Tank Podcast #529
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 th...
Unlearning Climate Alarmism – The Climate Realism Show #191
An encouraging trend is growing. Bright young people who were convinced of the truth of climate alarmist dogma open their eyes and mind to the actual data on the clima...
Socialism In Our Schools — In The Tank Podcast #527
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 ga...
The Endangerment Finding Is Dead. Here’s Why It Matters — The Climate Realism Show #190
It’s finally done. The Trump administration on Thursday announced that the Endangerment Finding for carbon dioxide is dead. No longer will the federal government treat...
