The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 398 of the In The Tank Podcast. Why does it seem like there are so many businesses and industries that are doing things that undermine themselves? Whether its beer companies offending their main consumers, or Disney tripping over themselves to be less family friendly, or oil companies trying to go "green," there seems to be no shortage of this trend. Is ESG to blame? The ITT crew sifts through some of these companies ESG reports to see what they can find.

OPENING CHIT CHAT - DURHAM REPORT

The Federalist - Durham’s Much-Needed Record Of Deep-State And Dem Corruption Proves Conservatives Were Spot-On

https://thefederalist.com/2023/05/16/durhams-much-needed-record-of-deep-state-and-dem-corruption-proves-conservatives-were-spot-on/

PRIMARY TOPIC - ESG IS RUINING EVERYTHING

(video) Miller Lite Ad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mob-7CaROgI

NYP - Go woke or lose bonuses: CEOs are ‘forced’ into Dylan Mulvaney deal system

https://nypost.com/2023/04/12/go-woke-or-lose-bonuses-ceos-forced-into-cei-system/

Anheuser Busch - Environmental, Social, And Governance Report 2022

https://www.ab-inbev.com/assets/pressreleases/2023/AB%20InBev_2022%20ESG%20Report_FINAL.pdf

Newsweek - Sports Illustrated Under Fire for Transgender Model on Cover

https://www.newsweek.com/sports-illustrated-under-fire-transgender-model-cover-1800710

Disney - ESG Reporting

https://impact.disney.com/esg-reporting/

FreeBeacon - Go Woke, Go Broke: Disney to Axe 7,000 Jobs as Company Faces Backlash Over Left-Wing Agenda

https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/go-woke-go-broke-disney-to-axe-7000-jobs-as-company-faces-backlash-over-left-wing-agenda/

Climate Depot - BP buys massive stake in ESG company’s climate change project

https://www.climatedepot.com/2023/04/11/bp-buys-massive-stake-in-esg-companys-climate-change-project/

Carbon Brief - COP28 team marshals oil and gas industry alliance ahead of climate summit

https://www.carbonbrief.org/daily-brief/cop28-team-marshals-oil-and-gas-industry-alliance-ahead-of-climate-summit/

SECONDARY TOPIC - DEBT CEILING 

Washington Post - Senate Democrats ask Biden to ready 14th Amendment, bypass GOP on debt limit

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/17/debt-ceiling-democrats-discharge-petition/

Politico - Biden gives clearest indication to date he’s willing to make a critical debt ceiling compromise

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/17/biden-debt-ceiling-compromise-00097388