In Episode 133 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Joel Selvin, author ofDrums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon. Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by Joel Selvin, long-time rock critic at the San Francisco Chronicle, to discuss his new book, Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon. They chat about why Selvin thinks Gordon is the greatest rock drummer of all time, what makes Gordon so unique as a musician, the impact he’s had on American popular music, and his undiagnosed schizophrenia and the tragic second half of his life. Get the book here: https://diversionbooks.com/books/drums-demons/

Ill Literacy, Episode 133: Drums & Demons (Guest: Joel Selvin)

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The other day H. Sterling Burnett, director of The Heartland Institute's Arthur B. Robinson Center for Climate and Environmental Policy was a guest on The John Steigerwald Show on AM1250 The Answer in Pittsburgh. Sterling is a frequent guest on that excellent program, and was asked on to talk about Pennsylvania's plan to lean on solar and wind for future energy. As you might expect, Sterling explained how and why this is a bad idea, especially for resource-rich Pennsylvania. Excellent links for more climate realist information from The Heartland Institute: https://heartland.org/topics/environment-energy/ https://climaterealism.com/ https://climateataglance.com/ https://energyataglance.com/

The Folly of Wind and Solar to Power Pennsylvania

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 447 of the In The Tank Podcast. Over the past week, student-led protest groups have essentially taken over college campuses across the United States, demonstrating on behalf of the pro-Palestine movement. The radical rhetoric, the disruption of classes, and the crack down by police has stirred up a lot of attention on this matter, but many important aspects are being ignored. Who is funding this movement? What are the true intentions of the protests? And how are these factors effected by the upcoming Presidential election? OPENING CHIT CHAT   Reason - “Disinformation Czar” Jankowicz Returns as Head of New Project Before Election https://reason.com/2024/04/25/nina-jankowicz-disinformation-czar-is-back-in-action/     PRIMARY TOPIC - Cultural Marxists Take Over College Campuses   The Federalist - Campus Radicals Go Bananas At The Colleges That Created Them https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/30/campus-radicals-go-bananas-at-the-colleges-that-created-them/   New York Post - George Soros is paying student radicals who are fueling nationwide explosion of Israel-hating protests https://nypost.com/2024/04/26/us-news/george-soros-maoist-fund-columbias-anti-israel-tent-city/   The Jerusalem Post - Pro-Palestine protests are generously funded by donors promoting radical Islam studies - analysis https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/pro-palestine-protests-are-generously-funded-by-donors-promoting-radical-islam-studies-analysis-799154   Reason - Texas Public Colleges Crack Down on Peaceful Anti-Israel Protests https://reason.com/2024/04/25/texas-public-colleges-crack-down-on-peaceful-anti-israel-protests/

Cultural Marxists Take Over College Campuses - In The Tank #447

Heartland’s Tim Benson is once again joined by friend of the podcast H.W. Brands, the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin, to discuss his new book, Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics. They chat about how, while the Framers viewed political parties a fatal threat to republican virtues, parties emerged even before the ink on the Constitution was dry. They then discuss all things Federalist vs. Antifederalist/Republican, how contentious the political battles between them were, but yet how, despite all this, peaceful transfers of power continued. Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/713058/founding-partisans-by-h-w-brands/ Show Notes:
Wall Street Journal: Adam Rowe – “‘Founding Partisans’ and ‘A Republic of Scoundrels’: Opportunists and Patriots”
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/founding-partisans-and-a-republic-of-scoundrels-opportunists-and-patriots-b61dbf2f Washington Post: C.W. Goodyear – “American political discord is as old as America itself”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/12/06/founding-partisans-political-book-review/

Ill Literacy, Episode 140: Founding Partisans (Guest: H.W. Brands)

The Heartland Institute's Tim Benson is joined by Ian Buruma, Paul W. Williams Professor of Human Rights and Journalism at Bard College, to discuss his new book, The Collaborators: Three Stories of Deception and Survival in World War II. They chat about the backstory behind the three subjects of the book—Felix Kersten, Yoshiko Kawashima, and Friedrich Weinreb—and why all three have been vilified and mythologized. They also discuss the three subjects’ varying levels of culpability for the crimes committed by the people and regimes they served. Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/659322/the-collaborators-by-ian-buruma/

 Show Notes: 

 The Guardian: Matthew Reisz – “The Collaborators by Ian Buruma review – intriguing study of the frenemy within” https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/mar/12/the-collaborators-three-stories-of-deception-survival-world-war-ii-by-ian-buruma-review-intriguing-study-of-the-frenemy-within

 New York Times: Lesley M.M. Blume – “Amoral Traitors? War Heroes? Survivors? Depends Whom You Ask.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/11/books/review/the-collaborators-ian-buruma.html

 The Times: Ben McIntyre – “The Collaborators by Ian Buruma review — three stories of deception and survival in the Second World War” https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-collaborators-by-ian-buruma-review-jljr2msmd

 Times Literary Supplement: Josh Ireland – “Unholy compromises” https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-collaborators-ian-buruma-book-review-josh-ireland/

 Wall Street Journal: Diane Cole – “‘The Collaborators’ Review: They Dealt With the Devil” https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-collaborators-book-review-world-war-ii-history-they-dealt-with-the-devil-8a1cad6b

 Washington Post: Scott Martelle – “For three liars during WWII, deception proves to be both good and evil” https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/05/03/world-war-ii-collaborators-book/



Ill Literacy, Episode 140: The Collaborators (Guest: Ian Buruma)

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and Linnea Lueken present episode 446 of the In The Tank Podcast. In honor of Earth Day (Week? Month?), we are taking a look at the State of the Climate Alarmism agenda. How is climate change currently resonating with the general public? How successful are its advocates in getting climate action done? And what does the future look like for the climate alarmist movement? PRIMARY TOPIC - 2024 STATE OF CLIMATE ALARMISM    Public perception   CBS News - CBS News poll finds big majority of Americans support U.S. taking steps to reduce climate change https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-reduce-climate-change-extreme-weather-04-21-2024/   IR Magazine - Earth Day poll finds waning global interest in climate change, but most still want businesses to act https://www.irmagazine.com/esg/earth-day-poll-finds-waning-global-interest-climate-change-most-still-want-businesses-act   Pew Research - What the data says about Americans’ views of climate change https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/09/what-the-data-says-about-americans-views-of-climate-change/     Public outreach   Fox News - Climate activists have new target in mind for major summer protest: 'Make their lives miserable' https://www.foxnews.com/politics/climate-activists-new-target-mind-major-summer-protest-make-lives-miserable   Washington Post - What John Kerry’s exit means for the global climate fight https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/03/04/john-kerry-climate-change-china/   The Guardian - 'Only the beginning': Greta Thunberg reacts to court ruling on Swiss climate inaction – video https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2024/apr/09/only-the-beginning-thunberg-reacts-to-court-ruling-on-state-climate-inaction-video     Success?   Energy Mix https://ourworldindata.org/electricity-mix   The Hill - Biden administration plans to tee up offshore wind across the nation’s coastlines https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4616379-biden-administration-plans-to-tee-up-offshore-wind-across-the-nations-coastlines/   Tesla reports 55 % drop in profit as Chinese competitors dominate https://www.semafor.com/article/04/23/2024/tesla-q1-report-sees-first-revenue-decline-in-years-for-ev-giant

Ill Literacy, Episode 133: Drums & Demons (Guest: Joel Selvin)

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