The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 449 of the In The Tank Podcast. Is Populism a threat to Democracy? U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi believes so. Pelosi recently took part in an Oxford Union debate on this very subject where she made the case that populism has become synonymous with ethnonationalism and right-wing extremism. Arguing against this position was Winston Marshall, a former member of the musical group, Mumford & Sons. What role does Populism play in American politics? Is it something that should be embraced or rejected by pro-liberty advocates?OPENING CHIT CHAT - BIDEN V. TRUMP DEBATES SET Politico - It’s on (for now): Biden and Trump agree to 2 debateshttps://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/15/biden-proposes-2-debates-with-trump-ditching-bipartisan-commission-00158082  PRIMARY TOPIC - DEFENDING POPULISM TO DEFEAT THE ELITES? NYP - Winston Marshall: I didn’t have to expose Nancy Pelosi — she did it herselfhttps://nypost.com/2024/05/14/opinion/winston-marshall-i-didnt-have-to-expose-nancy-pelosi-she-did-it-herself/ WSJ - Notable & Quotable: Pelosi on Populismhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/notable-quotable-pelosi-on-populism-threat-democracy-culture-war-909afce8 (video) Oxford Union - Winston Marshall argues that populism is not a threat democracy, but rather is democracy itself 6/6https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFmjgbdNNgw (video) Politico - Obama: I'm the real populist, not Trumphttps://www.politico.com/video/2016/06/obama-im-the-real-populist-not-trump-059801 (video) Tucker Carlson - About one in five mail-in ballots in the last election was fraudulent ...https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1783979370811724167 In The Tank broadcasts LIVE every Thursday at 12pm CT on on The Heartland Institute YouTube channel. Tune in to have your comments addressed live by the In The Tank Crew. Be sure to subscribe and never miss an episode. See you there!Climate Change Roundtable is LIVE every Friday at 12pm CT on The Heartland Institute YouTube channel. Have a topic you want addressed? Join the live show and leave a comment for our panelists and we'll cover it during the live show!