The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 431 of the In The Tank Podcast. Along with ESG, DEI has been a popular acronym amongst the woke and culturally enlightened Americans. DEI, of course, stands for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Lately, however, it seems like the shine is coming off this progressive ideal as some businesses and influential people like Elon Musk are challenging this program. Is this just part of a national conversation or is DEI really on the ropes?OPENING CHIT CHAT - IOWA CAUCUS IS MONDAY!Politico - Iowa GOP presidential election resultshttps://www.politico.com/2024-election/results/iowa/538 - Iowa Caucus Pollshttps://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-primary-r/2024/iowa/PRIMARY TOPIC - IS DEI DOA?CNBC - Tech companies like Google and Meta made cuts to DEI programs in 2023 after big promises in prior yearshttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/22/google-meta-other-tech-giants-cut-dei-programs-in-2023.htmlDaily Caller - Businesses Ditch ‘Diversity’ Initiatives In Droves Amid Economic Uncertaintyhttps://dailycaller.com/2023/11/27/businesses-diversity-equity-inclusion-economic-uncertainty/NYP - Elon Musk calls out Mark Cuban over DEI: ‘His hypocrisy convinces no one’https://nypost.com/2024/01/05/business/elon-musk-hits-out-at-mark-cuban-over-dei-hypocrisy/CNN - DEI efforts are under siege. Here’s what experts say is at stakehttps://www.cnn.com/2024/01/07/us/dei-attacks-experts-warn-of-consequences-reaj/index.htmlThe Guardian - Oklahoma governor signs order effectively banning diversity programs at public collegeshttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/14/oklahoma-ban-diversity-dei-program-collegesVariety - Daisy Ridley’s New ‘Star Wars’ Director Says ‘It’s About Time’ We Had a Female Filmmaker ‘Come Forward to Shape the Galaxy Far, Far Away’https://variety.com/2024/film/news/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-famale-star-wars-director-overdue-daisy-ridley-1235859572/DAVOS WATCH #11 - DAVOS 2024 STARTS MONDAYWEF - World Economic Forum Annual Meetinghttps://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/WEF - Davos 2024 Programmehttps://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/programme/ 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!