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Are These Controversial TSA Searches Legal?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets112310.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Sarah Isgur, a former clerk on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, to discuss the legality and political implications

The Irish Get a Bailout, Are US States Next?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets112210.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Francis Cianfrocca discuss the fiscal status of states, and the Irish bailout. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and

Michael Sullivan on the Nasty Race for Texas House Speaker

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets111810.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Michael Quinn Sullivan of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility and Empower Texans to discuss the race for Texas House Speaker,

The TSA's Humiliating and Ineffective Security Policies

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets111710.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Pejman Yousefzadeh discuss the surprising fundraising figures from this year’s election, a run away TSA bent on humiliation, not security, and

Rick Santorum on the Tea Party and More

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets111610.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed Last week on the show I criticized former Senator Santorum for his comments regarding Tea Party candidates. When he asked for equal time, and we were happy to oblige him. The

Economists and Traders Say QE2 Won't Work

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets111510.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed In today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the wild swing of commodities, a QE2 revolt from investors and economists,

The Foreclosure Mess and Bernanke's Bubble

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets101510.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed In today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the Ben Bernanke’s latest comments, the huge foreclosure mess, and Mitch Daniels’

Is the United States a Banana Republic?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets100810.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed In today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the unexpected unemployment figures, what the waiver of McDonalds and other companies

Margaret Thatcher vs. The Auto Bailouts

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets100110.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed In today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech talk about Rahm Emanuel’s departure from the White House, the latest consumer spending numbers, and the upcoming college football

Obama's Policy Team Collapses

In today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson, Francis Cianfrocca and Ben Domenech talk about the latest housing numbers, controversy in Alaska’s Senate race, the decline of the Clinton political coalition, and who’s going to have Obama’s ear on

Obama Has No Answer on Unemployment

In this week’s edition of Coffee and Markets, featuring The New Ledger’s Francis Cianfrocca, we’re talking about the latest unemployment numbers, the call for a millionaire’s tax, and Christina Romer’s goodbye remarks. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment.com

How Was Your Recovery Summer?

In this week’s edition of Coffee and Markets, featuring The New Ledger’s Francis Cianfrocca, we’re talking about the Recovery Summer that wasn’t, Ben Bernanke’s remarks at Jackson Hole, and Steven Malanga’s views on the coming municipal bailout. We’re brought to

Paul Ryan v. Paul Krugman, and Obama v. the Tea Parties

In this week’s edition of Coffee and Markets, featuring The New Ledger’s Francis Cianfrocca, we’re talking about the latest Federal Reserve activity, the kerfuffle between Paul Krugman and Paul Ryan, and Barack Obama’s bashing exercise against Americans for Prosperity. We’re

How Do You Solve Fannie and Freddie?

In this week’s edition of Coffee and Markets, featuring The New Ledger’s Francis Cianfrocca, we’re talking about the latest GDP numbers, Fannie and Freddie, and the challenges facing small businesses with Congressman Kenny Marchant of Texas. We’re brought to you

Obama's Recovery Summer and Leaders With Plans

This marks the 150th episode of Coffee and Markets, featuring The New Ledger’s Francis Cianfrocca. It’s been our pleasure to grow from a few hundred to a few thousand listeners over the past two years, and we’d like to thank

Independence Weekend Edition: Jobs and Deficits

It’s the Independence Weekend edition of Coffee and Markets, featuring The New Ledger’s Francis Cianfrocca, we’re talking about the new jobs report, market reactions and China, and health care reform’s false promise as a deficit reducer. We’re brought to you

How Capitol Hill Owns the Business Community

In this week’s edition of Coffee and Markets, featuring The New Ledger’s Francis Cianfrocca, we’re talking about Capitol Hill’s new financial regulations, the China revaluation that wasn’t, the spectre of deflation, and the poor gamesmanship of the Business Roundtable. We’re

Financial Regulation and Obama's Massive Failure in the Gulf

In this week’s edition of Coffee and Markets, featuring The New Ledger’s Francis Cianfrocca, we’re talking about how financial regulations will rob you of your free checking accounts, how the government is discouraging investment, and why Obama’s response to the

Oil, Taxes, and Obamacare

In this week’s edition of Coffee and Markets, featuring The New Ledger’s Francis Cianfrocca, we’re talking about the BP spill, the right approach to tax policy, and why Obamacare won’t work. We’re brought to you as always by Andrew Breitbart’s

The Politics of Unemployment

In this week’s edition of of Coffee and Markets, featuring The New Ledger’s Francis Cianfrocca, we’re talking about the latest unemployment numbers, the coming political conflict across class and generation, and why the iPad won’t save old media. We’re brought

Crony Capitalism and the Fall of the Euro

In this week’s edition of of Coffee and Markets, featuring The New Ledger’s Francis Cianfrocca, we’re talking about the fall of the Euro, the unemployment situation, and how Wall Street gamed financial reform on Capitol Hill. We’re brought to you

EuroTarp, Finreg, and Why Leftist Elites Hate the Tea Parties

It’s time for your weekly dose of Coffee and Markets, featuring The New Ledger’s Francis Cianfrocca, a podcast brought to you by Andrew Breitbart’s BigGovernment.com and LibertyPundits.com, your home for conservative podcasts. In this week’s edition, we discuss the continued