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A New Look at the Unappreciated James Madison

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets092811.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Richard Brookhiser to discuss his new biography of James Madison, his battle with Hamilton, his break

Will the Supreme Court Repeal Obamacare's Individual Mandate?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets092711.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Elizabeth Blackney are joined by Hans von Spakovsky from the Heritage Foundation to discuss the 11th Circuit case against Obamacare that

With Europe on the Brink, Is the End of the Euro Near?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets092611.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss Nobel-winning economist Robert Lucas, the continued financial mess in Europe and the

Our Overlawyered America

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets092111.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Walter Olson to discuss his book detailing the need to reform the legal community in the

The Solyndra Scandal and Obama's Crony Capitalism

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets092011.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Elizabeth Blackney are joined by Philip Klein from the Washington Examiner to discuss the latest on the Solyndra scandal and how

Solyndra Scandal Looks More and More Like Obama's Watergate

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets091611.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the markets rise this week, the possible moves of the Fed next

Michele Bachmann's Crazy Claims and the Developing Solyndral Scandal

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets091511.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Elizabeth Blackney discuss the latest Solyndra developments, the scandal that gets juicier by the day and how it may impact Obama’s

The Ugly American Future

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets091411.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Mark Steyn, author of After America, to discuss whether a dystopian future is really upon us

Obama's DOJ Targets AT&T, Bachmann v. Perry on HPV

[audio:http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets091311.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Bruce Walker talks about the government’s attempt to stop the AT&T/T-Mobile merger, and Elizabeth Blackney and Benjamin Domenech walk through the HPV vaccine issue in

Is the Solyndra Scandal Obama's Watergate?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets091211.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss Europe’s tanking markets, the opposition to Obama’s call for a payroll tax

How Will the Markets React to Obama's Jobs Speech?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets090911.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss Barack Obama’s jobs speech, the chances of his proposal passing Congress and

Whose Idea Was it to have MSNBC Host a Debate?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets090811.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by economic advisor Jim Johnston about tax policy, but first, we discuss last night’s Republican debate hosted

How to Avoid Collegiate Indoctrination

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets090711.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Lee Doren’s new book, Please Enroll Responsibly: Avoiding Indoctrination at College, concerning how best to avoid

Obama's Record Low Poll Numbers

[audio:http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets090611.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Elizabeth Blackney and Benjamin Domenech walk through the latest poll numbers for Barack Obama. Hint: They’re really, really bad. We’re brought to you as always

Labor Complains About the Business Climate They Created

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets090511.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss complaints by big labor’s James P. Hoffa about the patriotism of American

Dismal Unemployment Numbers Send Markets Tumbling

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets090211.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the dismal unemployment figures for August, the possibility of QE 3 and

How Will Cheney's Memoir Shape His Legacy?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets090111.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Paul Bonicelli to discuss Dick Cheney’s new book, In My Time, how it portrays other members

David Bernstein Talks About Rehabilitating Lochner

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets083111.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Professor David Bernstein to discuss the his new book, Rehabilitating Lochner, and how the curbing of

Did Obama Ask Warren Buffett to Bailout Bank of America?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets082611.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss Hurricane Irene, Warren Buffett’s mysteriously timed investment in Bank of America, and

The Future of Space Exploration

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets082511.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Ben Domenech is joined by Rand Simberg to discuss the end of NASA’s manned space program, Paul Krugman’s latest idiocy regarding space, and preview