[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets111711.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Lachlan Markay to discuss the latest developments in the Solyndra scandal, get a preview of Steven
I’ve always been proud of my Irish heritage, but now I’m having to reconsider. As is so often the case when something goes awry, the blame belongs to a politician (this Craig Ferguson joke is right on the mark). Michael
[youtube mNhVsXrqi10] Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) visited Heritage this week to give the annual B.C. Lee lecture, focusing on the importance of American leadership in the Asia-Pacific region. After his speech, he sat down for a wide-ranging interview. In addition
If there’s one thing about the Marxists controlling today’s unions, it is that they are predictable. If you watch them long enough, the pattern is always the same: Demand the extreme with something attainable in mind as the fallback position.
In a speech last week at The Heritage Foundation, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) spoke about saving the “American Idea.” Afterwards, he sat down for a short interview to discuss the President’s class warfare rhetoric and the nation’s
The Right Scoop Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) gave a major speech at the Heritage Foundation Wednesday morning and pushed back hard against the left’s class warfare tactics.
thfallison on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free Rep. Paul Ryan speaks out against the Democrat’s class warfare tactics.
At the end of August, the great minds at Think Progress were horrified at the prospect that Libya, if Gadhafi lost power, would end up being an Islamist nation utilizing Sharia Law as the foundation for its political and legal
The Barack Obama Administration has been absolutely atrocious in signing off on terrible legislation and policy prescriptions. ObamaCare. The $878 billion alleged “stimulus.” The $30 billion bump (to $50 billion) of the General Motors bailout. Cash for Clunkers. Cash for
The current administration’s controversial federal regulatory policies (the US Treasury Department’s stunningly bad bet on Solyndra, the NLRB’s tone death sanction against Boeing, the EPA’s onerous new rules imposed on, well, everything) place heavy-handed bureaucrats in Washington squarely behind the
Gibson Guitar is an American icon. Musicians ranging from blues legend B.B. King to rock stars with Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith have used its guitars. Today, however, the guitar maker is facing a high-profile persecution from its own government. The
The latest iteration of No Child Left Behind comes before a Senate committee tomorrow with bipartisan support. But if Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has anything to say about it, the bill won’t go anywhere fast. [youtube 2MbAHugXgNI nolink] “I think
Remember when Media Matters was hyper-sensitive to anti-semitism? Shockingly, they’ve gone silent in response the latest wave of anti-semitism. [youtube IMjm4LxFa1c nolink] They once had to dig deep and literally create an allegation of anti-semitism against Glenn Beck. Of course,
Tonight on Secure Freedom Radio: What is Communist China up to these days and what does a secretive Beijing mean for its people, the United States, and its neighbors in the region? Research Fellow of the Asian Studies Center at
The Obama administration has admitted that it cannot move forward with a major feature of Obamacare, its long-term care insurance program, due to the fact that it contains a critical design flaw. The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports program,
[youtube QeJnkoBjII0] Richard Cordray, President Obama’s pick to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, won approval from the Senate Banking Committee last week on a party-line vote. His confirmation to run the new agency faces fierce opposition from Republicans, who
Showing that the people that sit in front of the cameras at the Networks aren’t really journalists, but are merely pleasant looking readers of Teleprompters, Diane Sawyer of ABC News sonorously informed readers that the Occupy-Whatever protests have now “spread
Conservatives opposed the legislation that created the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (the so-called super committee) because our officials have no intentions of truly addressing the spending problems plaguing our nation. We also opposed it because it hands the
I downloaded, “The Russian Military and the Georgia War: Lessons and Implications” from the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. I haven’t read the full report yet but something caught my eye. The report states on page 72: U.S.
[youtube zl3yFA8rbWA] This week, the Restore America’s Voice Foundation delivered 1.6 million petitions from Americans demanding the repeal of Obamacare to Congress. The Heritage Foundation attended the press conference and spoke to some legislators afterwards about the problems with Obamacare,
[youtube rfxFFeBpt94] As the Super Committee continues to meet (largely in secret), the lasting impact of its decisions on our national security is still unclear. The Heritage Foundation recently sat down with Frances Fragos Townsend, former Assistant to the President
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets100411.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Lachlan Markay, investigative reporter for the Heritage Foundation to discuss the ever evolving Solyndra scandal, the
We’re hearing an awful lot about the “wealthy” paying “their fair share” where taxes are concerned. Pres. Obama and his Progressive and liberal Democrat brethren have perfectly coordinated their talking points to affect a campaign of undefined and reckless class
President Obama, no doubt, would like us all to believe that the government can do things better than the private sector. He obviously has not visited Philadelphia or the Hartford, Connecticut area this past week, cities that stood in the
Is Morgan Freeman afraid to challenge his bigoted preconceptions or will he accept a gracious invitation from a fan, national tea party organizer Ali A. Akkbar? Via Tea Party Brew: Dear Mr. Freeman, My name is Ali Akbar. I’m a
