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The Geography of China and Its Influence on Their Rise to Power

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets102611.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Ian Morris, the author of Why the West Rules–for Now: The Patterns of History, and What

How Obama's Failed Mortgage Rescue Efforts Will Impact the 2012 Election

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets102511.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Zeke Miller to discuss the burst of the housing bubble, Obama’s latest push for mortgage relief

Is Student Loan Debt the Next Housing Bubble?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets102411.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 earnings season, Google and Microsoft bidding for Yahoo, and the $1 trillion

An Unprecedented 26 Million Americans Are Underemployed

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets102111.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 why an unprecedented 26 million Americans are underemployed, Rick Perry’s flat tax,

After Las Vegas Slugfest, Romney and Cain Come Away Bruised

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets102011.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Elizabeth Blackney are joined by Aaron Blake to discuss the attacks on Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan and the Rick Perry vs.

Supersized GOP Debate Roundtable

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets101911.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Benjamin Domenech moderates a super-sized panel with Guy Benson, Matt Lewis, and Pejman Yousefzadeh on their reactions to last night’s debate. We’re brought to

Free Trade Agreements, and Mitt Romney's Possible Trade War on China

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets101811.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Scott Lincicome to discuss the recent passage of free trade agreements with Korea, Panama and Columbia,

Business Groups Blast Herman Cain's 9-9-9 Plan

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets101411.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 Occupy Wall Street protests in New York, growing criticism of Herman

Scrutinizing Herman Cain's 9-9-9 Plan

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets101311.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Francis Cianfrocca are joined by Daniel Mitchell, to discuss Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan, the pitfalls of instituting a national sales tax,

The Real Lives of Islamic Radicals

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets111510.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Ken Ballen to discuss his book Terrorists in Love: The Real Lives of Islamic Radicals, which

Records Show Romney's Advisors Met with White House to Craft Obamacare

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets101111.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Elizabeth Blackney discuss Michael Isikoff’s story detailing the relationship Romney’s team had with Barack Obama during the crafting of Obamacare, a

Are We Witnessing the Death of America's Middle Class?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets101011.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 plan for a plan to save the Euro Zone, the possibility

The Latest Unemployment Numbers and the Loss of Steve Jobs

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets100711.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 latest unemployment numbers, Occupy Wall Street and the passing of Steve

How Will Sarah Palin's Decision Not to Run Impact the Republican Field?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets100611.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Scott Conroy to discuss yesterday’s blockbuster announcement by Sarah Palin that she will run for President.

The Roots of a Conservative Republican Party

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets100511.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Michael Bowen to discuss how the split between Thomas Dewey and Robert Taft led to the

Obama Doubles Down on Solyndra

[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

Trade Agreements, China and the Impact of the Presidential Election

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets100311.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 opening of the fourth quarter, the movement of free-trade agreements in

Solyndra: Obama's Venture Socialism

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets093011.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 latest consumer spending numbers, China’s push to corner the market on

Push to Regulate Debit Card Transactions Will Hurt Not Help Consumers

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets092911.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Kelly Cobb, Government Affairs Manager for Americans for Tax Reform to discuss the section of the

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

Europe's Markets Collapse and the Fed Tries to Twist Out of Trouble

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets092311.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 collapse of the European markets over the past six weeks, the

Obamacare's Definition of "Affordable" Could Add Billions to Taxpayer Burden

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets092211.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech discuss the murky definition of “affordable” healthcare plans in Obamacare, how it may impact the average American family and

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

Obama's Magic Math for Savings and Call for $1.5 Trillion in New Taxes

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets091911.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 Obama’s deficit reduction plan based on faulty math and his call for

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