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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

Faith Centered Universities and their Evolving Role in Higher Education

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets083011.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by John Zmirak, to discuss if college is really necessary these days, how faith centered universities have

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

Why We're Still Losing the War on Terror

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets082411.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Daveed Gartenstein-Ross to talk about his book Bin Laden’s Legacy: Why We’re Still Losing the War

The Fight for the GOP Presidential Nomination

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets082311.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Scott Conroy from Real Clear Politics to discuss the current field of GOP Presidential candidates, the

How Long Until the Next Recession?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets082211.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 how the upheaval in Libya and the Euro Bond debate will effect

Crisis in Europe and Shifts in the PC Market

[audio:http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets081911.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Francis Cianfrocca and Ben Domenech talk about the Eurozone in crisis and why computer makers want to get out of the computer making business and

Adam Hasner on Florida and the Fed Under Fire

[audio:http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets081811.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Francis Cianfrocca and Ben Domenech talk about Rick Perry’s comments on the Fed, and Florida’s Adam Hasner talks about his run for the Senate. We’re

How FDR's Legacy Damaged the American Economy

[audio:http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets081711.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Hillsdale professor and author Burt Folsom joins Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry to discuss his book, New Deal or Raw Deal? How FDR’s Economic Legacy

U.S. Senate Candidate Richard Mourdock Talks Debt and His Campaign

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets081611.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Elizabeth Blackney are joined by Indiana State Treasurer and candidate for U.S. Senate Richard Mourdock to discuss the recent debt rating

Warren Buffet Wants to Pay More Taxes

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets081511.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 proposed “Department of Jobs,” and Warren Buffett’s plea to the government

The Waning Influence of the Fed

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets081211.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 European credit crisis, the possibility of a QE 3 and Obama’s

EPA Meddling Could Cost Thousands of Jobs

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets081111.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Elizabeth Blackney are joined by Kathleen Hartnett White to discuss the regulation happy EPA, their new rules on cross-border pollution and

The Media's Institutional Liberalism

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets081011.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Tim Groseclose to discuss the his new book, Left Turn: How Liberal Media Bias Distorts the

Craig James Talks About the Tea Party and Possible 2012 Senate Campaign

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets080911.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Elizabeth Blackney are joined by Craig James to discuss American exceptionalism, the rise of the Tea Party and we’ll ask him

S&P Downgrades Our Credit Rating, Obama Downgrades the American Dream

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets080811.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 fallout from the S&P downgrade of our credit rating, the false

Senator Mike Lee: Time for a Balanced Budget Amendment

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets080511.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Senator Mike Lee to discuss the debt ceiling deal, and his new book, The Freedom Agenda:

Senator Jim DeMint Talks About the Debt Ceiling Deal and His New Book

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets080411.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Senator Jim DeMint to discuss the fallout from the debt ceiling debate, the danger of Congress’

How Democracies Keep the Peace

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets080311.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Charles Lipson to discuss why democracies don’t fight one another and how trust and transparency allows

Are the Days of the Independent Conservative Blogger Dead and Gone?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets080211.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by John Hawkins to discuss Obama’s love of his own voice, the evolution of the Conservative blogosphere

Ignore the Media Spin, We Lost the Debt Ceiling Battle

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets111510.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the McConnell – Obama debt deal, how we got screwed, and the weak GDP report.

The Debt Ceiling Debacle and Who's to Blame

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets072911.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 crumbling “Boehner Plan” in the House, how Obama may circumvent it,

Brad Thor Talks About Full Black and the Patriots in America's Special Forces

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets072811.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by New York Times’ best selling author Brad Thor to discuss his newest thriller Full Black, how

Islam, and Personal Liberty

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets072711.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh is joined by Mustafa Akyol to discuss the seeds of liberalism within Islam, how those freedoms were trampled in Muslim countries, and

The Unchecked Power of the NLRB and Big Labor

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets072611.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Brett McMahon to discuss the unchecked power of the NLRB, their attack on American small business

With Debt Deadline Looming, Markets on High Alert

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets072511.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 debt ceiling negotiation developments from this weekend, and how the

Is the Gang of Six Headed for a Shootout with the House?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets072011.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Pejman Yousefzadeh and Elizabeth Blackney to discuss the Gang of Six plan to settle the budget deal and what

2012 Fundraising and the Tough Road to the GOP Nomination

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets071911.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Aaron Blake from the Washington Post to discuss the latest quarter of 2012 fundraising numbers, the importance of Iowa

The Failing Economy, the Debt Ceiling and 2012

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets071811.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 poor economic productions for 2012, how the economy may impact Obama’s

Can Republicans Force Obama's Hand on Debt Ceiling Deal?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets071511.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 possibility of QE3, Italy, and the latest on the debt ceiling

Eric O'Keefe Talks About the Health Care Compact

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets071411.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Eric O’Keefe to discuss the Health Care Compact, Medicaid and Medicare reform and the financial danger

With Rhetoric Rising, Is Syria the Next Libya?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets071311.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Pejman Yousefzadeh and Elizabeth Blackney to discuss Hillary Clinton’s latest comments about Syria’s Resident Assad and ask, is Syria

Doug TenNapel Talks Comics, Games and the Politics of Hollywood

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets071211.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Doug TenNapel to discuss Ratfist, his new socioeconomic satire of the modern world, what it’s like

Debt Crises Abroad and at Home

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets071111.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 worsening debt crisis in Greece, it’s spread to Italy, and the

More than 14 Million Americans Still Unemployed

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets070811.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 numbers for June, a constitutional showdown over the debt

The Bluegrass State's Battle with Medicaid Costs

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets070711.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Ben Domenech is joined by John Garen a professor in economics at the University of Kentucky and adjunct scholar at the Bluegrass Institute to