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Corporate America's Call for Immigration and Education Reform

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets122211.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 disappointing GDP numbers, Chipotle’s call for immigration reform, and the need

A Dakota Christmas

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets122111.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Joseph Bottum to discuss his book Dakota Christmas and his childhood Christmas on the South Dakota

The Legacy of Kim Jong-il and the New North Korea

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets122011.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Joshua Stanton to discuss the legacy of North Korea’s Kim Jong-il, the atrocities committed under his

Returning the Risk of Economic Freedom

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets121911.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca our great recession, a voice of sensibility from the Dallas Fed, and too big

The Real Purchasing Power of an American Family

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets121611.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 MF Global went bankrupt, why the CPI is an inaccurate reflection

Ted Cruz Wants to Save the Free-Market Economy

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets121511.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Ted Cruz to discuss his race for the US Senate, his ideas for entitlement reform, and

The Road to Fatima Gate

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets121411.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Michael Totten, to discuss his book The Road to Fatima Gate: The Beirut Spring, the Rise

Can Newt's 'Not Mitt' Momentum Win Him the GOP Nomination?

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets121311.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech discuss the race for the GOP presidential nomination, Newt Gingrich’s meteoric rise to become the “not Mitt,” and who

David Cameron's Controversial Veto of EU Treaty

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets121211.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech and Francis Cianfrocca are joined by Newt Gingrich to discuss his plans for entitlement reform, how he would change

Newt Gingrich on Entitlement Reform, the Federal Reserve and the Eurozone

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets120911.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech and Francis Cianfrocca are joined by Newt Gingrich to discuss his plans for entitlement reform, how he would change

Robin Hood Tax Would Hurt the Little Guy More Than Big Banks

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets120811.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 Jon Corzine’s testimony before Congress on MF Global, the proposed Robin Hood

Blue Collar Intellectuals

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets120711.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Daniel Flynn to discuss technology’s disruption of a society where the everyman sought out high culture,

Medicare Has Spent a Quarter-Billion Taxpayer Dollars on Penis Pumps

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets120611.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech discuss Medicare’s quarter-billion dollars spent on penis pumps for elderly men, how this is indicative of larger Medicare fraud

Enron's Collapse and the Death of the Private Sector

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets120511.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 potential political merger, the ten year anniversary of Enron’s collapse, and

8.6% Unemployment Rate Isn't as Good as it Sounds

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets120211.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 today’s unemployment report, the record duration of unemployment, and why the headline

Government Controlled Healthcare Champion Don Berwick Steps Down

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets120111.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech discuss the departure of Don Berwick from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, his controversial views on government

The Best Books of 2011

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets113011.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Hunter Baker to discuss the eventful and impactful books they read in 2011 including autobiographies of

The Secret Term in the Fed's Triple Mandate

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets112811.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Brian Domitrovic author of a new paper published at The Laffer Center entitled, The Secret Term

Is This the Beginning of the End for the Euro?

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets112811.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 Germany’s failed bond auction, calls for a more politically unified Europe, and

The Currency Wars

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets112311.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by James Rickards, to discuss why the Federal Reserve is wrong to keep interest rates at zero,

Elena Kagan: The Justice Who Knows Too Much

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets112211.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Carrie Severino, to discuss Elena Kagan’s involvement in Obamacare while serving as Solicitor General, what inside

One in Six Americans Has Trouble Putting Food on the Table

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets112111.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 calls for Obama not to seek reelection, the striking amount of American’s

Germany Looks to Consolidate Their Power in the EU

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets111811.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 a new German push to politically unite Europe to save the Eurozone,

Fisker Automotive, the Finnish Solyndra

[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

The Intersection of Political Theory and Political Reality

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets111511.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Mary Ann Glendon to discuss her book which argues that more people should read the work

Is the 'Great Restructuring' Killing Our Middle Class?

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets111511.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 a new push to politically unite Europe to save the Eurozone, how

Jon Huntsman Talks About Entitlement Reform, China and the EPA

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets111411.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Governor Jon Huntsman to discuss entitlement reform, China, the EPA and more. We’re brought to you

Are We Headed for a Two-Tiered Eurozone?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets111111.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 Rick Perry’s resurgence after his debate stumble this week, the new leaders

Josh Zerkle Talks About the Tragedy at Penn State

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets111011.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Josh Zerkle to discuss the tragic sexual abuse scandal at Penn State, the departure of the

How America Can Deal with a Changing Muslim World

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets110911.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by David P. Goldman to discuss demographic changes in the Muslim world, their impact on policies, and

Comparing the Entitlement Reform Plans of the GOP Presidential Candidates

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets110811.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech discuss the need for entitlement reform, Barack Obama’s government centered plan, and the solutions proposed by each of the

Heads Are Rolling in Europe, but Is it Enough to Fix Their Debt Crisis?

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets110711.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the exit of Greece’s Prime Minister, the likely resignation of Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi and whether

Unemployment Still High, Especially Among American Youth

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets110411.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 October unemployment report, the high jobless rate among young adults, and

A Fresh Appeal for International Relief Efforts in Sudan

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets110311.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Elizabeth Blackney are joined by Gabriel Stauring, to discuss the latest atrocities in the Sudan, how non-profit groups are working to

America's Ticking Bankruptcy Bomb

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets110211.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Peter Ferrara of the Heartland Institute to discuss his new book, which discusses America’s fiscal and

Comparing Cain's 9-9-9 and Perry's Cut, Balance and Grow Plans

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets110111.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Ryan Ellis to discuss Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan and Rick Perry’s Cut, Balance and Grow proposal.

The Scary Truth About Last Week's Eurozone Deal

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets103111.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 last week’s Eurozone deal, the impact of the debt

China Comes to the Rescue of the Eurozone

[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets102811.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 stock market’s booming October, China’s rescue of the failing Eurozone and

The Need for Real School Reform and the Obstacles It Faces

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets102711.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Joy Pullmann to discuss Obama’s recent student loan initiatives, lessons to be learned from the battle