Doug TenNapel Talks Comics, Games and the Politics of Hollywood

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  July 12th at 10:33 AM  | 

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 to be a conservative in liberal Hollywood, and his upcoming book, Bad Island. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If | Read More »

Debt Crises Abroad and at Home

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  July 11th at 10:00 AM  | 

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 latest on the debt negotiations here in the U.S. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email | Read More »

More than 14 Million Americans Still Unemployed

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  July 8th at 10:35 AM  | 

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 ceiling limit and we say goodbye to a dedicated listener. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to | Read More »

The Bluegrass State’s Battle with Medicaid Costs

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  July 7th at 10:18 AM  | 

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 discuss what lessons can be learned from the state of Kentucky where one in five people are enrolled in Medicaid as costs skyrocket and quality of care | Read More »

The Devilish Details of a Debt Ceiling Deal

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  July 6th at 10:04 AM  | 

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 what a debt ceiling deal might look like, if Republicans should even take it, and what impact it may have on 2012. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to | Read More »

Ken Cuccinelli Talks About Challenging Obamacare and the EPA

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  July 5th at 10:18 AM  | 

Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. We’ll get an update on his challenge to Obamacare, then talk about the overreach of the EPA, net neutrality and how the Obama administration is killing jobs, not creating them. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment | Read More »

Senator Tom Coburn’s Plan to Save Medicare

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  July 1st at 09:57 AM  | 

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 debt and Tim Geithner’s potential exit from Obama’s cabinet. Then Senator Tom Coburn joins us to talk about his plan to reform Medicare and gives us an inside look at the debt ceiling debate. We’re brought to you | Read More »

Sarah Palin, the Quotable Rogue

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  June 30th at 10:19 AM  | 

Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Matt Lewis from the Daily Caller to discuss his new book, The Quotable Rogue about Sarah Palin, the picture it paints of her that might be different than the one you’ve seen in the media and how she may impact the 2012 presidential | Read More »

Jon Huntsman and Michele Bachmann, a Tale of Two Campaigns

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  June 29th at 10:07 AM  | 

Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Pejman Yousefzadeh and Ben Domenech to discuss Jon Huntsman’s recent comments on Afghanistan and how he appeals to the isolationist wing of the Republican party. Then we’ll talk about Michele Bachmann’s meteoric rise in the polls and how she matches up with the rest of the | Read More »

The New Economics of College Football and the Need for Reform at the NCAA

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  June 28th at 10:14 AM  | 

Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined Christian Tappe, a book editor and roving blogger, and Josh Zerkle from Kissing Suzy Kolber, With Leather and House of Punte to discuss the recent scandal at Ohio State University, then ask whether the NCAA’s rulebook should be rewritten to accommodate the new economics of college football. | Read More »

Congressman Sean Duffy Discusses Debt Ceiling Negotiations

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  June 27th at 10:19 AM  | 

Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to talk about the latest consumer spending and savings numbers that came out this morning. Then Congressman Sean Duffy discusses debt ceiling negotiations, Democrat calls for tax hikes, and Obama’s overreach on Libya. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment | Read More »

Obama’s Sinking Economic Ship

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  June 24th at 10:14 AM  | 

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 Congressional Budget Office’s scathing report on the debt, Ben Bernanke and Timothy Geithner’s call for higher business taxes. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you | Read More »

Challenging the Constitutionality of Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  June 23rd at 10:48 AM  | 

Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Mario Loyola to discuss the court challenge of Obamacare’s expansion of Medicaid, how the Tenth Amendment plays a role in that argument and the growing overreach of the federal government. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. | Read More »

TSA Wants to Search You Even When You’re Not in an Airport

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  June 22nd at 10:22 AM  | 

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 TSA’s growing search efforts outside of airports, state efforts to restrict intrusive airport searches, and Tim Geithner’s call for new taxes. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email | Read More »

How Children Get Left Behind in Medicaid

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  June 21st at 10:15 AM  | 

Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech discuss the recent McKinsey health insurance survey, the inability of children to gain access to medical care through Medicaid, and the costs that program has shoveled upon states. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email | Read More »