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

    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. We’ll ask Scott what the fallout will be in the rest of the GOP field, how Iowa looks with her out of the race, and what Rick | Read More »

    The Roots of a Conservative Republican Party

    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 transformation of the Republican party as a party of conservatives, which began with Barry Goldwater’s nomination in 1964. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and | Read More »

    Obama Doubles Down on Solyndra

    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 President’s insistence that is was a good investment of taxpayer money, and which green-energy company may be the next Solyndra. We’re brought to you as always by | Read More »

    Trade Agreements, China and the Impact of the Presidential Election

    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 Congress and how a change of leadership could influence our relationship with China. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If | Read More »

    Solyndra: Obama’s Venture Socialism

    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 rare earth minerals, and Solyndra as the perfect example of Obamanomics. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like | Read More »

    Push to Regulate Debit Card Transactions Will Hurt Not Help Consumers

    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 Dodd-Frank bill that institutes price-controls on debit card transactions, how this new law is effecting banks and how the changes mean a worse, not better environment for | Read More »

    A New Look at the Unappreciated James Madison

    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 with Washington, and the last years of Madison’s life, when he foresaw the secession of states from the Union. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment | Read More »

    Will the Supreme Court Repeal Obamacare’s Individual Mandate?

    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 is now headed to the Supreme Court, why this is the most important of the legal challenges, and how the court may rule. We’re brought to you | Read More »

    With Europe on the Brink, Is the End of the Euro Near?

    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 potential end of the Euro, plus it’s launch day for Boeing’s 787. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d | Read More »

    Rick Perry Is Right on In-State Tuition for Immigrants in Texas

    A Texas law supported by Republican presidential candidate and Texas Governor Rick Perry to provide in-state tuition for children of illegal immigrants when they attend college has gotten a lot of attention recently. It was the primary focus of several heated exchanges at last night’s debate and was widely criticized on Twitter as well, but Perry’s opponents and the media are giving an inaccurate picture | Read More »

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

    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 Fed’s “Operation Twist” and the crazy philosophies of Elizabeth Warren. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to | Read More »

    Obamacare’s Definition of “Affordable” Could Add Billions to Taxpayer Burden

    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 the massive increase in cost to taxpayers. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you | Read More »

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    Our Overlawyered America

    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 United States, from the legal education industry, to the practice of law itself. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If | Read More »

    The Solyndra Scandal and Obama’s Crony Capitalism

    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 it perfectly illustrates the crony capitalism and back room deal culture of the Obama administration. Then, we’ll discuss Obama’s plan to reduce the deficit through phantom cuts | Read More »

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

    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 $1.5 Trillion in new taxes, the newest controversial figure in the Solyndra scandal and the college kids that invaded Wall Street this weekend. We’re brought to you | Read More »