On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the unemployment report, the price of coffee and the bad bet the Department of Energy made with a loan to Fisker.
Oregon and the Medicaid Meltdown
On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech discuss a dramatic new study about Medicaid results in Oregon, the liberal talking points this shatters, and what it may mean for healthcare policy in the future.
Surviving Obamageddon
On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Allysen Efferson are joined by by Wayne Allyn Root to discuss his new book The Ultimate Obama Survival Guide, the Zombie Economy and his tips for surviving in the age of Obama.
What You Can Learn from Hipsters
On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by James Poulos to discuss the need for bigger families, the Locust Economy and Radicaltarianism.
Is Our Divergent Market About to Crash?
On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the divergence between a rising market and stumbling economy, what history tells us about what may happen next and if we are forever stuck in a zero interest world.
After Earnings, a Look at Apple in the Post-Steve Jobs Era
On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the Q1 GDP numbers, Apple's earnings report and if they can still innovate in the post-Steve Jobs era.
It’s Time for a Real Guest Worker Program
On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Alex Nowrasteh to discuss the need for a more robust guest worker program, the Gang of Eight proposal and whether or not he thinks something can pass that will help immigrants and businesses.
Coffee & Markets Number 800: Does Austerity Work?
On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the controversy around a leading economic theory about debt and GDP, yesterday's Twitter inspired flash crash of the markets and we thank our listeners as we reach show number 800.
Obamacare Sponsor Admits It’s a Train-Wreck
On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech discuss the problems with implementing Obamacare, the administrations ad blitz to promote the program and who admitted that it's a train-wreck.
Online Sales Tax: Regulation Without Representation
On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Curtis Dubay to discuss the push for online sales tax legislation, how it serves as regulation without representation and the handful of states that may try to block today's vote in the Senate.
Should We Go Back to a Gold Standard?
On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the argument for a gold standard, the perils that it would bring and living in a Ben Bernanke world.
Bitcoin: The Alternate Currency of Repressed Regimes?
On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss Warren Buffet's assessment of the bond market, Bitcoin's shadow economy in Argentina and the online attacks that are rocking the currency.