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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Professor Mark David Hall to discuss his book–co-authored by Gary Gregg–America’s Forgotten Founders, the lesser known Founding Fathers and their contributions to the making of America.

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Sally Pipes to discuss her book The Pipes Plan: The Top Ten Ways to Dismantle Obamacare, some of the criticisms of Obamacare, and alternative solutions for fixing healthcare.

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Sean Trende to discuss his book The Lost Majority: Why the Future of Government is Up for Grabs–and Who Will Take It, why gaining electoral majorities is a very difficult task, and why conventional wisdom is often wrong.

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Professor Darryl Hart to discuss his book From Billy Graham to Sarah Palin: Evangelicals and the Betrayal of American Conservatism, how conservatism was being undermined by the evangelical movement, and how a post-evangelical community may not necessarily be identified with the Republican party.

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Jordan Ballor to discuss his book Wisdom & Wonder: Common Grace in Science & Art a collection of the writings of the theologian Abraham Kuyper, discussing religious approaches to grace, public service, cultural engagement and more.

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Peter Schweizer to discuss his book Throw Them All Out detailing how politicians get away with insider trading, sleazy land deals and more.

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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 plains.

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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 of Hezbollah, and the Iranian War Against Israel, Iranian, Syrian, and Hezbollah efforts to control Lebanon, and Totten’s own personal encounters with Hezbollah.

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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, and when intellectuals sought to formulate discourse with the everyman.

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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 Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and Condeleza Rice; the growth – and subsequent persecution – of the church in China; and more.

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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, concerns about inflation, and that increased regulations are needed on American banks.

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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 of classical thinkers to better understand how political theories intersects with political realities.

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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 how the US can best deal with evolving Islamic societies.

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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 economic condition, and possible solutions.

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Ian Morris, the author of Why the West Rules–for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Futureto discuss that while it is difficult to tell the future, geography helps significantly shape destiny, how it explains the rise of the China, and the possibility that it may overtake the West.

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Benjamin Domenech moderates a super-sized panel with Guy Benson, Matt Lewis, and Pejman Yousefzadeh on their reactions to last night’s debate.

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Ken Ballen to discuss his book Terrorists in Love: The Real Lives of Islamic Radicals, which provides case studies of individual extremists, their life histories, and their personal perspectives, in the context of showing how the United States can better understand the Islamic world.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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