Pejman Yousefzadeh

Look, I would love to think that we could simply resolve all of these issues in a civilian court. But in many cases, we can’t. This isn’t a partisan point, just a realistic one. And Krauthammer explains why:

Hegemon

How important is it for the President of the United States to have good personal relationships with foreign heads of state? Does it help to have friends?

The Whip

In a new super-slow-mo, ripe for parody PSA, Obama seeks to inject himself into your Thanksgiving meal. Stay away from my mashed potatoes!

Francis Cianfrocca

Don’t you find it interesting the amount of effort this White House puts toward going out of its way to discredit its critics by name?

TODAY'S NEWSWIRE HIGHLIGHTS
New Ledger Features

Negative Interest Rates, Fed Audits, and Geithner in the Dockby Francis Cianfrocca

Negative interest rates finally materialize, Tim Geithner falls on his face at Congress, and the House moves forward with their policy of gutting the Federal Reserve. That’s three big stories to talk about on today’s Coffee and Markets.

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New Ledger Features

Reid’s Massive Health Care Messby Francis Cianfrocca

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has finally brought out the health care bill he’s fashioned behind closed doors over the past several weeks, and it ain’t pretty. It’s a massive piece of legislation, but will it actually solve any of America’s health care problems?

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New Ledger Features

Nine Reasons Why the New York City Terror Trials are a Bad Ideaby Dan McLaughlin

The New York terror trials have been widely criticized. Polls now show these criticisms are shared by a majority of the nation’s voters, and a significant minority even in liberal New York City.

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New Ledger Features

The Losing Sideby Benjamin Kerstein

The great lesson of the anti-communists, both left and right, is that nothing—good or bad—is inevitable; that the totalitarian temptation will always be there; that each generation will have to relearn this lesson; and that each generation will also have to choose whether or not to let it happen.

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Francis Cianfrocca

Jobs: An Economic Problem or a Political Problem?Francis Cianfrocca

The Democrat leadership in Washington is terrified that people will start blaming them for historically high unemployment levels, despite their best efforts to create or save jobs in Texas District 85 and elsewhere.

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Francis Cianfrocca

Is America Becoming More Like China?Francis Cianfrocca

Is America becoming more like China under President Obama? Or should we be upset that it isn’t? We’ll talk about the President’s jarring diplomatic trip to Asia and how the markets responded to Ben Bernanke’s New York speech on today’s Coffee and Markets.

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Francis Cianfrocca

Retail, Ben Bernanke, and Auditing the FedFrancis Cianfrocca

It’s another day with the Federal Reserve at the center of discussion as Ben Bernanke heads to New York City to give some significant remarks. Should the Fed be more transparent? Should it be audited? We’ll talk about that and how the markets respond to the latest retail report on the latest podcast.

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Francis Cianfrocca

Obamacare vs. the American EntrepreneurFrancis Cianfrocca

For the latest edition of Coffee and Markets, we’ll be talking about health care, and how President Obama’s policies could actually hurt the American entrepreneur. We also have a big announcement of a new sponsor and home for the podcast.

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Francis Cianfrocca

China, Prosperity, and the Berlin WallFrancis Cianfrocca

President Obama heads to China this weekend for a four day trip at a key juncture for the global economy. What are some of the lessons we’ve learned about prosperity and capitalism in the twenty years since the Berlin Wall fell? All this and more on the latest edition of Coffee and Markets.

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Roger Bate

Prosperity and Capitalism After the Berlin WallRoger Bate

The fall of the Berlin Wall twenty years ago this week sparked the beginning of Eastern Europe’s move towards myriad different forms of capitalism. It’s surprising how quickly the next generation has forgotten the depths of communism, and for many of these countries, it’s incredible to see how far they’ve come in twenty years.

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Benjamin Kerstein

Is Joe Klein Nuts?Benjamin Kerstein

One is inclined to give poor Joe Klein the benefit of the doubt, and conclude that he suffers from another common liberal affliction: the need to engage in moralistic exhortations on subjects about which he knows absolutely nothing. Throw in a heady dose of wishful thinking, and even the most pedigreed establishment mind would be reduced by this to the kind of slathering, bug-eyed hysteria to which Klein appears unfortunately prone.

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Dan McLaughlin

Democrats Divided on Abortion and Health CareDan McLaughlin

The media feeds the narrative that one side of the abortion debate is “divisive” and that being a pro-lifer is synonymous with being a right-wing woman-hating extremist. The idea that there might be broader bipartisan support for the pro-life movement seems never to have occurred to them.

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Francis Cianfrocca

Christopher Dodd’s Big Regulation PushFrancis Cianfrocca

Today Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd will present his proposed reforms of financial regulation, which could have massive ramifications for American banks and the entire economy. Will these reforms do anything to stop another crash, or will they spell the end of American small business?

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Joshua Stanton

Berlin at 20: Neither Impossible Nor InevitableJoshua Stanton

There is a tendency for events that were once chaotic, precarious, and ultimately consequential to seem inevitable once they’re chiseled into our tablets. Today, an equally dismissive approach suggests that those events were inevitable. In fact, they were neither.

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Wall Street Journal

Attacks on Federal Reserve and Treasury Roil Markets

Today will be an interesting one: “Political frustration over the rescue of Wall Street and high unemployment erupted in the House Thursday, with one committee threatening to impose tighter scrutiny on the Federal Reserve and another trading verbal insults with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.”

Bloomberg

China’s Zhou Says Their Approach is ‘Passive’ as Dollar Drop Pulls Yuan

“China is ‘passive’ on the value of the U.S. dollar, central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said, signaling that policy makers aren’t yet prepared to loosen controls on the yuan.” Zhou: “We just watch the game. Regardless who wins or loses, the issue of whether the winner or loser benefits the spectator doesn’t arise.”

Washington Post

Both Sides of Congress Turning on President

“Episodes in both houses of Congress exposed the raw nerves of lawmakers flooded with stories of unemployment and economic hardship back home [and] underscored the stiff headwinds that the administration faces as it pushes to enact sweeping changes to the financial regulatory system while also trying to create jobs for ordinary Americans.”

Real Clear Politics

KSM Trial is a Gratuitous Propaganda Platform

Ten years after 9/11, old wounds will be re-opened with the trial of Khalid Sheik Mohammed in New York, but KSM has been given a platform, “from which to proclaim the glory of jihad and the criminality of infidel America.”

Politico

Rahm Target of Hispanic Angst

Hispanic lawmakers are blaming Rahm Emanuel for efforts to prohibit illegal aliens from being part of the President’s health care reform plan. This might spell trouble for the White House on the Hill and at the ballot box.

AP

Harry’s Saturday Showdown at the Senate Corral

This Saturday evening, the Senate faces it’s first tough vote on Harry Reid’s version of Obamacare. With no room for dissent, the Democrats hope to garner the needed 60 votes to push the bill to the floor. Can the GOP and Moderate Dems stop them?

The Conservatives

Obama’s Cruel Re-Opening of 9/11 Wounds

Families of the 9/11 victims and the people of New York are about to relive the terror of 2001 all over again. The mother of a victim said this week after talking to AG Holder, “We’d like to close a chapter on this book at some point, but they keep opening this wound and rubbing [...]

New York Times

How to Dress a Hockey Mom

“Lisa A. Kline, 47, a Manhattan mother of three, is the wardrobe consultant who made an Alaska hockey mom-turned-governor named Sarah Palin into chic vice-presidential material.” Lisa tells the real story behind what was known on the campaign trail as “Wardrobegate.”

The Guardian

Uh Oh, No More O?

The Big O, Oprah that is, has decided to end her 25 year run as queen of daytime talk. In September of 2011, the ratings powerhouse that is “The Oprah Winfrey Show” will fade into the sunset of TV history. Where will Tom Cruise be able to insanely jump on a couch if not [...]