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Jay Cost on the Politics of Patronage

On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and I are joined by Jay Cost to discuss his book Spoiled Rotten: How the Politics of Patronage Corrupted the Once Noble Democratic Party and now Threatens the American Republic.  We discussed the history of the Democratic party’s patronage system, the state of modern …

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How Civilizations Die

David P. Goldman discusses demographic changes (in the Muslim world in particular), their impact on politics and policies, and how the US can best position itself in this changing environment.

America's Ticking Bankruptcy Bomb

Dystopian Future or Morning in America?

This week’s Coffee & Market’s podcast featured Peter Ferrara of the Heartland Institute to discuss his new book America’s Ticking Bankruptcy Bomb: How the Looming Debt Crisis Threatens the American Dream-and How We Can Turn the Tide Before It’s Too Late.

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James Madison by Richard Brookhiser

Brookhiser writes popular history as it should be: learned and insightful but not exhausting; with sharp writing not afraid to offer an opinion but not polemical for the sake of scoring points; with prose that is clear and a joy to read.

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The Roots of Modern Conservatism

For this week’s Coffee & Markets podcast Pejman Yousefzadeh and I spoke with Michael Bowen author of The Roots of Modern Conservatism: Dewey, Taft, and the Battle for the Soul of the Republican Party

Schools for Misrule

Our Overlawyered America

On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Walter Olson to discuss his book Schools for Misrule.