This month, as unleaded gasoline prices increased for 17 consecutive days (to a national average of $3.647 per gallon – up 11% thus far this year) and West Texas Intermediate crude joined Brent crude in breaking through a $100 per barrel level, energy prices emerged as a full blown political issue. While President Obama conveniently …
Gary Taubes, author of Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health and Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It, on why just about everything the government tells us about our health is wrong.
Ryan Hecker, chief operating officer at FreedomWorks, on the growing possibility of a brokered GOP convention and whether that would spell salvation or ruin for the Republican Party.
Art Hicks Jr., president and COO of exercise equipment manufacturer Cybex International Inc., on how a frivolous lawsuit is nearly sinking a decades-old, brand-name fitness equipment maker.
“Best Of” show, with interviews of previous guests Cliff’s Notes Recap Weekly Recap for 02-20-12 to 02-24-12 Tuesday – Tom Woods: The World Bank is predicting a drastic global downturn. Wednesday – Obama cannot pass the blame for his $3.8trillion budget monstrosity. Thursday – Rick Santorum advocated for tort reform while his wife sued her chiropractor.
Listeners’ Questions – February 23, 2012 [separator style_type=”single” top_margin=”5″ bottom_margin=”5″ sep_color=”” icon=”fa-play” width=”” class=”” id=””] Thomas from Derby, Derbyshire (U.K.) In an environment of high inflation, perhaps hyper, do you think that real estate or precious metals are a better investment? We’d assume inflation remains high for a large period of the mortgage – 5 …
Tracie McMillan, Brooklyn-based food journalist & author of the just-released The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table, on why poor Americans eat bad food and how the government can save the day.
Listeners’ Questions, Peter’s Answers – February 23, 2012 [youtube class=”center” id=”FaR0RSMOVqA”] [separator style_type=”single” top_margin=”5″ bottom_margin=”5″ sep_color=”” icon=”fa-play” width=”” class=”” id=””] Trevor from Washington, D.C. Can you touch upon the role of German central banks in the current Eurozone crisis? I’ve heard people say they’re the ones that recklessly lent money to countries and banks that …
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Stef Gray, recent Hunter College grad & founder of Default Me Not, on her campaign against Sallie Mae’s forbearance fees on unpaid student debt.
John Berlau, director of the Center for Investors and Entrepreneurs at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, on why small businesses are struggling to access capital, and how the STOCK Act helps protect congressional insider trading..
