075 w/ Katherine Mangu-Ward “Limp Tax Plans, Taking a Knee, Russia Takes Baltimore”

Summary: <p><strong>Guest: Katherine Mangu-Ward, Editor-in-Chief @ <em>Reason</em></strong></p><br> <p>Recorded: Wednesday, September 27th, 2017.</p><br> <p>Another wide-ranging, intellectually-stimulating, and very well-lubricated dispatch.</p><br> <p>We begin with an almost respectable (but undeniably illuminating) discussion of Donald Trump's "Revolutionary Tax Framework" -- (his words). Proceeding from there to the re-re-re-failure of Republican maneuvering to "Repeal and Replace" Obamacare.</p><br> <p>Then we <em>really</em> pour on the gas:</p><br> <ul dir="ltr"> <li>From "Taking a Knee" to "Title IV"</li> <br> <li>Banning Uber to prevent rape is ... beyond stupid.</li> <br> <li>Mark Warner's crusade to stop Russia from using Facebook (and hollow out the First Amendment).</li> <br> </ul><p>PLUS: </p><br> <ul dir="ltr"> <li>Should you ever use "cyber" as a prefix?</li> <br> <li>What's the origin of "hang 10"?</li> <br> <li>#firebettsy</li> <br> <li>Gender differences.</li> <br> </ul><p>(Sweep the leg.)</p>