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May 15, 2018

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–On the Show:

–Glen Weyl, principal research at Microsoft Research New England, joins David to discuss his co-authored new book “Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society”

–Why are people falling for pseudo-intellectualism and fake intellectuals, including Jordan Peterson and many others? David discusses, including ideas from socioeconomics and psychology

–After a strange tweet from President Donald Trump saying that he wants to help Chinese company ZTE get more jobs — already a radical departure from his campaign stance on China — it is reported that the Chinese government has agreed to give a $500 million loan for an Indonesian project that includes Trump-branded hotels and other amenities

–White House Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah, in Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ absence, is completely unable to explain how China’s $500 million loan for the purposes of building Indonesian Trump-branded hotels and amenities, doesn’t violate the emoluments clause of the Constitution

–Pastor Robert Jeffress, who has previously said that Jews are going to hell, spoke at the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem, alongside extremist Christian ideologue John Hagee

–The Supreme Court has effectively legalized sports betting by saying that states are free to regulate sports betting as they see fit

–A voicemail caller continues the Dave Ramsey discussion, pressing David for specifics about the advice meted out by the religious financial “guru”

–On the Bonus Show: White House still won’t apologize to John McCain, Dems to force vote on net neutrality, black Yale student wants police caller “held accountable,” much more…

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