QUESTION ASKED: “Was Nike’s Betsy Ross Flag imbroglio planned? Because we’re pretty sure Disney’s ‘Little Mermaid’ one was,” Jon Gabriel and Stephen Miller note at Fourth of July-themed “Murica” edition of Ricochet’s “Conservatarians” podcast.

UPDATE: Nike stocks surge 2% following controversial decision to recall ‘Betsy Ross Flag’ sneakers after star endorser Colin Kaepernick claims they are offensive due to slavery ties.