stephen kohn is chairman of the national whistleblower center. explain what that is. guest: it's a nonprofit, tax-exempt, completely nonpartisan. we will work with democrats, republicans. as i like to say, a bribe doesn't know what party you are from. democrat, republican, independent. anyone can be corrupt. it's absolutely essential that people inside these criminal thepiracies, people with inside knowledge of the corruption can come forward. that's what whistleblowing is all about. host: what's the legal process if you decide to become a whistleblower? guest: now you go into the word of chaos. differentactually 50 whistleblower laws in the united states. each sector of the economy has their own. there are certain superpowerful laws the false claims act, securities exchange, dodd frank. these are really really good. then you have some that aren't so good. it's as simple as that. so the process is you got to find out what your rights are under the ball that covers you. and then try to find the best one. host: it's the new whistleblowers handbook it was there an old on

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stephen kohn is chairman of the board of directors at the national whistleblower center.is the author of the book the new whistleblowers handbook. we appreciate your time this morning. up next, the outgoing irs olsoner advocate nina will join us to discuss the complexity of the u.s. taxpayer system. stick around. we will be right back. ♪ i live in a country where there is no public transportation, where there is nowhere i can walk and a woman to leave the house to do anything in her life she needs a car. to function or to drive this car she needs a man. >> sunday night on q&a, saudi arabia and women's rights activist talks about her book daring to drive: a saudi woman's awakening about her decision to challenge the saudi government's ban on women drivers. the right to drive is an active civil disobedience because women are not supposed to drive. we showed that we are able, we are capable of driving and being in the driver's seat of our own destiny by doing this act of civil disobedience. >> watched sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> reagan is an intellectual

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