In the aftermath of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk that sent shock waves across the country, Bill Doherty is reflecting on how we got here as the country grapples with yet another act of political violence.
It comes just three months after Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were also killed in a targeted, politically motivated attack inside their homes in June. State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette were wounded in an attempted assassination 90 minutes earlier.
Doherty is a former University of Minnesota professor of nearly four decades and now is the co-founder of "Braver Angels," a national nonprofit that looks to bridge those divides and foster civility.
The group hosts workshops across the country to bring people together and