On Wednesday evening, about 900 people gathered at Rackham Auditorium to watch a live taping of the “On with Kara Swisher” podcast hosted by the School of Public Policy . Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg sat down with Kara Swisher, podcast host and member of the Ford School’s Policymaker in Residence program, to discuss the state of U.S. democracy at a time of intense political polarization.

Swisher began with a discussion on the death of Charlie Kirk, asking Buttigieg about his opinion on how political leaders have responded to the incident. Buttigieg said the incident was unacceptable and no one should face violence for practicing free speech.

“We still have to begin with the fact that a man was killed, that a family was robbed of a father, and that should never h

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