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"Charlie Kirk Day" is Gov. Spencer Cox's worst mistake yet.
Taking a Gander
Full disclosure—I am a Democrat, but I voted for Governor Spencer Cox. He seemed like a sincere, rational moderate who would lead Utah in a favorable direction. In retrospect, his substance was mostly just the nice sound of his words. As recent events demonstrate, we are being forced to remember a simple truth: above all, Cox is a politician.
Cox has made today's unhealthy political hostility the central theme of his time in office. Admirably, he’s built a national brand around his "Disagree Better" campaign and his new book, Off Ramp: How to Be a Peacemaker in an Age of Contempt , arguing…
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