The Evan Bray - Robert Pape - October 16th, 2025

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It's been over a month since conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was assassinated. His death started conversations about the growing threat of political violence on both sides of the spectrum in the United States. Robert Pape, Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and Director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats, joins Tamara Cherry to discuss where Kirk's assassination falls into America's history of political violence and where the country is headed.
16 Oct 2025 11AM English Canada News Commentary

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