Where is the off-ramp? Spencer Cox on defusing America’s crisis of polarization

<p>Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) talks to Margaret Hoover about his new book <em>Off-Ramp</em>, which explores how alienation and polarization lead to political violence and how Americans can learn to disagree better. One year after Charlie Kirk’s assassination in Utah, he reflects on the dangers of social media and artificial intelligence and touts his state’s efforts to regulate rapidly evolving technologies. </p><p>Cox also discusses lessons learned from Utah’s 2015 compromise between LGBTQ advocates and religious leaders, explains why he asked President Biden to pardon Donald Trump, and defends supporting Trump while urging others to choose respect over contempt.</p><p><em><strong>Support for Firing Line with Margaret Hoover is provided by Robert Granieri, Vanessa and Henry Cornell, The Margaret and Daniel Loeb Foundation, The Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation, The Meadowlark Foundation, The Philip I Kent Foundation, Anne &amp; Edward Lamont, and Jared Stone.</strong></em></p>