In this episode, we talk with former Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer about what it was like to endure his time in office as his city was targeted by the "Unite the Right" rallies. He describes how an inefficient government arrangement make it difficult to keep people safe, and how First Amendment law effectively hamstrung the city as it tried to allow for free speech but keep conflict from boiling over. He became the target of both threatening Internet trolls and white supremacist terrorists. He is thoughtful candid of not only his city's failings, but of his own.
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