CNN’s Michael Smerconish: “America is having trouble speaking just when we most need to have a national conversation, and what’s proving difficult is establishing new boundaries that don't completely shut down dialogue.” https://cnn.it/2Y5WSXn | CNN Replay

CNN’s Michael Smerconish: There's a perception of rising U.S. violence. But does it match reality? “We need to make sure our perceptions are based on statistics and not on stories. And the stats that will matter the most won't be out until next year," he says. https://cnn.it/3eTH68w | CNN Replay

CNN’s Michael Smerconish: “Eight months into the Biden administration and no, he does not pose a perilous threat to the nation, but he is facing a political peril. Don’t misunderstand — I’m not drawing a moral equivalency between Trump and Biden. I am saying that one brought the nation to peril, and the other now finds himself in a perilous place politically speaking.” https://cnn.it/3CNhXZk | CNN