Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the nationwide civil unrest following George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. Kokai offered these comments during the June 5, 2020, edition of UNC-TV’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
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