Charlie Kirk’s Legacy - Preserving Debate in a Polarised Age

Kirkwashing: Right Sanitizing Charlie Kirk’s Legacy

In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s murder, right-wing politicians, Christian evangelical leaders, podcasters, and conservative media outlets are casting him as a martyr for free speech, for truth, and for Christian values. President Donald Trump called Kirk “a martyr for truth and freedom,” praising him as someone who “fought for liberty, democracy, justice and the American people.” Turning Point USA, the organization Kirk founded, called him “A…

Charlie Kirk’s Legacy - Preserving Debate in a Polarised Age

In this week’s show Premier Unbelievable?’s Billy Hallowell is joined by Os Guinness and Krish Kandiah to reflect on Kirk’s legacy, the controversies, and the reckoning his loss demands. How do we preserve free speech without fear? How do we turn down the temperature in our debates?