After the Kirk Assassination, Students Still Say Words Are Violence — Minding The Campus

Erika Kirk Tells Forum It's Not a Gun Violence Problem We Should Be Worried About — It's Something Worse

Erika Kirk discusses deeper issues behind gun violence at the DealBook Summit.

After the Kirk Assassination, Students Still Say Words Are Violence — Minding The Campus

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) has released new polling data that offers one of the clearest snapshots yet of how students think about speech after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Between October 3 and 31, 2025—just weeks after Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University—FIRE surveyed […] The post After the Kirk Assassination, Students Still Say Words Are Violence appeare…

Erika Kirk Rejects Gun Violence Being a Root Problem Following Her Husband’s Assassination

Although her late husband, Turning Point USA founder and conservative pundit Charlie Kirk, was fatally shot less than three months ago, Erika Kirk doesn’t believe gun violence is the root problem in the U.S. While speaking to journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin at The New York Times DealBook Summit, Erika was asked what she thought about gun violence within the country, given what happened to Charlie. “It’s a thoughtful question,” she said. “And I wou…