Charlie Kirk’s Death: One Story After His Passing Had Both the Left and Right Tearing Up

Charlie Kirk’s death and America’s deep divide

I’ve been trying to process the news of Charlie Kirk’s assassination in Utah, and the more I sit with it, the harder it is to separate the personal tragedy from the bigger picture. Kirk was a controversial figure, but no matter where you stood on him, his killing should force all of us to stop and ask: How did we get here?  This wasn’t just the death of one man. It was the explosion of a culture that has been building for years — a culture where…

Folks on 'left' and 'right' share one thing they respect about one another. It's giving hope.

The United States feels on edge right now, with passions running high and partisanized rhetoric ramping up in the days following Charlie Kirk's assassination in Utah. For non-extremists, it's disheartening to see people on both "the left" and "the right" being painted in sweeping brush strokes filled with vitriol. Most of us don't live like this in our everyday lives. Most of us don't live at extremes and are capable of nuanced thought. We ackno…

How the right is using Kirk’s shooter to push its agenda

The right is using stories about the alleged killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to push their narrative about the left—mangling reality to silence dissent and encourage political retribution against the right’s ideological foes. Similarly, conservatives have been whitewashing and sanitizing Kirk’s legacy of racism, misogyny, and conspiratorial thinking. Unsurprisingly, the parade of dishonesty is being led by President Donald Trump, wh…

Charlie Kirk's friend made one request that left mourners with chills - Political Animal News

Charlie Kirk is dead. The words still don’t seem real, but the 31-year-old conservative firebrand was gunned down Wednesday at Utah Valley University. And one of Kirk’s closest friends and colleagues just made one request about how to honor his memory that shows what the Left will never understand about him. Kirk’s Inner Circle Speaks […]

Trump & Conservative Supporters Weaponizing Kirk’s Murder: Dems “Have Blood on Their Hands”

As of this writing, the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, the founder of the highly influential conservative organization Turning Point USA, on Wednesday during his “America Comeback Tour” at Utah Valley University, is still at large; their motivation a mystery. While numerous studies over the past 10-15 years have shown that the extreme right is responsible for most political murders and attempted murders in this country, it didn’t take …

Charlie Kirk’s Death Reactions Show a Nation Divided

Download Print-Friendly Version The news of Charlie Kirk’s assassination on Wednesday at Utah Valley University is devastating.  He left behind a young wife and two small children, who were very clearly the center of his world. While much of the online commentary about him has been respectful and positive, it is hard to escape the online celebrations of his death—gleeful posts blaming the victim because of his political beliefs, excusing the lac…