Employees Face Backlash, Termination for Public Comments on Charlie Kirk's Assassination

After Charlie Kirk's slaying, workers learn the limits of free speech in and out of their jobs

In the days since the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, numerous workers have been fired for their comments on his death.

'Glad He’s Dead:' Teachers' Reax to Kirk's Murder Sparks Outrage

The political assassination of Charlie Kirk inspired a wave of sympathy for his family, a surge of support for his cause of free speech, and — in a shock to some — a spike in public posts and comments celebrating his murder. Several commentators have noted that a disproportionate number of these ugly comments praising Kirk’s death have come from educators: teachers, administrators, and union officials. In New Hampshire, Timberlane Regional High …

Coleman Hughes: Demand Nonviolence

This article is part of a Free Press series on “Repairing America After the Murder of Charlie Kirk.” Read the other entries, including from Abigail Shrier, Yuval Levin, Tyler Cowen, Sam Harris and others, here.In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, we are hearing, mostly on social media but elsewhere too, the argument between those who condemn political violence without caveat, and those who make excuses for it (or actively celebrate it). …

'Horrific': Kari Lake blames 'indoctrination camps' for Charlie Kirk's assassination

Kari Lake, the Trump administration's senior advisor for the U.S. Agency for Global Media, claimed during conservative activist Charlie Kirk's memorial service at the Kennedy Center on Sunday that college "indoctrination camps" had radicalized Kirk's shooter.Kirk's memorial service was attended by s...

City council member faces backlash for ‘inappropriate’ comments made about Charlie Kirk

A social media post made by a city council member in Arizona about the Charlie Kirk assassination is stirring response by people on both sides of the political spectrum.

Employers are sacking workers as Charlie Kirk posts spark backlash

Reactions to the conservative activist’s killing have become a litmus test for employers’ tolerance for political speech by employees in public and private.