Charlie Kirk’s killing is a tragedy—and for many, it brings conflicted mourning. A marriage and family therapist outlines how to hold compassion for a life lost while rejecting harmful rhetoric, and offers three practical steps to process grief, avoid false binaries, and lower the temperature in our public life.
Charlie Kirk
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Doxxing campaign targets local Kirk critics
Far right doxxing surged in Minnesota after Charlie Kirk’s killing, with educators and journalists targeted and families harassed. Experts warn the campaigns can escalate offline.
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What Kirk assassination reveals about America
This Charlie Kirk commentary rejects political violence and examines how dehumanizing rhetoric breeds it. Praising extremists as martyrs, the author argues, only deepens the harm.
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Charlie Kirk: The hate he put out came back on him
This Charlie Kirk commentary political violence argues that America’s rote condemnations overlook the core issue: rhetoric that dehumanizes communities and invites violence, even as some seek to make Kirk a martyr.
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Rising political violence denounced after Kirk killing
Charlie Kirk shooting Utah Valley University occurred during a crowded Q&A on Sept. 10. Leaders condemned the attack and advocates pressed for solutions to persistent gun violence.
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Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Killed in Campus Shooting at 31
Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot during a Utah Valley University speaking event. The 31-year-old conservative activist rose to prominence as a teen organizer and became a central figure in youth-led conservatism.
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Earth to the far-right wing—please join us in the 21st Century
Charlie Kirk, a far right-wing activist, podcaster, talk show host, and MAGA booster, expressed his antipathy to Diversity Equity & Inclusion.