Charlie Kirk assassination crystalizes countersniper challenge

September 11, 2025

Charlie Kirk assassination crystalizes countersniper challenge

The assassination of Charlie Kirk at a Utah Valley University event on Wednesday will provoke changes in how political commentators and activists organize their personal security. While American traditions of free speech and patriotism have long fostered unity against the outbursts of political street violence regularly seen globally, political assassinations remain a scourge on our […]

US lets Russia slither back into Syria

The fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad last year should have marked the end of Russia’s hold on that country. Unfortunately, as Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al Sharaa, consolidates power, Washington is standing back. Russia, though weakened by the war in Ukraine, is moving to reclaim its influence. The Soviet Union first established naval […]

Report highlights Hamas links with medical NGOs

A Sept. 10 report from a pro-Israel research institute exposes the nexus between nongovernmental organizations and Hamas terrorists who operate from medical facilities in Gaza. Based on 2020 documents from the Gaza Ministry of Interior and National Security, NGO Monitor concluded that Hamas “tightly monitors and restricts the activities of foreign medical NGOs,” leading to “a system […]

‘A picture of virtue’: Charlie Kirk’s noble aim

“A man is not primarily a witness against something,” Whitaker Chambers wrote. “That is only incidental to the fact that he is a witness for something.” Chambers wrote this in the foreword to his memoirs, which doubled as a letter to his children. Chambers’ memoirs, titled Witness, centered on his stand against Communism. But he […]

Charlie Kirk epitomized the best of our civic tradition

Charlie Kirk was assassinated while sitting on a panel in front of hundreds of students at Utah Valley University. During his short life, the founder of Turning Point USA debated hundreds of young people on any topic they chose, and he did it in cheery, civil, good faith. Mere minutes after the shooting was reported, MSNBC’s Katy […]

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Violence against campus conservatives has reached new heights

Campus conservatives have suffered violence from their ideologically opposing peers for years, but recent events, such as findings from a campus speech survey, an academic study, and the murder of Charlie Kirk, have shown that the violent opposition has escalated to new heights. A day before Charlie Kirk, a conservative influencer and leader of the […]

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