The concern over Charlie Kirk copycat assassins

September 15, 2025

The concern over Charlie Kirk copycat assassins

The conservative movement and Charlie Kirk’s friends and family continue to grieve his brutal assassination last week. Still, there remains a significant law enforcement concern that others may attempt to copy Kirk’s assassin with their own attacks on politicians or political commentators. A week ago, Tyler Robinson was a 22-year-old living in obscurity in southern […]

Now we know why Fauci got a pardon

In January, in one of his final acts as president, Joe Biden issued a pardon to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The reason for the preemptive pardon, we were told, was a rumored “enemies list” said to include those who had crossed President Donald Trump politically. […]

Trump should punish terrorist flirtations from Qatar and Turkey

Last week, the Israeli Air Force struck a guest house in Qatar. At the time, both Qatar-based and Turkey-based Hamas leadership were meeting to discuss their response to the latest ceasefire proposal and Israeli demands that Hamas release hostages it seized on Oct. 7, 2023, ironically during a ceasefire. Both Qatar and Turkey responded with […]

What do Democrats know about solving Chicago’s problems?

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. Chicago has been run by Democrats since 1931. In that time, […]

If you like your vaccine, you can keep your vaccine?

“I’ve grown deeply concerned,” Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), a physician, told Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a blistering Senate hearing earlier this month. The Wyoming senator warned that “safe, proven vaccines like measles, like hepatitis B, and others, could be in jeopardy.” Less than 200 days after Kennedy promised the Senate he wouldn’t touch vaccine access, he’s […]

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After Kirk’s death, scales fall from America’s eyes

I’m haunted, as many are, by the prospect that we may have lost our country for good this week. In his column on Friday, Washington Examiner Editor-in-Chief Hugo Gurdon contrasted the assassination of Charlie Kirk with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump in Butler last year. The latter sparked a MAGA renaissance, while Kirk’s […]

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