adminThe gut-wrenching assassination of Charlie Kirk at a Utah campus shocked every decent American who believes in free speech and the rule of law. Conservative communities grieved a man who spent his life organizing and speaking for a generation, and the country watched in horror as a political rally became a crime scene.
Authorities moved quickly to arrest and charge a suspect, and investigators have begun piecing together the motive, the online chatter, and the failures that allowed a lone attacker into a crowded event. While criminal justice must run its course, every honest observer should demand answers about security, radicalized online networks, and why our civic temperature has reached this boiling point.
What made an already tragic day worse was the unmasked jubilation some on the other side of the political aisle displayed on social platforms — sick, celebratory posts that had to be scrubbed by moderators and condemned by platform managers. Those images and messages were not the voice of decency; they were the rot at the core of a movement that too often excuses outrage and normalizes dehumanization.
Across conservative media, including Newsmax, hosts and guests rightly called out this double standard and the culture of contempt that paved the way for such violence; Carl Higbie’s remarks on the network reflected a broader anger that liberals who demonize their opponents should stop lecturing decent Americans about civility. For too long, mainstream outlets have coddled a permissive leftist rhetoric that sometimes borders on cheering political violence, and now the cost has been paid in blood.
At the same time, millions turned out to memorialize Kirk, and leaders across the conservative movement rallied around his family and his mission — a reminder that patriotism, faith, and courage don’t die because cowards pull a trigger. That huge public outpouring showed that mainstream America rejects the nihilism of online mobs and stands with those who build rather than burn.
Make no mistake: this is not about scoring political points. It is about restoring basic decency and enforcing the law regardless of ideology. If the left refuses to police its own extremists and social platforms allow gloating over murder, then it forfeits any high ground from which to moralize at law-abiding Americans who respect order, faith, and family.
Patriots must answer this moment with resolve. Defend free speech by demanding safer venues, stronger enforcement against online radicalization, and cultural accountability for those who cheer violence. We owe Charlie Kirk and his family nothing less than the full truth, full justice, and a renewed commitment to a country where citizens can speak without fear of being gunned down for their beliefs.
