If you didn’t know who Charlie Kirk was before, you likely do now. This week, the 31-year-old Kirk, a husband and father, was tragically shot during a speech on a college campus in America in front of thousands of people, mostly students — something my collegeaged daughter made sure I understood was important.
Kirk, the conservative leader of an organization called Turning Point USA, chose as his mission field visiting college campuses to win over the hearts and minds of our youth across this country. Kirk emphatically shared his views on being a Christian and a conservative with his “Prove Me Wrong” appearances, where he would take questions from students brave enough to step up to a microphone. He would answer them with a back-andforth exchange, challenging their views and helping students see things from his perspective.
Because of this, Charlie was loved by the Right and not so loved by the Left. But whether you agreed with Charlie or not, that’s not the point. Freedom of speech is the First Amendment of the United States Constitution — and if you haven’t figured it out yet, that is the point.
