I’m even more devastated today by Charlie Kirk’s murder than I was yesterday. The horrible loss hits home in many ways, but here’s another. You can’t get murdered on a webinar or a Zoom debate, but as soon as you step out into the public space to have a dialogue with strangers on a controversial subject, you must know that you are, as Charlie Kirk was, subject to the ultimate form of cancellation. Not just on college campuses, either. There are many public forums, including churches, synagogues, and city streets. “Obviously a Threat” Our colleague Jonathan Choe posted on X that someone at Seattle Central College just spray-painted on a sign, “KILL ALL CHARLIE KIRKS.” It’s “obviously a threat. But Read More ›
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