Charlie Kirk and the Long Shadow of Political Violence
Update: 2025-09-13
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The Washington Roundtable discusses the fatal shooting of the right-wing activist and Donald Trump ally Charlie Kirk, who was killed on Wednesday during a speech on a college campus. The panel considers whether the United States risks tumbling into a spiral of political violence, and how the Administration might use this moment to justify a crackdown on political opponents.
This week’s reading:
- “Did Trump Just Declare War on the American Left?,” by Susan B. Glasser
- “MAGA Reacts to the Assassination of Charlie Kirk,” by Antonia Hitchens
- “Charlie Kirk’s Murder and the Crisis of Political Violence,” by Benjamin Wallace-Wells
- “The Epstein Birthday Book Is Even Worse Than You Might Realize,” by Jessica Winter
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