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Ezra Klein, Charlie Kirk, Free Speech, and Whitewashing in the Media

Ezra Klein, Charlie Kirk, Free Speech, and Whitewashing in the Media

Update: 2025-09-19
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Trent and Caitlin check in with independent journalist Marisa Kabas about media and public figures’ reactions to the assassination of Charlie Kirk, their impulse to valorize and whitewash his legacy, and the mass harassment and firing campaigns against anyone who is insufficient in their praise of him.


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https://www.thehandbasket.co


https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/opinion/charlie-kirk-assassination-fear-politics.html


https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/charlie-kirk-ezra-klein-tanehisi-coates?_sp=b72cfa75-76e2-4289-9bf0-14eb90c6993b.1758044662907


https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/opinion/charlie-kirk-assassination.html

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Ezra Klein, Charlie Kirk, Free Speech, and Whitewashing in the Media

Ezra Klein, Charlie Kirk, Free Speech, and Whitewashing in the Media

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