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Today, First Liberty Institute sent a demand letter to the City of Morristown, Tennessee on behalf of nearby resident, Brad Tumey, due to a local ordinance that prohibits him from hosting a candlelight vigil on the downtown green space to honor Charlie Kirk.

The movement is gaining popularity among Democrats, a left-leaning group found.

Today, First Liberty President, CEO, and Chief Counsel Kelly Shackelford joined the U.S. Department of Education (DoED), the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), and 40 more national and state-based organizations to announce the launch of the America 250 Civics Education Coalition.

By: Barton Swaim – wsj.com – September 17, 2025 Charlie Kirk’s murder demonstrates how the credentialed class keeps itself ignorant. A day later the Times issued a correction: “An earlier version of this article described incorrectly an antisemitic statement that Charlie Kirk had made on an episode of his podcast. He was quoting a statement from a post on social…

By: Ezra Klein – nytimes.com – September 14 The foundation of a free society is the ability to participate in politics without fear of violence. To lose that is to risk losing everything. Charlie Kirk — and his family — just lost everything. As a country, we came a step closer to losing everything, too. We’ve been edging closer for…

By: Allison Pohle and Chip Cutter – wsj.com – September 15, 2025 Campaigns to alert employers to contentious posts are posing new challenges for bosses; ‘This is very different’ from past political controversies at work. Workers across the country who’ve mocked Charlie Kirk’s death online have quickly learned their words can get them fired. From American Airlines to Nasdaq—and in…

By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – September 16, 2025 The Attorney General seems to think ‘hate speech’ is illegal. Charlie Kirk knew better. Discussing Kirk’s work on college campuses, Ms. Bondi mentioned the “disgusting” antisemitism on display at many universities, and so far so good. But wait. “There’s free speech and then there’s hate speech, and there is no…

Discussion on Ezra Klein’s column about Charlie Kirk’s legacy and the reaction it sparked.

A critical look at media narratives surrounding violence and transgender identities in America.

By: Dan McLaughlin – nationalreview.com – September 17, 2025 Telling us that it doesn’t matter when one side commits violence warps public policy, news coverage, and more. After Tuesday’s press conference by Utah County Attorney Jeffrey Gray laying out extensive excerpts from text messages that Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer sent to his transgender romantic partner, as well as other evidence collected in…

No, the text messages about Charlie Kirk’s murder were not ‘touching.’