The assassination of Charlie Kirk was terrible. But venerating the man because of his murder is a mistake. He was flawed and incorrect in many ways. Jamelle Bouie discusses some of those ways in his NYT essay Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either. He cites a prime example when he quotes quotes Kirk saying this in 2023: “I have a very, very radical view on this, but I can defend it, and I’ve thought about it,” Kirk said at a 2023 event. “We made a huge mistake when we passed the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s.” No good defense for that one.
