When I first saw the news after Charlie Kirkās death, my immediate reaction wasnāt outrage or relief, moral judgment, or the need to take sides. It was simply this: itās terrible that anyone dies violently, period. Yet, the way mainstream media responded struck me as utterly unnecessary. NPR ran a 26-minute video titled āHow DoContinue reading “The Real Conversation Weāre Avoiding: Gun Violence Beyond Charlie Kirk”
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The Audience Was at Risk Too: Why We Cannot Overlook the Bigger Picture of Gun Violence
When news broke of the deadly shooting that killed Charlie Kirk, the headlines and conversations zeroed in on one figure: Kirk himself. His politics, his reputation, and his place in the American culture wars dominated the narrative. But hereās whatās missing from too many conversations: Charlie Kirk wasnāt the only one in the room. ThereContinue reading “The Audience Was at Risk Too: Why We Cannot Overlook the Bigger Picture of Gun Violence”