In this episode of From Our Generation, Crom Carmichael and Mike Hassell reflect on the assassination of the late Charlie Kirk, examining not only the tragic event itself but the deeper reasons why his voice became such a threat to entrenched power.
They recount Kirk’s rise from a young outsider with no college degree to a national figure who built a political movement from scratch, one grounded in persuasion, principle, and a defense of America’s founding ideals. As the founder of Turning Point USA, Kirk’s legacy is measured not just by his audience size, but by the thousands of students he inspired to question government overreach, reject moral relativism, and pursue truth over comfort.
Through thoughtful contrast with historical figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, Crom and Mike explore what separates those who inherit influence from those who build it. They also take aim at the media’s selective moral outrage, highlighting how universities and journalists reacted to Kirk’s assassination with a silence (or worse) that speaks volumes.

What happens to a republic when the persuasive power of moral clarity becomes more dangerous than violence itself?

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