Kirk is being posthumously celebrated by much of the mainstream press as a noble sparring partner for center-left politicians and pundits. Meanwhile, the very real, very negative, and sometimes violent impacts of his rhetoric and his political projects are being glossed over or ignored entirely.
Did Ezra Klein really publish this? Is he stupid?
Yeah, it’s real. Here’s the link with the 404 refcode so they know where you came from.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/opinion/charlie-kirk-assassination-fear-politics.html?ref=404media.co
Is he stupid? I don’t know. He makes a living and has a recognizable name, so he has something figured out. He is certainly a neoliberal stooge and a fascist apologist.