EVIL FROM THE WOMB: THE ASSASSINATION OF CHARLIE KIRK AND THE CULTURE THAT PRODUCED IT

Charlie Kirk — a generational voice of the conservative movement — was assassinated Wednesday while hosting one of his famous campus discussion events.

We may not yet know the shooter’s name, but we do know the deeper cause. Radical leftists bear great blame for engaging in inflammatory rhetoric that amounts to assassination prep. And Republicans bear responsibility, too, for letting it come to this.

Before Kirk died at the hands of an assassin, leftist radicals had already tried to kill Rep. Steve Scalise, President Donald Trump (twice), and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Each time, Republicans condemned the violence, but then moved on. Each time, the left learned they could push further without consequence.

Mike Cernovich put it bluntly on X: “The weakness of the GOP led us to this moment. A mass shooter attempted to murder dozens of Republican congress members. Few people even know this happened. Republicans ‘just took it,’ as they always do. And now Charlie Kirk is dead. Recognize what time it is or resign.”

He’s right.

Evil Is Not New

Scripture reminds us that evil is not a modern invention. It is rooted in human nature. “The wicked are estranged from the womb; they go astray from birth, speaking lies” (Psalm 58:3).

This is more than poetry. It describes reality: sin and evil take root early, and when they are unchecked, they manifest in hatred, lies, and violence.

Today we see that reality in politics. The radical left does not merely disagree with conservatives. It dehumanizes us. It conditions followers to believe that Republicans are so vile, they deserve elimination. Once you cast people as subhuman, it is only a matter of time before assassins emerge.

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