Our country is not prepared for this

Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point Action, speaks during a meeting on the University of Arizona campus on October 17, 2024. | Olivier Touron/AFP via Getty Images Charlie Kirk, one of America’s leading conservative activists and a close friend of President Donald Trump’s son Don Jr. has been murdered. We do not yet know who did it, or why. We do not know how the Trump administration will respond. What we do know, however, is that there are good reasons to be afraid.  When a prominent political figure is assassinated, the very foundations of democracy come under attack. Democratic