The Aberrant Killed the Normal

There is an alternative to the dizzying confusion we’ve created for ourselves about identity: the message of traditional morality that Charlie Kirk delivered.

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Charlie Kirk greets the crowd at the start of the AmericaFest 2024 conference sponsored by conservative group Turning Point in Phoenix, Ariz., December 19, 2024.

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The culture war wasn’t just a metaphor at Utah Valley University last week.

We need to learn more about Tyler Robinson, the alleged assassin of Charlie Kirk, but based on what we know so far, he represents the polar opposite of Kirk in every important respect.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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