I have to admit I have had a hard time forcing myself to write about American politics in the last week. I was waiting in a long line of stopped cars to pick up my children from school when I looked down at my phone and checked social media. Suddenly, I was texting my wife: Pray for Charlie Kirk. Then, I scrolled more. I saw the horrible video. You know, the one that is more graphic than anything from the Kennedy assassination. I texted, “Pray for the repose of his soul and for consolation for his family. I think he’s gone.”
A little over a decade ago, a man went to the Family Research Council headquarters with a gun and Chick-fil-A to stuff into the mouths of his victims. He was, thankfully, stopped by the guard whom he had shot. It was around then that someone tried to spread information about my wife’s employment as vengeance for something I said defending nuns on MSNBC. A few years later, we got our first phoned death threat. The local cop asked if I could just stop doing whatever it was that provoked such a response. Then the congressional baseball practice was attacked by a left-winger who opened fire on Republicans. The draft decision overturning Roe was leaked, and I believed it was an attempt to incite violence against one of the conservative justices. In fact, a man traveled from California to kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh. President Trump survived two assassination attempts. Charlie Kirk was killed while speaking.
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