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The Guillotine of Goodness

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A makeshift memorial for Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University, outside of Timpanogos Regional Hospital in Orem, Utah, September 11, 2025.

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Politics are much like alcohol. Some people can indulge responsibly. Others cannot. Those unable to exercise restraint in consumption often bring a dark cloud upon themselves and those around them. America cannot be governed by a nation of political addicts any more than it can be governed by a nation of drunks.

This brings us to the assassination of Charlie Kirk. It comes after a string of murders and attempted murders by criminals who were over-served politics. The near assassination of President Trump, the murder of children at Annunciation Catholic School, the burning of pro-Israel demonstrators in Boulder, the killing of a health insurance executive in Manhattan, and the slaughter of six school children in Nashville were all inspired, or at least connected to, progressive ideology.

John Noonan

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John Noonan

John Noonan is an adviser to POLARIS National Security. He is a former congressional staffer and veteran of the United States Air Force.

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