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What the Hell Is Wrong with a Country That Makes a Widow Defend Herself for Living?

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Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, speaks during a Turning Point USA event in Oxford, Miss., October 29, 2025.

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“I’ve had paper cuts that took longer to heal than Erika Kirk.”

You may have seen this comment on X in recent days. And yes, by the author of a book titled, If God Is Love, Don’t be a Jerk. I’ve also read that she’s “hawking her dead husband’s book.” And that’s far from the worst of what’s out there.

KL

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Kathryn Jean Lopez

Kathryn Jean Lopez is a senior fellow at the National Review Institute and the religion editor of National Review. Sign up for her weekly newsletter here. She is the author of A Year with the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living.

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