In June, while posting a sweet video that was widely circulated on social media, Charlie Kirk told his 5 million-plus followers to get married and have children.

He also encouraged his fans to “leave a legacy,” instruction that is unsettling in light of Kirk’s tragic death this week at age 31.

Kirk, who died Wednesday after being shot by a gunman at Utah Valley University, knew there were people who wished him harm. He had spoken about death threats he regularly received. He had thought, at least in passing, about his own legacy, having been asked about it in interviews.

Now, with the hunt for the gunman continuing, a nation still stunned by the shooting is considering Kirk’s legacy, too.

Writing for The Bulwark, a news organization critical of Donald Trump and the MAGA movement, Wil

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