After the killing of Kirk, lionized by some as a free speech champion, many conservatives want his critics ostracized or fired

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Conservative officials and activists are demanding firings of teachers, government workers and others who criticized Charlie Kirk after his killing.

The campaign has led to dismissals at universities and companies, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy calls for airline pilot firings.

Republicans are employing “cancel culture” tactics they previously condemned, raising questions about free speech tolerance in an increasingly polarized nation.

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — After years of complaints from the right about “cancel culture” from the left, some conservatives are seeking to upend the lives and careers of those who they believe disparaged Charlie Kirk after his death. They’re