Social media's deranged Charlie Kirk responses, assassinations and history’s hinges, and other commentary

Libertarian: Social Media’s Deranged Kirk Responses

Many social-media users “are going off the deep end” in response to the murder of Charlie Kirk, and “some are even making a mockery of the very ideas” he stood for, chides Reason’s Robby Soave. “The unhinged responses” include “suggesting that Kirk in effect brought this on himself,” like lefty artist Andrea Junker, who posted that Kirk had “been inciting violence for years.” Notes Soave: “If you feel inclined to say a victim of violence was essentially asking for it — you should probably stop talking.” Another bad reaction: Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) calling for “sweeping legislation” that would “effectively criminalize any mocking of Kirk’s death.” “Anybody celebrating Kirk’s assassination” should be roundly criticized, but “it’s pr