Ihad not known of Charlie Kirk until the day he died, when one of my creative writing students posted the news on social media, with a single brokenheart emoji. She’s 13.

It was then that I spent some time researching his life. This commentary is not about his political views; instead, it is about a well-defined group of career politicians and influencers tapping into the minds of high school and college students (and even younger) with information they might or might not yet be able to fully process.

The current trajectory of disseminating information to encourage youth to consider one political leaning over another is putting them at risk of making decisions based far too heavily on what they read and see on social media platforms. They are too easily influenced, too easily impressed,

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