This is the opening to my essay on the murder of Charlie Kirk and the responses to it, published in the Observer on 14 September 2025. You can read the full version in the Observer. We still know little about Tyler Robinson, the alleged assassin of Charlie Kirk. What we do know, or at least should know, is that, whatever his motive, there is no political or moral measure by which killing someone for their political views, however objectionable, can […]

Categories: Free Speech, International, Politics • Tags: charlie kirk, donald trump, free speech, political violence