Don't Give in to Hate

Trump and his acolytes are already exploiting Charlie Kirk's killing. A backlash of hatred may rise. But the pro-democracy movement should avoid the trap.

Charlie Kirk had ripped into yours truly from time to time over the years. I never really took his broadsides seriously as I always regarded the boyish, fringe activist who founded Turning Point USA as just one of many grifters on the far-right. He had found his niche transforming young, curious conservatives into foot soldiers for the MAGA movement. Ki…