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Americans are still reeling from the news that an unknown assassin shot and killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday afternoon, as he answered questions from quizzical students at an event at Utah Valley University.

Kirk still believed in the free exchange of ideas — a value all too rare amid partisan media siloes — and acted on that belief. He intentionally invited debates on university campuses, which progressives consider their home turf, and he often acquitted himself well.

It’s impossible to identify the murderer’s motive with certainty while he (or she) remains at large and unidentified. However, the facts do suggest a targeted assassination by someone with firearms training. The assassin fired a single bullet, fatally striking Kirk in the neck; aut

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