How Charlie Kirk’s social media machine rewired a generation’s politics

Last month, as social media buzzed with news that Taylor Swift was engaged to Travis Kelce, Charlie Kirk advised one of the world’s most successful female musicians to leave “the island of the wokeys” and start having children with the star football player.

“Reject feminism,” Kirk urged the billionaire singer, in a video that has garnered 7.5 million views on TikTok. “Submit to your husband, Taylor. You’re not in charge.”