Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative figure, was assassinated on Wednesday while speaking at a college campus in Utah.

At the time of this writing, we have no clear information on the motives of the assassin. Given the rise in ideological and political violence in America, it’s not unreasonable to think Kirk was murdered for his views. Whatever the motive, it should prompt us to have a rational conversation about politically motivated uses of force in our country.

Politically motivated uses of force are a categorical assault on individual rights and on the American method of persuasion over force. Americans should always condemn it—no matter who perpetrates it.

The assassination attempts on President Trump are two of the prominent recent instances of political violence in

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