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If you feel heavy, you are not alone. In the past two weeks, America has been reminded — once again, with a severity that is hard to overstate — that words have weight. They can heal. They can divide. And sometimes, they can even destroy.
The assassination of Charlie Kirk has become more than a headline; it is a tremor running through every conversation across our nation, every thread on social media and every living room where politics is discussed. The reverberations are everywhere: at the White House, where the administration’s response has been swift and deeply personal; at memorials and vigils; and in the hearts of those who admired Kirk or disagreed with him. The storm of grief, anger and anxiety will not clear so