Charlie Kirk, American settler

(JNS)— I was never a mega-fan of Charlie Kirk. I never met him.

I had some work-related contact with Turning Point USA, but, like many pro-Israel, pro-American pundits, I mostly followed his social-media feeds, where he voiced opinions others were often too afraid to share, particularly about the dangers of Islam and illegal immigration. I disagreed with him about when human life begins in the womb, his isolationist stance on the 12-day war this June between Israel and Iran, and his belief that women find ultimate happiness in marriage—unless they married righteous, doting men like him.

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