Charlie Kirk Coverage & Commentary
Speech restrictions are like poison gas: they seem like a good idea when you’ve got the gas and a deserving target in sight. But then the wind shifts and blows the gas back on you. - Ira Glasser This ...
Each year, FIRE reviews thousands of potential cases involving individuals and groups whose rights are threatened. FIRE’s team of legal and advocacy experts have decades of experience protecting free ...
After over 20 years as the premier defender of free speech, due process, and academic freedom in higher education, FIRE is expanding its free speech mission beyond campus. The Foundation for Individua...
The Situation on Monday considered Vice President Vance’s response to the lethal targeting of an alleged Venezuelan drug trafficking boat. Yesterday, a gunman murdered Charlie Kirk in Utah. I am not g...
If America’s colleges could earn report cards for free speech friendliness, most would deserve an “F”— and conservative students are increasingly joining their liberal peers in supporting censorship. ...
Retired law enforcement officer and National Guardsman Larry Bushart spent 37 days in jail on a $2 million bond for posting a meme on Facebook following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. FIRE is repr...
Santa Clara University Search all Cases In a February 2, 2017 meeting, the Santa Clara University (SCU) Associated Student Government (ASG) rejected recognition status for a prospective Turning Point ...
Brian Hooker’s estranged stepmom urged him to “tell the truth” about his wife's disappearance after she toppled into Bahamian waters while the pair were boating. Maitlyn Gandy gushed over daughter in ...
Tim, Ian, and Tate are joined by Kevin Dahlgren to discuss Minnesota charging an ICE agent with assault, Robo Cops are coming, America doesn't want to help the homeless, Zohran Mamdani targets the ric...
Emerson College Search all Cases On September 29, 2021, Emerson College’s Turning Point USA chapter passed out stickers reading “China Kinda Sus” with an image of a hammer and sickle to criticize Chin...
If America’s colleges could earn report cards for free speech friendliness, most would deserve an “F”— and conservative students are increasingly joining their liberal peers in supporting censorship. ...
The Situation on Sunday posed the question of who exactly is the “responsible United States Attorney” in the Eastern District of Virginia. Today, two words of friendly advice to the FBI Director, Kash...
Note: This is an unedited rush transcript. Please check any quotations against the audio recording . Nico Perrino: Welcome to FIRE’s monthly webinar. Typically, these are open only to member of FIRE w...
Note: This is an unedited rush transcript. Please check any quotations against the audio recording . Clark Neily: So, the point I was going to make is that one of the things that's, I think, extremely...
In this report, we explore the phenomenon of “cancel culture” as it applies to scholars in higher education institutions across the country. Specifically, we examine the nature of attempts to professi...
By Kristine Parks Published April 16, 2026 A Minnesota father caught on camera shoving conservative reporter Savanah Hernandez to the ground during a chaotic anti-ICE protest says he was defending his...
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), a nonprofit organization committed to defending and sustaining the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought, maint...
According to a new report, a bullet fragment recovered from Charlie Kirk's body was identified as a .30 caliber that matched the rifle used by Tyler Robinson.The postREPORT: Bullet Fragment From Charl...
(Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images) Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is in serious danger of becoming a one-term governor, according to a new poll. An Emerson College survey released Friday shows...
The Situation on Thursday offered brief thoughts on the indictment of James Comey. Today let’s indulge in some weekend reading of executive orders. To be precise, we’re going to be reading one executi...